1 Gallon Saltwater Aquarium and Globe Ecosystem

1 Gallon Pico Reef, 1/2 gallon sealed SPS reef tank, 19 gallon bog terrarium globe, 75 gallon planted tank with Co2 injection. Keeping ecosystems in odd containers changes the chemistry and dynamics interestingly and has a direct correlation to evaporation rates, nitrate binding or export, and temperature stabilization to name a few. For example, a fluted vase design allows for an inner-diameter resting lid, which changes the salinity and saltcreep maintenance drastically vs any other shape. It also provides an angled surface for detritus accumulation, which is easily wiped for maintenance and this is (nitrogen) export.

A small square palmtop design, with an internal plant sub-division, becomes the first and still the only longterm sealed (non evaporating) coral reef aquarium, growing acroporid coral specimens into 3 inch tabular forums documented over a two year course.
Shape matters in pico reef design, and pico reef design matters to marine biology as a whole because it influences coral morphology, allelopathy, and new observations for science unique to hyperconcentrated niche environments.
thank you for stopping by!

I invite everyone to discuss the biology or problems associated with any aquarium care, and feel free to link your own micro reefs if you keep them. Anyone who would like to research pico reef history can start at Reefs.Org and Reefcentral around 2002 and nano-reef.com
These forums paved the way for the explosion in popularity and are 95% of the existing documentation regarding progress of this layman's science

It seemed interesting for all of us to share pico reef design concepts on this video, so post anything you know about them please or any reference material on the matter.

nice to meet you all and thank you for watching!

I stay active enough on this forum and in the marine and fish forums it won't be too hard to find me so we can chat about marine biology and aquatic sciences if not here. I will also help you build and stabilize these, so hit me up in the comments if you start one.

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[brandon429]

there are hardly any pico reefs from years ago on youtube that are still running without major change, check around and post back if you find some! With continued luck in home electricity constant the reefbowl is designed to live indefinately on a biological scale. detritus is exported from the bowl regularly and growing corals are fragged...just hit sixth year

[brandon429]

but it has no room for error. If a power outage ever happens while Im gone and Im not there to do cpr on the reef then its toast. Ive had no toast since 2001 :)

[Beo426]

how do you keep it at the right temp

[brandon429]

@Beo426

The vase reef has a 50 watt heater in it, so there is no external room temp thats too cold. When away on vacation in winter I can turn down my house heating and it still keeps the vase at 78 easy.

In the summer, I use my air conditioner to keep the house max 78 degrees, usually 74 for comfort. The bowl runs one degree above ambient temp, its really efficient. So that means if my house never gets above 78 my reef never gets above 79. The vase is highly temp and salinity stable

[brandon429]

hey thank you for stopping by. I sold that cherry wood tank and made a killing on it...it ran hot and had to be fanned constantly so I didn't set up a third one but Ive kept the reefbowl vase ...

the update vid is Reefbowl 2011 update in my vid list, I'll try to get a more hd version soon. that was shot w a cell phone a few months ago

[Beo426]

@brandon429 wow this setup is amazing and completely puts a new prospective on the possible size for a saltwater aquarium

[QueenI3itch]

I've always wanted to try something tiny like that. I've been trying to find one of those tiny tanks you have in your video. The one with the wood stand and hood. I favor that finished clean look. Would love to see updated vid's of them if you have em.

[brandon429]

@waywardwind12

also there are many variables that can bring down a reef tank, we don't know enough to pinpoint your tank's issue. certain corals can wipe out the system

salinity fluxes can wipe out the system. if you seriously want to make it run, join nano reef.com and make a tank

thread and alert me here about it, then we will manage it point by point on nr.com and it will work fine. I need to know all variables before we can fix this next round. pics, stocking list, care maintenance etc

[brandon429]

the method works so well Ive been using it ten years on reefbowls.

[brandon429]

@waywardwind12

They will not die unless externally poisoned or the care methods are not followed. Change out most or all of the water each week, that is probably your main culprit. Most people apply the water change principles of the 90's (a little bit every two weeks) and this is why most pico reefs of any size don't last very long nowadays.

You need to dose the bowl with c balance. down this list a few pages of my comments there is a dosing

instructional/weekly schedule for C balance.