Building a pico anenome tank

brencrazy · Aug 21, 2016

how hard will it be to keep stable? Do i have the time and resources to try this?

Shep · Aug 21, 2016

It can be very difficult to keep pico tanks stable and as far as time and resources go, only you can really answer that. If you tell us your budget and work/family life, we can make suggestions on how feasible the tank will be

brencrazy · Aug 21, 2016

Shep said:
It can be very difficult to keep pico tanks stable and as far as time and resources go, only you can really answer that. If you tell us your budget and work/family life, we can make suggestions on how feasible the tank will be

Ok so with alot of upkeep its possible, thats good. What about algae control?

cmcoker · Aug 21, 2016

@brandon429 would be a guy to ask advice on picos, at least look up his posts on his setup. He's got a nice reef vase...

Squared · Aug 21, 2016

Start slow: set it up with live rock and sand and watch the water for a few months before adding anything.

Head on over to the nano reef part of the forum, rest assured that keeping a small tank like this is very feasible.

Also, why anemones? They can be a little harder than most things to keep alive depending on species.

brencrazy · Aug 21, 2016

Squared said:
Start slow: set it up with live rock and sand and watch the water for a few months before adding anything.

Head on over to the nano reef part of the forum, rest assured that keeping a small tank like this is very feasible.

Also, why anemones? They can be a little harder than most things to keep alive depending on species.

I built a cold water salt set up and tried to keep anenomes and i have been hooked. So now i want to try tropical salt tank set up

brencrazy · Aug 22, 2016

Squared said:
Start slow: set it up with live rock and sand and watch the water for a few months before adding anything.

Head on over to the nano reef part of the forum, rest assured that keeping a small tank like this is very feasible.

Also, why anemones? They can be a little harder than most things to keep alive depending on species.

And also should i worry about hitch hikers on like rocks?
Thank you

revhtree · Aug 22, 2016

Cool following!

inetjnky · Aug 23, 2016

Use dry rock to start and you won't have to worry about hitch hikers.

reeferfoxx · Aug 23, 2016

What type of anemone will this tank be housing?

reeferfoxx · Aug 23, 2016

brencrazy said:
Ok so with alot of upkeep its possible, thats good. What about algae control?

I would worry about the back baffling. Someone can correct me if i'm wrong. I think since that the back wall is clear, you'll get more algae growth in the back part which could cause clogging issues. That is why most tanks and hob overflows use black or painted walls. To reduce algae growth in hard to get areas.