basic pico reef...bad ideal?

[JohnBRZ]

Hi, anyone have a personal experience with a very basic pico reef tank/bowl? I'm planning to set one up but wonder if it's a bad ideal and not worth the try?

planned equipment--
Biorb life 4 gallon transparent aquarium with LED from Amazon
filter would be the air pump that come with the tank without the air stone.
I might upgrade the LED that come with the tank to a Kassil a80 tuna blue if the white LED doesn't' suppose soft coral
IM 30watt mini heater
some live sand and live rock

planned livestock--mostly easy soft coral, no fish.
pulsing xenia, jawbreakers, koji pink nepthea, gorgonian, GSP, micro brittle star, 1 astrea snail, pods.

 

[JojosReef]

Sounds pretty good! The xenia might be hard to control in a tank that size. If you like inverts, you could put a colorful RFA in with a couple sexy shrimp or maybe a Pedersen. What about flow?

 

[JohnBRZ]

what's a Pedersen? only flow would be from the air pump.

 

[sandfan85]

Yeah I vote against Xenia too. They get out of control quickly

 

[JojosReef]

what's a Pedersen? only flow would be from the air pump.

https://www.reefcleaners.org/aquarium-store/other-inverts/assorted-anemone-shrimp-detail

Can be a bit difficult to find and they don't ship well. Think the shop in HB has them occasionally. Neat looking shrimp