1g nano build

[EMTBritt0310]

I have a one gallon tank I am wanting to setup for corals and some fish. I need some advice on lighting and filters any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance!!

 

[dixiedog]

Personally I'd start with at least a five gallon tank, especially since you want fish. One gallon of water is just inhumane.

 

[ange062]

+1 on that, "some fish" really is just not an option on a 1g tank (or even 1 fish), you need to look at something larger. You should stick to shrimp and corals in a 1g.

 

[JEC11718]

cichlidmania26 on youtube has a one gallon reef vase...check it out he does a 100% wc weekly! has a goby and shrimp I believe

 

[TundraGuy]

dude your fish should get more room to move around in then one gallon. but coral and inverts are cool in that size.

 

[TundraGuy]

Dude what about doing a jellyfish 1 gallon? My buddy did one with upside down jellys. he added some mexicana macro used a airline hose into a round ball shaped vase sitting ontop of his 50 gallon. the water overflowed the top of the vase into the 50. he used a cfl bulb for light and the jelly got big. he still breeds them down in az. but even a flaming prawn goby would benifit from a larger space then a 1 gallon. that btw is the only fish i would like to see in a one gallon with a pistal shrimp

 

[EMTBritt0310]

Thanks for all the help I wasn't planning on getting alot of fish I was thinking maybe a shrimp or something I guess I put it on here wrong lets start over lol I need help with the lighting for corals in a 1g tank. I have a small tank that I have and I am wanting to have a small reef tank. I didn't mean to make anybody upset I would never put a lot of fish in a 1g aquarium I agree very very bad idea and not good for the fish at all.

 

[Markdiego]

Pic of the tank or what shape is it? Hob filter prob the way to go, should be enough flow. Only downer would be evaporation. Had a 1.5 set up and it was crazy evaporation, topping off every day!

 

[Agu]

Lighting depends on the shape of the tank.

Square or round you could use a daylight compact fluoro in a clip light.

If it's a wide tank ecoexotic LED stunner strips might work.

 

[teddyzaper]

you could retrofit a desk lamp to shine a couple LEDs onto the tank. I probably wouldnt even put a fish in it, maybe a shrimp and 2 snails.

as for corals, zoas and polyps, pretty much any slow growing LPS/softy

 

[ange062]

I can't seem to dig up where I saw it, but I saw another small pico build like this where the person made a DIY 3-LED setup with 2 white and 1 RB on a small heatsink then installed it in a small lamp. It was a really cool looking setup.

 

[JEC11718]

the reef vase was covered to help with evap.