Pico Tanks Photos?

dutch27 · May 2, 2025

I've been out of the hobby for awhile but get bit by the bug from time to time. I don't want anything big and possibly no fish. The nano thread is lacking in picos, so I'm interested to what you've pulled off. The eshopps 4.8 desktop looks like a decent little size for some interesting rocks, a handful of carefully selected corals, maybe some inverts. I don't miss shuffling 5g buckets, pumps, etc for WCs so something I can top off with a 1g jug and change with 1g-2g of water and no fish to worry about if I go away is intriguing.

So, what does your pico look like? Or, did you do and hated it for some reason?

Tinnerito · May 2, 2025

dutch27 said:
I've been out of the hobby for awhile but get bit by the bug from time to time. I don't want anything big and possibly no fish. The nano thread is lacking in picos, so I'm interested to what you've pulled off. The eshopps 4.8 desktop looks like a decent little size for some interesting rocks, a handful of carefully selected corals, maybe some inverts. I don't miss shuffling 5g buckets, pumps, etc for WCs so something I can top off with a 1g jug and change with 1g-2g of water and no fish to worry about if I go away is intriguing.

So, what does your pico look like? Or, did you do and hated it for some reason?

I have 3 Pico tanks. A 5 gal invert only tano, a 10 gallon macroalgae tank, and a 6 gallon cylindrical reef.

Tahoe61 · May 3, 2025

I am a huge fan of Picos and Nanos. I would get a 4.8 Eshopps Desktop if I did not already have 2 small tank.

My 3 month old 6 gallon clam lagoon. I don't keep fish. The foot print of this tank lends its self to a lot of room for corals.

dutch27 · May 3, 2025

What make is that 6g?

NC AL · May 3, 2025

I highly recommend the coralland 8 gallon for a pico reef tank. This is not one. I wish they had the coralland when I bought this one.

I have a larger tank at home. This is my little one for school. It is a breeze to do maintenance. One gallon a week water change, top off as needed, and wipe the sides with a magnet twice a week. I have one little damsel in it to help feed the corals.

dutch27 · May 7, 2025

That 8g isn't a bad size at all. Have to chuckle at their stock photo though, they have a reef tank filled with freshwater cichlids. :astonished-face: