Lurking and learning!

[genericaquarist]

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]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[fishguy242]

Hi, welcome to the reef... :)

 

[genericaquarist]

Hi, welcome to the reef... :)

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

 

[Stephen8169301]

 

[Spicy Reef]

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]

 

[Nano_Man]

welcome to the family r2r

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[genericaquarist]

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

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]

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[bnord]

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.

 

[marcinpolak]

 

[JC1977]

 

[907_Reefer]

Welcome to the reef!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[jsker]

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[findingsimple]

G’day and welcome!