Lurking and learning!

[genericaquarist]

Hi there,

I fell into freshwater aquascaping after a botched attempt at goldfish keeping (daughter wanted me to win a goldfish at a fun fair, so like an idiot I thought why not, and ended up hundreds of $ poorer and saddled with a 20 gallon tank and eventually Fluval 207).

I'm looking to get into pico reef keeping because why not (I see a trend in my insanity), and am debating between a Waterbox 10 or a DIY large glass bowl, a la Cordelia The Reef (anyone know what happened to that, BTW?).

Greatly appreciate anyone able to tell me their own experience with pico reefs in a round bowl and do's and don'ts as I dive into the deep end (ha!).

Thank you

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[fishguy242]

Hi, welcome to the reef...

 

[genericaquarist]

Hi, welcome to the reef...

Thank you! Scouring through the nano reef thread So many great tips!

 

[Stephen8169301]

 

[Spicy Reef]

Hi there,

I fell into freshwater aquascaping after a botched attempt at goldfish keeping (daughter wanted me to win a goldfish at a fun fair, so like an idiot I thought why not, and ended up hundreds of $ poorer and saddled with a 20 gallon tank and eventually Fluval 207).

I'm looking to get into pico reef keeping because why not (I see a trend in my insanity), and am debating between a Waterbox 10 or a DIY large glass bowl, a la Cordelia The Reef (anyone know what happened to that, BTW?).

Greatly appreciate anyone able to tell me their own experience with pico reefs in a round bowl and do's and don'ts as I dive into the deep end (ha!).

Thank you

Hi welcome to the reef
my first attempt at pico went well for 3 months, I think my mistake was evaporation and parameter balance. it was a 1 gallon bowl. lucky for me I have a 150g to save everything.
I'm having a go at a 5 gallon whine glass bowl for 6 months now so far so good. you can find vids on my channel.
There r a few challenges unique to pico reefs but it's sure fun learning.

 

[danenelsen]

 

[Nano_Man]

welcome to the family r2r

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[genericaquarist]

Hi welcome to the reef
my first attempt at pico went well for 3 months, I think my mistake was evaporation and parameter balance. it was a 1 gallon bowl. lucky for me I have a 150g to save everything.
I'm having a go at a 5 gallon whine glass bowl for 6 months now so far so good. you can find vids on my channel.
There r a few challenges unique to pico reefs but it's sure fun learning.

Thank you for sharing! And for your helpful video

Hi welcome to the reef
my first attempt at pico went well for 3 months, I think my mistake was evaporation and parameter balance. it was a 1 gallon bowl. lucky for me I have a 150g to save everything.
I'm having a go at a 5 gallon whine glass bowl for 6 months now so far so good. you can find vids on my channel.
There r a few challenges unique to pico reefs but it's sure fun learning.

 

[threebuoys]

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[bnord]

Welcome, and thanks for joining. There’s lots you can do with a 10 or 15 gallon these days. Truth be told out of my water box 15, as I do my Cade 180.

 

[marcinpolak]

 

[JC1977]

 

[907_Reefer]

Welcome to the reef!

 

[G Santana]

Welcome to the Reef

 

[jsker]

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[findingsimple]

G’day and welcome!