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	Whats the smallest tank size for a reef??
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	im wondering this because i realy like corals and iv got two spare tanks iv got a 17 gallon (uk) and a 6 gallon (uk) would they be ok or are they to small?
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JTF Enthusiast Posts: 245 Registered: 16-May-2004	Min aquarium: 46 Gal (212 ltr) e.g. 48 x 15 x 18in (122 x 38 x 46cm)
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	What about nano reefs? http://www.nano-reef.com/
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nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	thats what i ment to say a nano reef?
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dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	Some people keep nanoreefs as small as 10 and 5 US gal. It's just a matter of keeping up with top offs and maint. No space for any fish, but you can keep inverts such as shrimp and snails. Dan
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nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	So to do that what type of lighting would i need?
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JMT1SOMR Big Fish Posts: 302 Kudos: 192 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Oct-2001	I've seen a reef contained within a shotglass. You have to evaluate what you want to keep in the tank first. Remember, this is a nano reef tank, not nano fish tank.
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raider_fish Fish Master Posts: 1452 Kudos: 1340 Votes: 0 Registered: 02-Oct-2001	A reef in a shotglass? Sounds more like someone's water sample!! How could any rock or coral fit in a shotglass?
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dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	You will want to get as much light over the tank as you can. Floresent wont give you very much as most for small tanks are single tube. Even with twin tube you are looking at 30watts, so over a 10gal tank you will have 3 watts per gal, not bad but you will want more if you can. Dan
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nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	ok it rufy going to be a 15 gal what can i keep in there and what do i feed them???
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
fish_dude Big Fish Posts: 334 Kudos: 231 Votes: 2 Registered: 21-Jun-2002	I have a 10g nano-reef with 75w of PC lighting. You can see what I have in it in my sig.
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nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	ok what types of things can i put in there? i know what fish im getting all i need is to know what corals ect to put in.
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lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	What fish are you planning on getting? You really can't have more than 2, depeding on the fish, even two fish could be pusing your stocking limits. The corals you can keep depend on what lighting you have, so you'll need to decide that first, then corals can be suggested.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:28
Skittles Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 8 Votes: 0 Registered: 31-May-2004	Go to www.nano-reef.com they are awesome! They have a section of pictures of different people's nano reefs, it goes over everything you would want to know about lighting, type of sand , etc. It's excellent, I'm getting ready to start my own 20 gallon nano reef, I've been keeping fish only salt for about two years, so ready for something a little different. Good luck! Shannon www.angelfire.com/az2/Hollandbunnys/index.html
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