1 Gallon Saltwater Aquarium and Globe Ecosystems
1 Gallon Pico Reef, 1/2 gallon sealed SPS reef tank, 19 gallon bog terrarium globe, 75 gallon planted tank with Co2 injection. Keeping ecosystems in odd containers changes the chemistry and dynamics interestingly and has a direct correlation to evaporation rates, nitrate binding or export, and temperature stabilization to name a few.
I will be glad to discuss the biology associated with any micro reef tank care so just post in the comments section and feel free to link your own micro reefs if you keep them.
certain shapes for the captive reef help the tricky balances to self-stabilize in time, and that is why you see the amount of life you do along with the video proof that this is not a plumbed or cheated system in anyway, it’s simply a fishbowl or vase reef. These were the first sub-gallon pico reefs invented that you will find on the internet, none are older and as long-lived with web documentation. if you’d like to research pico reef history start at Reefs.Org and reefcentral around 2002 and nano-reef.com
These forums paved the way for the explosion in popularity you see now with micro aquaria and document the progress of this layman’s science
I thought it would be interesting for all of us to share pico reef design concepts on this video so post anything you know about them.
nice to meet you all and thank you for watching!
I stay active enough on this forum and in the marine and fish forums it won’t be too hard to find me so we can chat about marine biology and aquatic sciences. I will also help you build and stabilize these so hit me up in the comments if you start one.
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hey thank you I …
hey thank you I worked really hard to establish the detail. had to wait for the most pristine coral frags, then pay up to $40 apiece. thank you for commenting about this unique science
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The tiny square …
The tiny square tank is probabile one of if not the most bad tanks i have ever seen!!
I also wanted to …
I also wanted to state that I do not advocate buying a vase and then packing it like this without slow mastery. getting there is the fun.
What you are seeing is the turbo-deluxe version of what a decade in pico reefs produces, just showing my best work. Beginning versions, while equally stable due to the evap control, should only be stocked with a few maricultured corals for trial. Use farmed rock too
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Im glad you already …
Im glad you already have experience, that makes it completely easy. pm sent
Please help me set …
Please help me set one of these up! I have a SW fish tank already and I want to set these up very badly because we cannot do a reef with my mantis
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I just started a 2 gallon reef. Been cycling for about 3 weeks now. The tank i use is a cylinder vase thats 5.5 inches in diameter and 2 feet tall. Not much going on in it for now but will post something when it gets more livestock.
There have been …
There have been numerous internet threads where experts refuse to believe these are real, or years old, because the current studies in coral allelopathy don’t allow for 20 genera sharing one gallon of water.
These studies are not conducted in microhabitats…I feel the dilution ratios in picos strongly feedback, and downregulate, the war apparatus in scleractinian corals. Water changes occur before tissue degredation, then nettling stops (it seems)
coral health means something~
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the black …
hello
the black box on top of the vase is a light called ‘coralife mini aqua light’ at $35 it’s the cheapest reef tank light there is.
The bubbles are from a standard airstone, but don’t use the regular ones they degrade in a reef tank and crumble. Only the ceramic ones are any good for duration.
the vase only uses an airstone for circulation, no powerhead. The small square sealed reef tank uses a powerhead, a minijet 14 for circulation.
is that a powerhead …
is that a powerhead on the top? also where are the bubbles coming from.
Thank you so much …
Thank you so much for stopping by
we are getting people who enjoy reef aquariums from all over the globe, nice to meet you! Sorry I do not have the name of the song. the wonderful piano I thought went well with a calm reef.
Brandon. I am glad …
Brandon. I am glad to find this clip.
Very amazing.
Also love the music, what is the name of this song?
Thanks.
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sent you a pm, …
sent you a pm, thanks for commenting and stopping by!
Brandon
wow amazing man! …
wow amazing man! pls send me tips on how to do these.. i want to save my pico reef in the future too and the philippines is the center of reef biodiversity, i may be able to share these in the future. thanks.God bless…..
saturdays are …
saturdays are topoff days too, forgot to add. the vase is topped off with about two ounces of water, twice per week depending on the season and ambient humidity
here is the total …
here is the total maintenance routine for 4 years:
-sunday change water scrape out microalgae on glass
-monday dose in morning
-tuesday dose in morning/topoff a little
-wed can be a feed day, full water change or skip and don’t feed/change/dose
-thurs dose in the morning use micro scraper
-friday dose a.m. give light target feed
-saturday skip
Variations on these intervals are set by your animals. If you don’t pack the vase, it can go two weeks in between changes/feeding easily. 1 gallon/water
The risks in these …
The risks in these systems are external, not internal. A good home or office A/C is required, max ambient temp for the vase is 79 and the sealed tank is 76. No min temp, these are 50w heaters. Also, knocking it over is a risk.
Warmer temps can be supported but this is not the right metabolism for a pico reef, 78 is ideal.
these picos don’t make unpredictable chemistry changes. No water testing is needed at any stage, again the size restricts variables that call for pH/no3/P04 testing.
what is shown on …
what is shown on the vid is just a light spot feeding for the dendros and to bring out the animals who smell it!
Full water changes are not harmful to corals that had time to adapt, this is a common reef tank misnomer.
The feeding …
The feeding mechanism contributes 80% to the health of the corals and inverts, and this can’t be done in larger tanks so again the size of a pico reef helps, not hinders the design.
You can swirly in half a cube’s worth of mixed frozen coral food/mysis and saturate the system with protein.
Then, a thorough water change a few hours afterwards rips out the degrading excess, only full polyps remain. The surface area within the rock handles the wastes from *digestion, not uneaten food.