Stuff for a pico?

SeaSerpant · #1 02-17-2008, 08:41 PM

i'm confident enough to start with one fish at the beggining and will progress to the seahorse would be my anwser. lol

SeaSerpant · #2 02-17-2008, 09:11 PM

any ideas?

albert_dao · #3 02-17-2008, 10:26 PM

Just as long as you're comfortable operating on a razor thin line, I don't see too much issue with that. Just keep in mind that neither the clown nor the seahorse can be considered long term residents for anything between 2-5 gallons.

SeaSerpant · #4 02-18-2008, 02:32 AM

ya i guess. thanks for everything.

SeaSerpant · #5 02-18-2008, 06:06 PM

is there anything important that i need to know? or any basics of making one?

likwid · #6 02-18-2008, 07:40 PM

If you dont have this basic knowledge, I would suggest against starting up a nano. Like they all said, it is way more work to keep a nano tank. I just saw that you are only 13 years old, and I may be wrong, but I don't think most 13 year olds have the discipline to keep a high maintenance tank like this.

If you feel you can do it, check out http://www.nano-reef.com for some great information and articles.

GrimReefer · #7 02-18-2008, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by likwid

If you dont have this basic knowledge, I would suggest against starting up a nano. Like they all said, it is way more work to keep a nano tank. I just saw that you are only 13 years old, and I may be wrong, but I don't think most 13 year olds have the discipline to keep a high maintenance tank like this.

If you feel you can do it, check out http://www.nano-reef.com for some great information and articles.

I don't think that's really fair. I've known a few young kids that keep nanos. You can't judge a person solely on their age. People mature at different rates. I know lots of 25-30 year-olds that don't have the discipline to keep a nano.

It's funny how a lot of us reefers portray reef keeping as this near impossible feat. It does not need to be complicated, nor high maintenance. Honestly I think a larger tank is a lot more maintenance than a nano... and I'm not sure where the popular idea of the opposite comes from. Sure a larger tank is more stable and this is very important when keeping SPS. But a nano that is properly stocked can be just as healthy, with far less sweat going into water changes, glass cleaning, filter maintenance, etc.

SeaSerpent, check out nano-reef.com as likwid suggested. It is a great site. I'll write up a simple guide to keeping a pico or nano and post or PM it to you.

SeaSerpant · #8 02-19-2008, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by likwid

If you dont have this basic knowledge, I would suggest against starting up a nano. Like they all said, it is way more work to keep a nano tank. I just saw that you are only 13 years old, and I may be wrong, but I don't think most 13 year olds have the discipline to keep a high maintenance tank like this.

If you feel you can do it, check out http://www.nano-reef.com for some great information and articles.

yah. i now alot of people judge me by my age but i ahve done A LOT of research maybe a month without stopping (night and day. just an example) thats about 744 hours of research. (no exageration. maybe even longer) i put this much effort into it because i'm (sortof addicted) and i can't have any other animal so i needed a hobbie and fish has taken part of my life. Ask me a few questions and i'll answer honestly from my research. no offence taken tho.

I won't keep a seahorse then. any ideas of what kind of fish i can keep in there. i know a panda goby would work, maybe 1 or 2 clownfish alone with a anemone would look great in my mind? (would that work) thanks for the input and thanks for helping out.

and i am apart of www.Nano-reef.com too

i have a thread started there too but get better help here