ABwildrose Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Ok, I am going with the 5 gal minibow if possible. I am assuming that is too small for fish. What I really would like is to have things like crabs and/or shrimp and/or snails. How much lighting would I need? The top holds a 25 watt tubular bulb. What is an auto topoff? I assume it is to keep the water from evaporating and concentrating the salt in the tank. Water does evaporate quickly in my house. This tank does have a nice top tho which will hopefully cut the rate of evaporation down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunl Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 Water does evaporate quickly in my house. Simple solution for that - you need more tanks. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted March 16, 2005 Report Share Posted March 16, 2005 If you check out www.nano-reef.com you'll get plenty of ideas as far as lighting - there are many owners of 3/5/7g minibows on there. Lighting could range from a single 20w 50/50 screw in compact flourescent - all the way up to metal halide it depends what you want to keep. 5g isn't too small for fish - there are a variety of fish suitable to such a tank. Auto top off, is a device that adds fresh water to the aquarium to keep a constant level. Avoiding fluctuations caused by evap, a top helps, but doesn't solve the problem. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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