Extremly Small Reefs

[turtlegirl933]

How small can a nano reef get safey?

 

[itom37]

safely is an interesting choice of words... or word i guess. I've seen one that couldn't've been more than half a gallon. They kept a shroom or two and some polyps, as well as a cleaner shrimp and a baby percula.

 

[demartini]

I had a .8 gallon. I kept it for a little bit, but I had to constantly top off and it got dirty really fast.
here's my .8 gallon thread.

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  https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/234852/my-new-little-pico

 

[rldavisou]

DeMartini's pico is the smallest one I've ever seen pics of. Like she said, she wound up taking it down.
Pico reefs are high maintenance. I'm considering starting up a 3 gallon, but that's the smallest I'd suggest for upkeep reasons. If you are still considering building a pico, plan on messing with it at least three to four times a day.

 

[reef noob]

ive seen a .2 gallon!

 

[matt b]

heres 1 of my TINY nanos and im gonna make a just ric tank

 

[joebob7]

i have a small 3 gallon picotope with some corals
its only problems are
adding water to keep up salinity
and temeratures going down but just get a good heater
other than that my tank has been really fun and easy to take care of

 

[melissa v.]

my one gallon, sooooo easy to maintain

 

[niskyvaulter]

the other problem w/ small reefs are that there arre NO fish that should be in less than 5 gallons. if you only want zoos and rics, you can do it, but it will be hard

 

[coral keeper]

I have a 350-400mL tank(0.1 gallons) SW tank.

 

[fatcat]

Ya Coral Keeper hows the 400ml tank coming???

 

[nvsbandit]

Originally Posted by Coral Keeper
http:///forum/post/2601958
I have a 350-400mL tank(0.1 gallons) SW tank.

OH the dixie cup tank! haha

 

[alix2.0]

if you plumbed it into a larger system (for stability) then you could get REALLY tiny safely.