totally setting up a pico...

[YahooFishKeeper]

maha pointed out a couple things that are freaking awesome...
Red Sea Deco Art Candy Aquavase-Clear at Big Al's Online

and...

Red Sea Deco Art Nano Filter-Clear at Big Al's Online

i thought these werw pretty dang awesome. why not make a pico? even if i get these things i will still be able to get the LR for my 30 gal tank... just because i dont have the money for the other things i need to add the LR to the tank doesnt mean it will hurt to let the LR sit in a rubbermaid container, and develope... its strategig thinking. lol, i am purposely slowing myself down... if i do this, it wil hold me off on saving for my cleanup crew and skimmer, making me let the rock grow, and develope more goodies.

i was thinking of getting these, and adding a little aragonite from my 30 gallon, and buying a little piece of live rock. this is pretty dang cool. my mom loves the look of SW aquariums, and always tells me i need more life rock, because she likes watching it change. i have a space to the left of the computer that we share, and thought it would be just as cool for me as it would be for her if i could put it there.

would i be able to keep a coral in it? maybe mushrooms or zoos? if so, what kind of lighting would i need?

 

[saltwater4life]

wow those are some nice deals i might have to look into those
and yea you can keep those corals
BTW check this out i think you can keep corals if this guy can
Reef Central Online Community - What can be kept in a 1 gal nano?

EDIT i seen you asked about lights i think I'd go with Compact Fluorescent Aquarium Lighting: Mini-Freshwater & Mini-Aqualights not sure with the size of the tank though

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

would i need some sort of heat source though? can corals live in room temp water?

and also... that light is kinda big... the tank is like 4.5 inches wide... someone cant do math though, as that is only about .40 of a gallon... anyways... i was thinking some sort of lamp.

 

[Lotus]

I like the look of these setups: Aquarium Kits & Desktop Aquariums: Azoo Mirror Desktop Aquariums

The mini aqualight would probably be too big for the tank you have linked. You could consider one like this: Small & Desktop Aquarium Lighting: Galaxy & Palm Compact Fluorescent Lights

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

those are cool. i have seen them before, but the only thing turning me off to them was the price... and would the 13 watt lights be enough to support corals? and would i need a heat source or some sort to do corals? i s'pose i COULD do one of those...

 

[saltwater4life]

i think that light would work for zoa and shrooms
BTW i think the corals would be fine seeing the lights will give alittle bit of heat rasing it alittle above room temp

 

[Mahamotorworks]

No you can drill the tank and have a 5G sump. Then you can house the heater in it with a Deep Sand Bed and Macro Algeas.

MAHA

 

[saltwater4life]

nice idea maha and have the sump under the desk

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

HAHA... no. i think maha was probably kidding anyways. if he wasnt... screw that... im not drilling a 2.5 gal tank! thats not even worth it! and no offence salt water... but id like someone to back you up on that light statement. its not that i dont like you, its that your new, and i dont know you well enough to decide wehter i fully trust your advice yet.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Ya just kidding. It would be cool tho.

MAHA

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

i was like... errrr.... i want a little tank, and maybe a coral... haha, not some huge project.

 

[Mahamotorworks]

Go with a 2.5 Pico tank get a Small Powerhead and set it up.

MAHA

 

[saltwater4life]

yea i was Jk too and i understand i was just giving you my 2 cents

 

[aresgod]

well if it is next to a computer plus the light you should be able to keep it 75+ degrees, just set it up and check it out. Could be a prob in winter or summer, depending on how hot or cold you let room temp get.I would be just a little worried about dumping 2.5 gallons on my computer. You could keep some cool corals in there, maybe even try to get some natural sunlight on that bad boy...would do wonders for corals.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

the temp is pretty constant. the temp is about 72 all year round. wouldnt i need to worry about cooling off at night when the light goes off? and would the light that the 2.5s come with be sufficient? and the computer desk is right in front of a window. it should get some natural light in the evenings.

 

[aresgod]

the light should be fine, my house temp is a little higher, 72 might be a little low, you would have to try it and find out, they do sell tiny little heaters for betta bowls that you could use.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

i saw one of those, but it said it raises the temp about 5 degrees or whatever... is there any chance it could get too high since it doesnt have a shutoff point or something? also, since the tanks lotus suggested are a bit higher than i'd have liked to spend... i may have to wait untill my 30 gallon project is further along. doing this would set me back farther than i'd like to.

 

[Lorna]

I have 13w light over my fuge and I have mushrooms in it....doing fine.....I also had only 26 watts over a 10g and it was plenty for polyps and shrooms....and I had a small finger leather and toadstool under those lights. It isnt the wattage but the ability of the light to penetrate the water and in a small 1g pico it shouldn't be that bad. I wouldn't try sps or even some lps but polyps etc should be okay. I would think that a 1g would be subject to wider temp variations with the ambient room temp. Though the light would assist in heating.....maybe too much? It would be something to try though....

lmao.....what is your water change amount....1 cup a week? just kidding.....you will see wider fluctuations with parameters as evap is tough to keep up with in that small volume.

 

[CoolWaters]

next pay check im planning to get one of thos 3 gallon picos too.

how much for everything? i know the tank is going to be about $56...plus the aqua clear $12.99 powerhead from petsmart.