One of the biggest misconceptions in the saltwater industry is that if you have a nano you need to go “all out”. Some reef keepers do this and stuff a tank full of SPS, LPS and any other coral that you might find interesting. Thankfully, we have folks like mesocosm who can keep a Chrysiptera galba in a scant 10 gallon aquarium while tastefully displaying mushrooms, zoos and some select inverts in a manner that doesn’t say “me too”. Interestingly, this nano is an eclipse system aquarium while orginally made for freshwater, keeps a saltwater tank running smoothly with small water changes along with freshly mixed saltwater. Does anyone else enjoy keeping a nano aquarium?
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I’ve experienced the very same thing! I have a 10g tank on my desk at work and with very little work it’s stays very healthy! As you can guess I have a completely decked out RKE controller on the tank.
Nanos only for me. Stuffed full of corals…no skimmer, no fuge, no sump, no nuthin…just rock, good light and water movement. Can keep almost any coral with a super simple setup like this.
Nano here as well, have a 34gal solana with a breeding pair of tomato clowns in it and a ton of BTA’s.
I have been in the reef keeping seen for quitw some time. Although i have been away from it for a bit, i am planning a 5.5 gallon nano or is it pico tank?
Wallyworld hada tank kit i just couldnt pass on…lol