The Nano Reef: a Step by Step Guide

ram man · 04-24-2006, 05:19 PM

What would you recommend as the minimal tank size for a Six-line Wrasse?

lordroad · 04-29-2006, 03:00 PM

A six-line? I've never kept them personally, but I've seen a pacifist six line do fine in 29 gallons. Key word being pacifist. I think the problem with these guys lies in aggression. I've known several people both online and in real life who have lost fish and even clams to these fish.

Do you have a ballpark figure of what size tank were you looking to get, Ram?

Live Aquaria states they grow to 3 inches but I think in a small tank, anything less than 20 gallon long, there could easily be problems with aggression to other fish.

ram man · 04-29-2006, 03:17 PM

i desided not to get one, im just gona go with a clown goby and maybe a shrimp goby and pistol shrimp pair.

Zman16 · 08-28-2007, 11:36 AM

Can Hawaiian feather dusters go in a ten gallon?

And could a serpent star go in a ten gallon with two other fish?

pwrmacG4 · 03-03-2008, 06:18 PM

extremely nice read. this helps me alot in my descision to make my 29gal a nano tank!

HAAA · 03-08-2008, 10:27 PM

could you do a mix like use a couple pounds of live rock and a small filter

santiago_crabberman · 05-14-2008, 11:19 AM

hi people, i have some questions for you,
it is possible to have a nano reef tank that do not be as bigger as a 2 gal tank??
what kind of filtration would i need?
would i need more than 2 power heads with filter included?
can i use a platform bacterial filter? or is it a beginner mistake?
please help me

alter40 · 05-14-2008, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by santiago_crabberman

hi people, i have some questions for you,
it is possible to have a nano reef tank that do not be as bigger as a 2 gal tank??
what kind of filtration would i need?
would i need more than 2 power heads with filter included?
can i use a platform bacterial filter? or is it a beginner mistake?
please help me

I believe what your trying to say is that you want a nano that is under 2 gals. If this is correct then yes it can be done, but I don't believe any fish would really work in there. You would just have your live rock, some corals, and maybe a shrimp and a couple snails.

I think with such a small tank you could get away with only one powerhead.

Usually the live rock serves as a natural filter for a reef tank so I doubt you would really need a power filter or anything like that for a tank like this.

Cichlidman had a small tank setup for a little while, I believe it was 2.5g, and his looked really nice.

I have never done a saltwater tank before so I may be wrong with some of this info, but I have been doing some researching for a future tank. Instead of replying to a sticky, you might want to consider creating a new topic for these questions so they can get more attention.

Good luck

santiago_crabberman · 05-14-2008, 05:34 PM

thanks alter40, it would be interesting for people who just have enough money for make a really nano reef tank to consider all possibilities for begin this phase of the hobby. I have one live rock, two real crabs (one of those looks like a prisoneer because it´s black and white), some red shells and one little annemona.
all had a price of US$13 aproximately, because i bought them in colombian coin (i´m from Colombia) and i´m just beginning in this area.
In the other hand I have a couple of oscars and they grow really fast giving them live food. I feed them with feeder guppies because they are not so big enough for eat a goldfish

quaddity · 07-16-2008, 01:35 PM

I see a lot of talk about salt mixes. What about ocean water like Catalina? That's what I'm using in my 12g. For that small of a tank you don't have to worry about mixing up saltwater and letting it age.

08-28-2007, 11:36 AM	#24
Zman16 Large Fish Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pennsylvannia Posts: 865	Can Hawaiian feather dusters go in a ten gallon? And could a serpent star go in a ten gallon with two other fish? __________________ *29 Gallon Freshwater* Well Planted 1 swordtail, 1 female betta, 1 albino bristlenose pleco, 1 skunk botia loach, 1 upside down catfish, 1 paradise fish, 5 neon tetras *10 Gallon Saltwater* Fiji Live Rock, 1 yellow watchman goby, 1 tiger pistol shrimp, 2 Astrea Snails, and some corals

03-03-2008, 06:18 PM	#25
pwrmacG4 Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: My LFS! Posts: 1,086	extremely nice read. this helps me alot in my descision to make my 29gal a nano tank! __________________ 75 Gallon Planted Tank

04-24-2006, 05:19 PM	#21
ram man Super Fish Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,440	What would you recommend as the minimal tank size for a Six-line Wrasse?

04-29-2006, 03:00 PM	#22
lordroad Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 989	A six-line? I've never kept them personally, but I've seen a pacifist six line do fine in 29 gallons. Key word being pacifist. I think the problem with these guys lies in aggression. I've known several people both online and in real life who have lost fish and even clams to these fish. Do you have a ballpark figure of what size tank were you looking to get, Ram? Live Aquaria states they grow to 3 inches but I think in a small tank, anything less than 20 gallon long, there could easily be problems with aggression to other fish.

04-29-2006, 03:17 PM	#23
ram man Super Fish Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,440	i desided not to get one, im just gona go with a clown goby and maybe a shrimp goby and pistol shrimp pair.

03-08-2008, 10:27 PM	#26
HAAA Little Fish Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Inland Empire Posts: 203	could you do a mix like use a couple pounds of live rock and a small filter

05-14-2008, 11:19 AM	#27
santiago_crabberman Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 23	hi people, i have some questions for you, it is possible to have a nano reef tank that do not be as bigger as a 2 gal tank?? what kind of filtration would i need? would i need more than 2 power heads with filter included? can i use a platform bacterial filter? or is it a beginner mistake? please help me

05-14-2008, 05:34 PM	#29
santiago_crabberman Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 23	thanks alter40, it would be interesting for people who just have enough money for make a really nano reef tank to consider all possibilities for begin this phase of the hobby. I have one live rock, two real crabs (one of those looks like a prisoneer because it´s black and white), some red shells and one little annemona. all had a price of US$13 aproximately, because i bought them in colombian coin (i´m from Colombia) and i´m just beginning in this area. In the other hand I have a couple of oscars and they grow really fast giving them live food. I feed them with feeder guppies because they are not so big enough for eat a goldfish

07-16-2008, 01:35 PM	#30
quaddity Medium Fish Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 523	I see a lot of talk about salt mixes. What about ocean water like Catalina? That's what I'm using in my 12g. For that small of a tank you don't have to worry about mixing up saltwater and letting it age.