lol. no stress. Like I said, unless I can grab a pico I like at a reasonable price, the wife is a no go, and will tell me to just get a betta. which is also fine

There are some amazing Pico's on other forums:

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f9...se-131839.html

full reefs with inverts, softies, lps, sps ect.
I wanted to one for a while, maybe one day.

Fluval edge 6g little bigger then u want but they make nice reef picos and 100ish price tag isn't that bad

How about a fluval spec 2 gal.

http://ca-en.hagen.com/Aquatic/Aquar...-Desktop/10510

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzr3EyyXs10

Looks about the right size

Now I want to get one lol

I think it could be a fun project

It would be. And Marko is right constant top offs but having ro right at my desk means I can ghetto rig an top off with a water bottle. I would have to double check how it works but I have seen in done with a 5 gallon bucket before with airlines that drain when the water level drops. Pretty basic.

I had a little 5g going for a year and it was my clearest and cleanest tank in the house. I didnt even do that many water changes. I found once i rigged up a aquaclear and threw in some cheato it was my kids favorite tank because you could see everything up close!

I think a cup would work fine lol. The tank only has a small opening so its evaporation would be minimal I think.

Sorry to hijack but frankly I would not own a reef over 29g. I have seen great 250g tanks and sure the fish are awesome but it's not very intimate. I can scrunch my nose into every cranny of my 12g and marvel at every polyp and every spaghetti worm.

Big tanks come with big headaches not to mention big bills.