Idea for a Low-Light "Warm" Small Marine Tank

[cdckjn]

I want to find out if I want a successful marine tank in my office, what are the setup I can do. This will be my 4th attempt - all semi-successful as Pico tanks takes a lot of effort and care.

I have this glass vase (from IKEA) and light from IKEA and a hand-on filter. I intend to set up a small Pico with this. I am thinking of putting what type of fishes and livestock. I am not really thinking of putting much other than some mushrooms and perhaps 4-5 tubeworm (feather-duster) to create interest. For fishes perhaps just 1 fish (either a common clown or a yellow-tail damsel).

The Tank is about 10 inches high and 6 inches diameter. As I am not always there - on holidays etc, I want a "super" low maintenance tank and super hardy fish but yet alert and active so the clownfish or damsel will be suitable. The feather-dusters will be forming a "palm-tree, coconut tree" design for me with some live rocks in the background.

Any comments?

[albinosage]

Make sure the filter media is cycled properly for a start... for such a small volume, putting in a small amount of biohome or similar media will be useful as the ultra porous media can compensate for the lack of live rocks to house bacteria.

I think keeping a damsel is a very good idea. The much detested fish will wreck havoc in a community tank, but kept alone, their tough nature will take care of itself. In fact I find it a bit wasted that some nice damsel fish are overlooked because of their feisty nature.

[raydiative]

IMHO... the tank is way to small to keep any fishes... just my 2 cents.. =]

[dachkie]

yup i agree , at most u can keep is maybe a pair of shrimp or pymgy gobies with super limited feeding and religious weekly water changes

damsels are just too big for this tank

[Firestarter]

The 'tank' is definitely too small for fishes.

[cdckjn]

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=79905

rapalla's tank in his office. If you compare the size of the tank, it is about the same, his being a square, mine being a circle.

Perhaps I just want to put in 1 fish.

One other question what do feather-dusters eat ?

[albinosage]

Actually I think pygmy gobies are okay wat... I always wonder what happens to those pygmy gobies at the LFS that are only 1cm or 1.5cm. I bought a 12 or 13mm panda goby early this year, so damn small in my nano tank that I don't know whether it is dead or alive now.

[onizukaa]

too small bro. my 2 cents.