Office tanks...

[harleyguy]

I was considering putting a tank in my office and was wondering how may folks here have done just that? If you have a tank in your office please tell us about it and post some pictures...

I also had some questions about what to get and what to keep... Obviously the problem would be that I'm not there 7 days a week, so I would need something that is very self sustaining, and easy to keep any suggestions?

Thanks,

Shane

 

[jesspete]

What size were you thinking?

 

[harleyguy]

I was thinking from 3 gallons to 39 gallons and the 39 gallon tank would have to be a Cadlights because it isn't as wide as most (i.e. it doesn't stick off the wall as much as the "larger" nanos)

 

[jesspete]

I know this has been said a million times on here now, but seriously a pistol/goby pair are soooo interesting to watch and are pretty low maintenance. Throw in a few sexy shrimp and maybe a purple fire fish! Or an itty bitty tomato clown! Yay!

Do softie corals, like bunches of zoas. Just pick up frags and let them spread

 

[notireef]

OK Jess now you making me want a nano

 

[jesspete]

Well, if I just had one for sale, lol. It was the sex shrimp that put you over the edge, wasn't it?

 

[notireef]

haha....i love those sexy's....fun to watch!

 

[jesspete]

NotiReef;341713 wrote: haha....i love those sexy's....fun to watch!

Not fun, sexy. lol

 

[notireef]

true....ok i want a 6G nano for my office.

 

[jesspete]

You could put a bunch of sexies in there!

 

[notireef]

i know right.....it will be one sexy mammajamma

 

[jesspete]

Lol, Pranoti, we are so guilty...

 

[notireef]

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[notireef]

ok i will stop now..LOL

 

[harleyguy]

My only thought with a really small nano is evaperation... If I'm out of the office for 3 days, that could be devastating to a very small tank... and those sexy shrimp might not be so sexy when I got back...

 

[jesspete]

Do a cube with a closed top. I hardly have any evap outta the ones I just sold. We'd leave them for three days at a time with no problem.

 

[schwimmair]

I have to top off my Aquapod 12 every other day, it is a open top with MH though.

 

[harleyguy]

If I do something "small" with a stand and sump I can do an auto top off....

 

[ryanh487]

Harleyguy;341736 wrote: My only thought with a really small nano is evaperation... If I'm out of the office for 3 days, that could be devastating to a very small tank... and those sexy shrimp might not be so sexy when I got back...

i had a 2.5 that i neglected and only topped off once a week or so, which amounted to about a quart-2 quarts of water. no ill effects. a weekend shouldn't hurt anything.

 

[jeff_mcphail]

Just put a large sump on it like I did. I only fill up my topoff water once every two weeks.