To nano or not to nano? That is the question.

[bcdope]

dats the Canadian way of spelling it :D

[Bob I]

Well of course we can all disagree all we want. I am going by my experiences. That is the beauty of this forum. The reader can take all the experiences, and make his own decisions. I am definitely not saying you are wrong, and I am right. :D

[terryp01]

Nanos, in my experience, are more difficult in the beginning due to the fluctuations in EVERY aspect possible. However, once they are stabalized, they are usually easy to maintain.

I have found it more difficult to keep a nano when adding fish due to the waste buildup. There is less room for the 'lazy' factor in not doing that clean-up or water change. In this aspect, it is easier to keep a 180 gallon tank since the volume of water is more forgiving.

To answer the question about fish for a nano, I would add something in the goby family. Clown/Citron goby, catalina goby, six-line wrasse usually do well. However, I would limit it to one to two fish since they have to dispose of what they eat, know what I mean?

[Dale D]

I set up a 7 gallon bowfront at the store about 2 months ago and so far everything is going great.

I'm thinking of setting one up at home. I've got a spare 400W MH sitting around so lighting should not be a problem. :D

I think a 7 gallon bowfront nano would look nice sitting on the back of the shitter. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Delphinus]

There is less room for the 'lazy' factor in not doing that clean-up or water change.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think Dussumieri has hit the nail on the head for my case. I set up my 20g, which OK, is not really a "nano" but it's a smaller tank so "borderline nano" before I really understood the basic concepts of DSB's. Basically, my 20g, at two years of age, has no ability to remove nitrates on its own, other than macroalgae export. And because I am not diligent enough in the pruning of those, and in the water changes, and since my carpet anemone has an apetite that almost matches my own, this tank very easily gets nitrates up to 60-80ppm. :eek:

OTOH, I know that Bob has a "proper" DSB in his nano, so I guess that's where it is: as long as it's set up "properly" it can be GoodThing(tm) (oh man I sound like Martha now ... :eek: )

I think a 7 gallon bowfront nano would look nice sitting on the back of the sh!tter.

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I am definitely not saying ...

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!! :eek: I am def.... er ... "really really" afraid of this word now... :D (as I get carted off to the asylum) ...

;)