7.5 Gallon Pico Reef Tank

mnoah02 · 2026-09-25T20:14:31-0400

Hello Everyone, I am getting back into the hobby. This is my 7 Gallon Pico Tank. Started on Sep 11. Added Clownfish and Zoas Sep 20th. I'm planning on keeping this a mainly zoa tank with some other solfies. This tank is located on my kitchen counter so the wire mangement was difficult and not perfect but im happy with it. Still not 100% sure what I should do for a clean up crew. I plan on doing 1 Blue Hermit Crab, 1 Red Hermit Crab, 1 bumble bee snail, 3 dwarf ceriths, 2 trochus snails, 2 nassarius snails, 1 Spotted Cleaner Shrimp. Plan on adding them as I need but any recommendations would be appreciated. Wont be adding any fish as a fear this tank isnt big enough besides maybe small goby of some kind.

The Equipment:
Lifegard Crystal Aquarium with Side Filter, 7.43-gal
inTank MEDIA BASKET from Five Star Aquatics
185GHP Controllable Pump by IOAOI
100W NiCrew Gen 1 Light with Light Controller
25W Jolly Preset Heater
Inkbird ITC-308 Digital Temperature Controller Thermostat
AQUANEAT Aquarium Thermometer
Rock:
Medium Frag Island Coral Plug Holder from Reef Scape Designs
5lbs Live Rock from LFS

Sand:
Fiji Pink Live Sand