Why Picos?

[audio101]

If you treat these smaller tanks like you would with a larger nano tank, you can easily have good success with them and it's just as fulfilling. I have mine right on my desk so I'm always able to watch and monitor it. If you look over at nano reef you can find a lot of nice ones in the pico section.

 

[Agu]

Don't know if my 5.5 would qualify as a pico tank but it's the easiest/cheapest tank I've ever had. Two power plugs, one for lights and one for flow. This tank is almost three years old and has never had any problems (OK, I did have to zap a couple of aiptasia with kalk a couple of years ago).

However I would never recommend a nano/pico tank to a novice aquarist.

 

[WHiteout]

also i would like to add that my pom pom is carrying a batch of eggs in that tank.

 

[audio101]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14460421#post14460421 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WHiteout
also i would like to add that my pom pom is carrying a batch of eggs in that tank.

Mine is also.

 

[tiffrobbins]

I personally started out with a 55 gallon and have continuously "down graded" to smaller tanks. I personally find that the things I enjoy in a reef are the really tiny things and these can only be seen well in a small tank. When I look at these huge 300 gallon reefs, I'm amazed at the beauty and complexity of them; but can't focus on the small life that is sure to teeming in such a large system.
My last tank was a 10 gallon and I've decided that this was too small for my needs. At this point I'm working on a 25ish system (build thread coming once I find the aquarium I want at the price I want). I've found that, for me, its a good happy medium for stability vs. seeing the small life. At some point I'll probably work on a pico to satisfy my DIY bug, but I doubt it will be a long term system. Once I'm satisfied with it, I'll probably return its inhabitants to my larger system. Who knows what the future holds.

 

[Illuminati]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14453325#post14453325 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WHiteout
don't take this the wrong way, but it seems to me like you haven't taken the time to really look in to picos. From what i have read in this thread shows me that you have never tried an attempt to even build one so why start questioning methods that do work if done right?

+1 to everything you said

 

[WHiteout]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14460482#post14460482 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by audio101
Mine is also.

hooray! has yours done it before? if so is there any way that the eggs will hatch?

i have no fish in my pico so i know it wont be fish food... any ideas?