Smallest SPS Dominated Reef Tank

[revhtree]

Sorry not much here now but I saw a thread that made me wonder about the smallest SPS dominated reef tanks!

I would love to see your small sps tanks! Let's see them!

Marcello's nano reef comes to mind!

 

[revhtree]

 

[Sabellafella]

Sorry not much here now but I saw a thread that made me wonder about the smallest SPS dominated reef tanks!

I would love to see your small sps tanks! Let's see them!

Marcello's nano reef comes to mind!

Amazing! My pops and brothers name is marcello as well. But no nano tanks for them!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Sorry not much here now but I saw a thread that made me wonder about the smallest SPS dominated reef tanks!

I would love to see your small sps tanks! Let's see them!

Marcello's nano reef comes to mind!

:eek::eek:Is that for real???

 

[izzyishh]

I'm more interested in the type of fish those are the small schooling ones lol any one know?

 

[luke33]

I'm more interested in the type of fish those are the small schooling ones lol any one know?

Kind of just look like neon goby's

 

[izzyishh]

@luke33 you are right lol i was lookig at it on my phone i had to zoom in the eyes looked kinda big at first mine never swims openly just sits and jumps

 

[pdt7361]

The small fish are probably something like red spot cardinals.

 

[Walts O]

Would love to know the specifics about those tanks dosing lighting etc

 

[ZachP]

Following! Curious to see some successful sps filled nanos

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Those nanos are crazy cool! Way beyond my skill level or patience. I think I'd die from the stress of trying to keep them stable at that size...but man, I do love to look at them!!

 

[elev8]

I'm more interested in the type of fish those are the small schooling ones lol any one know?

Some type of trimma species maybe?

 

[tj w]

Incredible lil SPS tanks. Thanks for sharing

 

[revhtree]

From http://glassbox-design.com/2009/the-remarkable-pico-reef-of-marcello/

We’ve featured a variety of aquariums here at Glassbox Design, but never one quite like this. This small reef has been getting some attention lately and understandably so. At 6.6 gallons and 24″ long it’s an impressive feat to keep corals alive, keeping Acroporas is an entirely different level.



Marcello maintains this reef via a chiller, DIY skimmer, sump, refugium and DIY kalkwasser reactor all of which are below the tank in a cabinet. Waterflow in the tank is provided by a Rio 1800 return and two small Rio 180 power heads. Lighting is provided by four 24w self-ballasted Japanese Spotlights. Once again, these are not available due to legal issues. Marcello conveniently resides in Japan, hence their use.





Without a doubt Marcello’s livestock choices are questionable. I personally feel the Hepatus tang should not be kept in that tank, but this is not my aquarium. I do not know the situation so I cannot judge. Hopefully this is just temporary before the fish moves to a larger aquarium. Tang aside, I do love the small Eviota gobies!



The beauty of this pico reef is not up for debate, but many seem to doubt its validity. Jealousy perhaps? What I have found the most shocking is the claim that the small fish above are in fact freshwater Characidae Tetras. Au contraire, mon frère. The small striped fish in this reef is actually Eviota bifasciata, belonging to the Gobiidae familly. These small Gobies have a max size of 1.3″ and help make this pico reef appear larger that it actually is.



What ever your opinion, real or fake, the aquascape, presentation, and coralscape are all something worthy of striving for. Thank you to Marcello for allowing us to share his incredible small piece of the ocean with you all. Thank you for pushing the boundaries of modern reef aquaria.

 

[izzyishh]

Still cant find info on any " Salt water tetras" or which can convert would be awesome if neon tetras could convert

 

[JaimeAdams]

Still cant find info on any " Salt water tetras" or which can convert would be awesome if neon tetras could convert

Check out the red spot cardinal. They are pretty close to a neon tetra.

 

[revhtree]

Still cant find info on any " Salt water tetras" or which can convert would be awesome if neon tetras could convert

"The small striped fish in this reef is actually Eviota bifasciata, belonging to the Gobiidae familly. These small Gobies have a max size of 1.3″ and help make this pico reef appear larger that it actually is."

 

[izzyishh]

@JaimeAdams only bad part is they require multiple feeding a day.
@revhtree lol i felt dumb i had to google "Au contraire, mon frère" lol i get it now they are not tetras they are gobies

 

[brandon429]

Here's a small tabular form reef from back in the day

all apologies for the brown sps we were just out of the nineties and it was uncut ground lol.

 

[brandon429]

Allelopathy schmellopathy.