pico build

Just started my very first Pico tank. Decided 2 gallon was the perfect size as I wanted to put it on this shelf in the living room. Undecided on stocking. My current idea is to try a rock flower anemone with 3 sexy shrimp. Just letting it cycle now. Will see how things go as I may modify the...

Just wanted to share my newest reef experiment! Last week I bought a mangrove sapling from my LFS which sparked the idea to make a very small pico tank housing the mangrove and maybe some macroalgae and or zoas/palys. I ran down to homegoods and found a roughly 3/4gallon cookie jar and threw in...

First two corals added on 1/12/24! Excited for new chapter!

I’m Emmanuel Ramirez, currently living in Edinburg Texas, studying at a Bible College with my wife and kids. Been in the hobby for 2 years now and I love it. Been using R2R for all kinds of information on the reefing Hobby, but finally decided to join. Will be posting pictures of my soft...

My marineland 5 gallon portrait pico reef! It's been up and running about 3 months now!

Posting this again as I lost access to my previous account. This tank was setup in April 2023 and it is my first saltwater aquarium, though I've also got a 230 litre high-tech freshwater. The goal of this tank is to serve as a relatively low cost introduction to the hobby, so I can make a more...

Hey everybody, I recently moved across the country and as such tore down most of my setups, after selling off stuff, I finally got my reduced stocklist and put everything into a single lifeguard 24, I love that thing, it's my first AIO I've ever done and the second smallest tank I've done Well...

Hello, my friends. This is my other tank thread. I have a nano of 125L (33 Gallon), but needed to set this pico because my clowns became agressive with all the other tankmates. So, in the pico are my clowns and a Yellow Clown Goby (the only tankmate from the nano that get along with the clowns...

2.5L Pico Reef Concept (Lots of 3D Printing) I will be documenting the development, successes and failures of my 2.5L Pico Reef Concept aquarium here with you all. It will be a long process, but I personally enjoy the challenge. The aquarium will be a 15 x 15 x 15cm cube ( 6x6x6” ) which is...

Hello everybody! I have a 2 gallon jar that I am turning into a reef tank over time, and I just started the nitrogen cycle. I put about 2-3 ppm worth of Dr Tim's ammonia chloride in, and then a bottle of nitrifying bacteria. I did that about two days ago and I have yet to see any nitrite or...

Hey everybody! This is officially my second post on the R2R forum. I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself, and see if there are any other Louisiana reefers out there. I am currently building a 2 gallon pico reef in a jar. Feel free to check out my build thread and leave some...

I just saw this listed as a new product on the BRS website. Are these brand new or have they been out for a few months? I did not see anyone with photos of them when I searched the forums. These are more appealing to me because of the slightly larger size and layout but was hoping to see some...

Hello all. This thread will be tracking the progress on my first ever reef tank. Decided to accept the challenge of starting small. I'm always down for tips and help along the way especially if I'm doing something wrong. The tank will have softies and LPS and I plan on adding a tailspot blenny...

Hey all, so I I’ve kept fish since I was a teen (with a long break) but up until last year was just freshwater. Towards the end of last year I finally pulled the trigger on saltwater with a Fluval Evo 13.5 and it’s been amazing so far. I’ve always been enamored by marine life. Fast forward, my...

Hi all at reef2reef, the tank is my second adventures on reef tank. This time it's going to be bare bottom lps and softies 2g tank. Equipped with hob tidal 35 and red sea led 50 set on 15% blue and 5% white. The lights ramp up and down for 3 hrs, max setting for 6 hrs for total of 12 hrs. Tank...

Hi all! I’m 17 years old and a senior in high school. My friend got me into the hobby after he upgraded his tank and gave me the Fluval Evo V tank he was previously using. I’ve been on the forums for some time now and learned a lot, but now decided to make a build thread. Corals: -Zoas...

I have a Waterbox 100.3 that is at the 1.5 year mark and is moving along nicely. As a consequence of 2 reefs, I had some extra stuff that got me thinking about a pico. I have a 5 gallon tank that used to be my ato and some nice frags that I can't seem to sell. So I started busting up some rock...

Hello all, Usually just poke my head in once in a while to see what everyone is up to, but this time I decided to make a small thread for my small tank It’s only .3 gallons so not a lot to work with, but slowly turning it into a good old fashioned tiny mixed reef is my desire. As far as...

Hello, I retired my 10g last year as I was moving a lot and was to big to easily move. I’m comfortable moving tanks without destabilizing it to much so not worried about that. I want to get into desktop reef tanks. I’m wanting 1gallon but no bigger than 2.5 gallons. Any recommendations for AIO...

LoCo Fish & Reef 3.8 Pico Tank This is our 3.8g pico tank started in October 2022 in my home office next to my desk. Updates to this post with the tank's progress. See replies for all the details. Tank Details Model Eshopps Deskmate 3.8g AIO Display Dimensions 11" x 9" x 10" Total...

Background: So I've wanted a reef tank for many years but although I always cruise the "blue section" at aquarium shops, I never bought one because I didn't think I had the space. I keep many nano freshwater tanks, but I didn't think you could do a nano reef and I don't really have the room for...

Decided to bite on the BRS Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal on the cute little Eshopps 4.8 Gallon AIO Deskmate Bundle. **PHOTO BELONGS TO BRS, just hawking it from the website until she arrives** Tank Specifications 11" x 12" x 10" Display: 3.8 Gallons Chamber: 1 Gallon Circa 100 Return Pump...