Picoreef practicalities
Location isn’t the only problem with the picoreef, though. I really think that the tank is too small…or the rock in the tank is too big. I have a really difficult time changing the water or even testing the water because the rock takes up so much of the space in the tank. There’s about a half inch of clearance in the front and back and just 2-3 inches on either side. It’s hard to start a siphon, clean the glass or test the specific gravity without hitting the rock. If I had a bunch of invertes I’d damage them every time I did anything. I try to imagine a feather duster in that tank and realize that if I had one I wouldn’t be able to put either a siphon hose or a hydrometer into the tank without decapitating it.
