Pico 1.5 gallon tetra cube
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Tuffyyyyy
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Is it your first saltwater tank? If so, don't do it. There are quire a few people on here with tanks that size however. Keep in mind that you really, really, really should not add a saltwater fish to a tank that small. Maybe a shrimp.
Tyler_Fishman
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I too started my first tank as a Pico, I set it up about early July and finished it cycle around early September, I went through diatom blooms, bacteria blooms, algae blooms, and dinoflagallete blooms (My most current being dinofllagallate), You will experience high points and low points, the low points are REALLY low you may even consider tearing it down from time to time, but never give in to those temptations, because A nano Pico reef is a very interesting and fun project, just after four months my tank has a small micro fauna populations which means it is probably time for me to start adding coral, I would recommenced LED lighting, and maybe a plastic wrap lid
Do It.
You have to have patience. If this is your first tank, I'll recommend going for bit larger pico, like 3.7G imagitarium, it will be easier to hook up equipments.
Do you have any more constrains other than space? What is your budget? How much temperature varies in your place (apartment or house)? How do you plan to source RO/DI water?
You have to make some hard compromises, like very little invertebrates (I would recommend no fish since you are a beginner), very few corals (those that dont have sweeper tentacles, are not invasive and hardy)
If you can live with these, its certainly possible to have a very low maintenance pico under 500$ (over a year)
You have to have patience. If this is your first tank, I'll recommend going for bit larger pico, like 3.7G imagitarium, it will be easier to hook up equipments.
Do you have any more constrains other than space? What is your budget? How much temperature varies in your place (apartment or house)? How do you plan to source RO/DI water?
You have to make some hard compromises, like very little invertebrates (I would recommend no fish since you are a beginner), very few corals (those that dont have sweeper tentacles, are not invasive and hardy)
If you can live with these, its certainly possible to have a very low maintenance pico under 500$ (over a year)
Tyler_Fishman
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The hardest thing you will struggle with is evaporation, and high nitrate and phosphate levels, though while nitrates and phosphates can be maintained by a small fuge, evaporation is what really will get you, even through I put plastic wrap on it still finds a way to escape If you can make an ATO that would be great
Actually, none of these has been an issue with both of my pico reefs. I have lids for both of the tank, so evaporation is at minimal. Nitrate and phosphate has been less of issue due to the tanks not having much bioload, or extensive feeding regiment, coupled with almost 40-50% water weekly changes
LetItReef
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Had the 3g version with rocks and 3 Sexy shrimps. Had HOB filter -Aquaclear 20.
It is not made with glass or acrylic just plastic I think and found it hard to scrape the algae.
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