Lurking and learning!

genericaquarist · Apr 9, 2023

Hi there,

I fell into freshwater aquascaping after a botched attempt at goldfish keeping (daughter wanted me to win a goldfish at a fun fair, so like an idiot I thought why not, and ended up hundreds of $ poorer and saddled with a 20 gallon tank and eventually Fluval 207).

I'm looking to get into pico reef keeping because why not (I see a trend in my insanity), and am debating between a Waterbox 10 or a DIY large glass bowl, a la Cordelia The Reef (anyone know what happened to that, BTW?).

Greatly appreciate anyone able to tell me their own experience with pico reefs in a round bowl and do's and don'ts as I dive into the deep end (ha!).

Thank you

Peace River · Apr 9, 2023

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

fishguy242 · Apr 9, 2023

Hi, welcome to the reef... :)

genericaquarist · Apr 9, 2023

fishguy242 said:
Hi, welcome to the reef... :)

Thank you! Scouring through the nano reef thread So many great tips!

Stephen8169301 · Apr 9, 2023

Spicy Reef · Apr 9, 2023

genericaquarist said:
Hi there,

I fell into freshwater aquascaping after a botched attempt at goldfish keeping (daughter wanted me to win a goldfish at a fun fair, so like an idiot I thought why not, and ended up hundreds of $ poorer and saddled with a 20 gallon tank and eventually Fluval 207).

I'm looking to get into pico reef keeping because why not (I see a trend in my insanity), and am debating between a Waterbox 10 or a DIY large glass bowl, a la Cordelia The Reef (anyone know what happened to that, BTW?).

Greatly appreciate anyone able to tell me their own experience with pico reefs in a round bowl and do's and don'ts as I dive into the deep end (ha!).

Thank you

Hi welcome to the reef :-)
my first attempt at pico went well for 3 months, I think my mistake was evaporation and parameter balance. it was a 1 gallon bowl. lucky for me I have a 150g to save everything.
I'm having a go at a 5 gallon whine glass bowl for 6 months now so far so good. you can find vids on my channel.
There r a few challenges unique to pico reefs but it's sure fun learning.

danenelsen · Apr 9, 2023

Nano_Man · Apr 9, 2023

welcome to the family r2r

shakacuz · Apr 9, 2023

welcome aboard the r2r board!

genericaquarist · Apr 9, 2023

Spicy Reef said:
Hi welcome to the reef :)
my first attempt at pico went well for 3 months, I think my mistake was evaporation and parameter balance. it was a 1 gallon bowl. lucky for me I have a 150g to save everything.
I'm having a go at a 5 gallon whine glass bowl for 6 months now so far so good. you can find vids on my channel.
There r a few challenges unique to pico reefs but it's sure fun learning.

Thank you for sharing! And for your helpful video

Spicy Reef said:
Hi welcome to the reef :)
my first attempt at pico went well for 3 months, I think my mistake was evaporation and parameter balance. it was a 1 gallon bowl. lucky for me I have a 150g to save everything.
I'm having a go at a 5 gallon whine glass bowl for 6 months now so far so good. you can find vids on my channel.
There r a few challenges unique to pico reefs but it's sure fun learning.

threebuoys · Apr 9, 2023

tharbin · Apr 9, 2023

Welcome to R2R!

bnord · Apr 9, 2023

Welcome, and thanks for joining. There’s lots you can do with a 10 or 15 gallon these days. Truth be told out of my water box 15, as I do my Cade 180.