World's Smallest Marine Aquarium Build Thread

ScubaSteve · #1 03-11-2011, 08:47 PM

Ok, so today's lesson is: flame-polishing is NOT the method of choice for getting an optically clear finish on a 0.075" thick microtank. What a pain in the freakin' ass that was. Never the less, I was successful (or about as successful as I cared to be).

So here's the tank after it's first test fill (you know, I don't want any major water disasters all over the floor when this bad boy gets up and running) with it's big brother in the background for perspective.

(I should have wiped the finger prints off for this pics...)

And here's another pic... for fun!

ScubaSteve · #2 03-11-2011, 08:48 PM

Water changes are gonna be so easy!

MarkoD · #3 03-11-2011, 09:04 PM

top up every 15 min to keep the salinity constant ?

Lance · #4 03-11-2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Water changes are gonna be so easy!

You can even afford to go with the really good salt.

CandyCane · #5 03-12-2011, 04:31 AM

TO COOL

little tiny piece of live rock going to go in it?

ScubaSteve · #6 03-12-2011, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by CandyCane

TO COOL

little tiny piece of live rock going to go in it?

Ya, that's the plan... problem is I can't find a piece of rubble in my tank that's small enough to fit!

Anyone have any ideas on what I could use as a heater?

MarkoD · #7 03-12-2011, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Ya, that's the plan... problem is I can't find a piece of rubble in my tank that's small enough to fit!

Anyone have any ideas on what I could use as a heater?

a light? or something underneath?

paddyob · #8 03-12-2011, 01:58 PM

Thinking of shrimp.... as inverts can be sensitive... does anyone think that a tiny tank might not work for him?

Try find someone with clown fish fry or something extra small.

reefwars · #9 03-12-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Ya, that's the plan... problem is I can't find a piece of rubble in my tank that's small enough to fit!

Anyone have any ideas on what I could use as a heater?

what if you made a little mini stand then used a regular light bulb under neathe to keep it warm???

***** edit...damn marjko beat me to it lol******

ScubaSteve · #10 03-12-2011, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by paddyob

Majano is nicer ha ha ha ha ha!

I've got a couple of those I could donate to the cause

. Problem is, I wouldn't care what happened to the tank "Honey, why is your tiny tank in the freezer?"

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Originally Posted by paddyob

Thinking of shrimp.... as inverts can be sensitive... does anyone think that a tiny tank might not work for him?

Try find someone with clown fish fry or something extra small.

I'm gonna try a shallow water/tidepool zoa first, something that can stand being in warm, relatively stagnant water. That'll be challenge enough. A fry of some sort would be interesting.

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Originally Posted by reefwars

what if you made a little mini stand then used a regular light bulb under neathe to keep it warm???

Like EasyBake Aquarium! I thought about that as well. Only thing that makes me hesitate about that is that I'd have to keep the bulb on 24/7 (fire hazard?) and in a tank with very little water flow the water in the sand would probably get really hot and kill off anything in the sand and create an ammonia spike.

Some things I've thought about:

-Use the real tank as a sump
-Make a mini water pump with a miniature sump where I could have a heater of some sort
-Use a small resistor as a heating element (may be best option? Would have to figure out the math to see what size would be best)

***** edit...damn marjko beat me to it lol******