New 2 gallon salt

I picked this thing up at a steal. I put water from my frag tank in here, so
I can add coral quickly. It fits perfect of my bookshelf in the home office.

Came with:
3.lbs live rock
5.lbs crushed coral (cycled)
coralife 60watt PC fixture
10k day bulb
10k 50/50 bulb
red sea filter
aquaclear filter (modded)
2 ballast for modding another light fixture
and a ocean free surface skimmer (didn't work, oh well)

haha thats cute. What else are you going to put in there?

philuponthepho wrote:

haha thats cute. What else are you going to put in there?

a crab, a camel shrimp, a snail, and a few zoos and polyps.

What about lighting? How are you gonna put T-5's in there

I put the PC light that came with it on the bottom of the shelf above it. I think the PC's will be good enough for softies.

NO FISH

Awesome, i think i could even handle one of those. LOL

Without breaking your bank too.

That is what I want for my first SW tank. I have heard that smaller ones are harder to care for then larger ones. Is there any truth to that?

The small ones are actually easier. But if something goes wrong, you'll lose everything with such a small volume of water. I have a 75 FOWLR, 24 nano reef, 40 frag and this new 2 gallon. I've always kept it simple and cheap, and never had problems that has cost me a big lost. Do your homework or just post a question in the saltwater forum. Lots of salty guy here to guide you through homie.

Rachael0805 wrote:

That is what I want for my first SW tank. I have heard that smaller ones are harder to care for then larger ones. Is there any truth to that?

People say the little ones are harder cuz the water can change quicker than with a bigger one. You just have to keep an eye on it.

So I have a 18 gallon eclipse that is currently empty, I think I am going to use it as my first sw tank. I am so excited. Nitty, you have inspired me!

Rachael0805 wrote:

So I have a 18 gallon eclipse that is currently empty, I think I am going to use it as my first sw tank. I am so excited. Nitty, you have inspired me!

My first SW tank was an eclipse12
all you need to start an 18 gal. tank is:
no filter since it has a 3 stage filtration system built in(I would add Chaeto to it)
9 cups of instant ocean (50 gallon bag $15) use half cup per gallon
Nano Protein Skimmer (optional $20) BUT, I would recommend it
3.lbs crushed coral (10.lb aragonite reef sand $9)
5-6.lbs of cured live rock ( $2-$2.50 a .lb on craigslist)
change the bulb to a 9watt 10k or 50/50 ($10-$12) make sure it says coralife
small cleaning crew (3-4 Scarlet Hermit Crabs, 4-5 Margarita Snails
and a cleaner shrimp $30) BUT, these should be bought after your tank has
cycled for 2 weeks.

You could start it right now for under $50

the reason smaller tanks are harder is because they are less forgiving wtih the small volume of water, now if you dont intend to keep any fish in it i dont see any reason why it would not be easier.

I think I'm gonna get a Royal Gramma or a Springer's Dottyback. I don't think either
gets over 2.5 inches. Plus both are ok with corals.

sounds good nitty, i would go with a wardii goby, red firefish, or purple firefish myself

lordraptor1 wrote:

sounds good nitty, i would go with a wardii goby, red firefish, or purple firefish myself

I don't have a top on this tank and firefish are jumpers.

I'd get me a sea turtle LOL!

I hear those are impossible to find and don't take well to aquariums.

Swim off the coast of cali and find me a baby one that just hatched. It will be magical. LOL, but no I would never put a turtle in my tank. I would however get a nurse shark.

I seen a nurse shark on youtube. It was like 5 1/2 feet. Dude had it in a huge tank in the basement(man cave).

yeah better have a 500 gallon plus tank if you want a shark

Updated pics w/ a few frags added.

Kenya Tree
Orange Rim Zoas
Green Dragon Eye Zoas
Galaxea
Devils Armour Zoas
ORA Fuzzy Yellow/Green
Armageddon Zoas
Bam Bam orange Zoas
and a few sea grapes(unwanted)

Everything seems to be mad and don't like their new ecosystem.
They went from T5's to PC's. Maybe they'll show their colors later.

philuponthepho wrote:

Swim off the coast of cali and find me a baby one that just hatched. It will be magical. LOL, but no I would never put a turtle in my tank. I would however get a nurse shark.

A fish store down here has a 6 foot Nurse Shark in their store. It's pretty cool.

Thats really cute! very creative. KUDOS!