:S Picos VS Nano

[swayzee_au]

Hey all,

 

Ive been looking at this site for a few months, and id like to know what the difference is between a pico and a nano. by the looks of it a pico seems easy im probably wrong lol, im such a newb i dont even have a display pic lol, my head has turned to a Pico tank probably a 5 gallon so if someone can tell me some information about both tanks that would be great thanks.

[reefinnewb]

a pico tank is app. 5 gallons or smaller. The smaller the tank the harder it is to keep. Things happen very quickly in a small volume of water. Start out as large as you can. Personnally i would start with a 10 gallon. The tank is only 9 dollars at wal mart and you will have a lot more stability. Welcome!!

[swayzee_au]

a pico tank is app. 5 gallons or smaller. The smaller the tank the harder it is to keep. Things happen very quickly in a small volume of water. Start out as large as you can. Personnally i would start with a 10 gallon. The tank is only 9 dollars at wal mart and you will have a lot more stability. Welcome!!

 

i guess i was wrong lol, i live in australia so wal mart is the same as k-mart lol, this is gonna sound stupid how manny littres in a 10 gallon and what can you suggest it put in it.

 

thanks

 

 

ill be back in a few hours

[tinyreef]

i go by:

 

<30-gallon = nano

 

<3-gallon = pico

 

<0.5-gallon = femto

 

<0.01-gallon = shotglass

 

other than that, i agree with reefin's post.

[anjay]

10 gallons = almost 38 liters.

[Prowland]

37.85411784 Liters give or take a few haha

[JWright]

If you live in Australia, you ought to know your metric prefixes. ;p

 

nano = 10^(-9)

pico = 10^(-12)

 

So, nano means "really small" and pico means "even smaller than that"

[sephroth_r1]

i think the real term for pico is HOLY CRAP THATS SMALL, lol

[swayzee_au]

Thanks for all the replies lol,

 

ok so im going for a 10 gallon nano reef lol, with my new metric mathmatics its about 38 littres, im really excited about a clean up crew lol hmmm

 

ok the next thing id like to know is what equipment i will need for my 10 gallon nano, somone probably asks this ten times a day lol srry, just excited

 

whats the difference with the black and white sand :S if that makes sense

[travisurfer]

I go by the same standards as tiny for the nano/pico.

[swayzee_au]

morning everyone

[travisurfer]

umm, good morning?

[swayzee_au]

I know this isnt a salt water question but can you get a fresh water hermit crab?

 

Thanks to anyone who repiles lol