Smallest DIY Tank?

born2lovefish said:

Just finished my first DIY glass tank. Tank is 3 inches long, 1 inch in width, and 1 inch tall. Total volume is approximately .012987 gallons. Anyone have any thoughts on what it should house?....

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Check this site out, at the bottom there are nano tanks even smaller than that one!
http://www.akvaristikayu.com/Octopus aquascaping/Gallery.htm

rrrrramos said:

Check this site out, at the bottom there are nano tanks even smaller than that one!
http://www.akvaristikayu.com/Octopus aquascaping/Gallery.htm

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Thanks for sharing, as those tanks are really neat!

I'd try small, compact mosses. mini pellia, fissidens fontanus/zippelanus/nobilus, mini taiwan moss. Maybe a stem or two of HC, kept neatly trimmed.

I saw something on Oliver Knott's website about using soda water for water changes, seemed a novel way of introducing co2 into tiny tanks. Link. Also look here for some more examples of really small tanks.

I look forward to seeing pics of what you decide to do, good luck!

I definitely say either an Oscar or Pacu would be perfect for that tank.

Craig

Craigthor said:

I definitely say either an Oscar or Pacu would be perfect for that tank.

Craig

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I was actually thinking of a couple baby piranhas. After all, a fish will only grow as big as the tank....:eek5:

Oooh what about an ariapima gigas?

Plant wise small mosses or even dwarf riccia possibly.

Craig

I thought about just putting a couple baby cherry shrimp in it with some moss...

very nice! wanna make me one?

Would you like a recommendation on the right T5HO light fixture to use over that?

Don't forget the daily water changes with a syringe

Hoppy said:

Would you like a recommendation on the right T5HO light fixture to use over that?

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What about a metal halide?:hihi:
Very niceroud: seriously

Wow, very tiny. I could not imagine anything live lasting to long in there without jumping out.. Looking forward to see this develop though.. I now there are a few talented folks who work solely on ultra mini projects like this over on ASW forum..

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Orlando, you surely have an appropriate CO2 system for this tank? About 1 bubble per week ought to do it.

Pretty cool!

Hoppy said:

Orlando, you surely have an appropriate CO2 system for this tank? About 1 bubble per week ought to do it.

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I have a spare 20 lb co2 tank, I thought about hooking up...then realized it probably would be overkill...:hihi: