What's the smallest tank you've ever run?

[Russellaqua]

What is the smallest reef tank you have ever had? For me it was a 20L.

 

[JuniorMC8704]

I currently run an 8 gallon nano

 

[I-K@ndY]

10g softies back in 1999..

 

[reefermadness]

135 gallon....Sorry started big!

 

[eagleeyez5]

I had a 6 gallon nano with two clowns and one anemone that expended all the way across the top of the tank. It was on the night stand next to the bed and ran great.

When we moved, I stuck the livestock into the new main tank, and then never pulled them out. After a few months of letting the tank sit empty, I finally sold it.

Right now, the smallest tank I have is a 24 gallon nano. I doubt I will go smaller than that again.

 

[stunreefer Verified Sponsor]

I've set up a couple nanos for SW, but they were more or less specimen tanks rather than reefs... the smallest "reef" I've had was an Oceanic 40 gal stretch-hex, and it was an awesome tank!

135 gallon....Sorry started big!

You're a nut... and I love it

 

[roshi719]

Does a 1/2 gallon betta tank with some live rock a couple hermits and some chaeto count as a reef? If so .5 gallon would be the smallest for me. It was funny I could do a 50% water change with a solo cup!!!

 

[Russellaqua]

Does a 1/2 gallon betta tank with some live rock a couple hermits and some chaeto count as a reef? If so .5 gallon would be the smallest for me. It was funny I could do a 50% water change with a solo cup!!!

Wow, now that is small!

 

[jimmybling31]

smallest salt water was a 10 gallon. smallest all together was a 5 gallon hexagon

 

[Burks]

I had a 3g (still do.....it's just LR and macroalgae, with one snail) that did really well. The 9w was just enough for zoanthids and shrooms. Upgraded to 2x18w and things flourished.

I've since moved everything to another tank. The Pico comes down this week to make way for a 3g freshwater shrimp tank.

 

[Psychographic]

 

[Russellaqua]

Here are some shots from a 20L I used to have. No fish, just coral. I like to call it my COWLR tank.

I'd love to see some pics of pico and nano tanks. Let's see what others are doing with limited space.

 

[Mockery]

I have a 37 now but when I go off to college i'm going to do either a 6 mini bow or 14 gallon nano cube.

 

[ahayes13]

the smallest reef tank is our current 90 gal. we are in the process of upgrading to a 120

 

[slipondajimmy]

6g nano is the smallest I have owned

 

[Ocho Cinco]

3 gallon eclipse mod less than a year ago.

 

[regina13]

I had a 10 gallon saltwater tank when I started the hobby two years ago. I then found out that it is much easier to keep a larger tank stable, so I upgraded.

 

[Nate82]

i got a 15g currently

 

[Sooner Reefer]

Ten gallon unless you count the 2.5g I'm doing a science fair in.

 

[FiShTaCo]

Ran a deco art 1/2g cube for over a year.