Nano tank

[neoprodigy]

any one have a nano tank? what size consider a "nano" ? is nano good beginner tank?

[piranha45]

I raised a single platy fry in a 1 liter bottle for like 4 months :P Then I got bored and threw it in one of my other tanks and that 4 months of effort got gulped in a heartbeat.

[Jay R.]

I have a 20 gallon reeftank, or soon to be reef tank (once it matures some). from the research I've done it seems a 5 gallon saltwater tank can be done successfully if done properly. usually they use a lot of live rock and live sand and a power head and an extremly light bio-load. as a general rule i don't think Nano tanks are good beginner tanks.
however they are easier to maintain than a bigger system. so i guess it all depends on wether or not the begginer takes the time to understand whats going on in their tank or not. a 10 gallon tank with a bunch of live rock, 2 very small hardy fish and a cleaner crew would be pretty self sufficent after cycling.

[Triggeraa]

5 gallon marineland hex. Modified hood, 60 watts plus moonlights and pc fans. Aquaclear 150 plus rio 90 for circulation. 50 watt heater, power strips, digital thermometer ect. The usual additives and water changes.

5 Gallon Reef (http://www.care2.com/c2c/photos/view.html/view/234/120428746/5_Gallon_Hex_Reef/)

[piranha45]

its a beautifully setup tank trigger, although I think without any crustaceans its still kinda weak :)

[Triggeraa]

There are 4 red legged hermits and an emerald crab living in the tank. :thumbsup:
I also keep an astea snail.

[The TRUST]

Cool. Can you keep one of those Purple lobsters in there?

[pufferking]

i have a ten gallon with a bunch of live rock hermits coral and a yellow tailed damsel.

[Neo Baron]

I have a 20 and the work load is alot i change the water 2-3 times a week.

[BlackGhostKnifelovr]

i have a 20 gallon i want to make into a reef tank i jst dont know what all i need

[Neo Baron]

in my 20 reef i have an emperor 280, ac 50 power head, 100 watt jager heater, i also use live argonite sand and i have alot of live rock i have a actinic light along with another spectrum. i keep it lightly stocked. 3 green chromis, snowflake eel, and snails, hermits etc. i also have anemones and feather dusters, polyp coral, mushroom coral.

[pufferking]

i cant wait to add more coral to mine. i still have to get nice lights first.

[SharkLover]

are they easier to keep? :D

[Neo Baron]

what are eaiser to keep?

[redtailfool]

Whats your take on JBJ Nanocubes? Built in filtration and Lighting?

Click Me (http://www.jbjnanocube.com/)

[Jay R.]

I've seen them, they work well as long as you don't over stock.

[pufferking]

ya on my ten gallon nano i have a filter rated for 50 gallons. i also only have i fish. thats the trick dont over stock but overfilter

[BlackGhostKnifelovr]

wow k i have the heater and a penguin 330 and a light lol


anyone have a good site with info on how to set up and take care of a salt water tank?!?!

[redtailfool]

ive always wanted to setup a nano tank but too lazy to do it..

[Jay R.]

i found a site about a guy doing a 10 and 5 gallon nano tank. I'll see if i can find them

[Neo Baron]

at my store my friend set up an eclipse system 6 as a reef setup and he does water changes everyday, but it is a nice tank. :grinno:

[MidasMan]

If you have mastered fresh water tanks salt is a breeze. I have had two salt tanks 15 and a 25. My fish killed each other so i gave up. im gonna get into salt again soon.

[HilJack41]

Yes i am all about alts.... in response to nano cubes... Nano cubes are great! they haev a built in wet dry filter, and good water ciculation (important), the lights in the standard model are enough to sustain most corals minus sps (stony corals such as birds nest ect).

The one i take care of needs only monthy waterchanges and i moniter its ph, nitrate ect. levels and they stay fairly constant.
Nano cubs are easily modified to includ LED lights for night viewing, and more light units. The nano cubes also come in a lx modle wiht more lighting that wil rock any corals socks off. oh and double fans for cooling! :sarcastic wow: They cubes come ina 12 gallon modle and i think a 20. the 12 is a square foot, and is just great! its galss but has no corners so youhave like panoramic viewing. i only added a heater and small powerhead. i harvest mushrooms and xenia from it weekly.

check out this site, itsmy home base

www.cincyreef.com
its hasd evrythign you need to know about salt, and any question will be answeared to the enth degree, them all are my homes they are awsome. lol im a member of hte club and haev the t shirt waht waht!

speaking from the view point of haveing a 250 gallon reef system nanos are a breeze. they are cheap, easly to manitan, and easily can be made to look outstanding. reefs are more like the ecosystem so its eaier to main tain fish only nanos would go crazy wiht nitrates. if you have nay questions about salt ask me. lol i can type another 4 pages theres just so much. But from experianceing both bad and good in tank set ups there is defenatly a wrong and right, and if its wrong youwill flush 100s of $ down the toilet.. i did... you gotta understand the whole concept of copelopods, live sand, live rock, ect. refugiums are fantastic, if you want fish only go that way for sure. also there are equipment like protien skimmers, uv sterilizers, calcium reactors, r/o units, ozone units, the lights man can make or break a tank and also make or break you wallet! you can haev some pretty monsterfish in salt. like look down fish..

and wolf eels
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y170/HilJack41/DSCN0980.jpg

ps he is for sale

i have a great nano site too, i will find it and post it


p.s. you have a snowfalke eel in a nano? dose he haeva futre home??? cuse he gonna get big! :22_yikes:

[PredatoryFishMagazine]

I know I'm a few days late on this, but that's a beautiful wolf eel. I'm actually working on getting them to breed for me. As far as I know they've never been bred in an aquarium, so it would be a huge accomplishment for me if I can get them to.

But as far as nano reefs, my friend Jesse has been maintaining a 1 gallon "reef" for a little over a year now. It sounds cool, but it's actually pretty boring to look at because it's so small. As a general rule I don't recommend small tanks to start out with, but if you've done fairly well with freshwater doing salt shouldn't be a problem. Saltwater tanks are actually a lot easier than a lot of people make them out to be.

[HilJack41]

salt tanks big or samll are great, but like i said you really do haev to understand the concepts , then everything eles will fall in place.. ps here are thoses sweet nano sites.. reall worth looking at ....www.minibow.com
www.nano-reef.com
good stuff :drool:

[HilJack41]

by the say my that pictrure is almost a year old my wold eel is so much bigger now, hes hte best color ive seen and great face too. :hearts:

[PredatoryFishMagazine]

Yeah, like you said, saltwater isn't difficult, you have have to understand what your doing.

[asaarcher]

Hi this is my first post so I hope i don't mess it up.
I've been maintaining reef tanks professionally for years and no a nano is not good for a begginner. If you take the same amount of pollution and spill it into a pond or a puddle the puddle will get polluted faster.
The only thing that I do like about nano stuff is that the maintenance takes a hot minute, small amounts of water small amounts of time. :ne :newbie: wbie: :newbie: :newbie: :newbie: :newbie: :newbie: :newbie:

That's me

[redtailfool]

Sweet nano! Always wanted to get one of those ready to go nano tanks
from jbjlighting.com