Mighty Prawn Posted February 22, 2006 Report Share Posted February 22, 2006 My wife and I are planning on starting up a small nano reef as our start in salt water. We were thinking 5.5 gallons, or max 10 gallons. I figure this would be a good way to start off, without breaking the bank. I am hoping to do a rectangular tall tank. 10w x 10l x 13h. We were hoping to do mostly shrimp and critters, but would also like to have at most 1 or 2 fish. I've been told before that I should do a bare bottom tank since I am just starting out. What are the downsides to having a sand substrate? What kind of filtration is ideal for a small nano tank like this? And is the expensive compact fluorescent lighting necessary for everything, or only specific kinds of corals and inverts? I saw someone on the board selling a 5.5 gallon nano setup for like $800, I am assuming he's taking at least a 25% loss, and I'm not going to be able to convince my wife it's practical to spend over $1000 on a 5.5 gallon tank. Should I just forget about salt for a while, or can it be done for way cheaper? I don't want anything rare or fancy, the only thing I am hoping I can have are 1 or 2 sexy shrimp, and whatever critters hitch a ride, plus 1 or 2 small fish that would be happy in a nano tank. Advice and suggestions please! -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Prawn Posted February 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 Bump. -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert_dao Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 You should come in and have a chit chat with me sometime, haha. That or whenever you decide to go play badminton, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishManTy Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 If you are looking to buy a nano tank... i think im gonna sell my 8 gallon bowfront. I can include the glasstops and PC fixture, ac mini, 2 powerheads and submersible heater.. rock and sand too if you want. Reason for selling is my tiny anenome swam into the powerhead, and it died, and I just wanna stick to my 90gallon from now on. Lemme know Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Prawn Posted February 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 You should come in and have a chit chat with me sometime, haha.That or whenever you decide to go play badminton, let me know. I figured I'd just come in. Badminton.,a skjfbhas;k, my friends ditched me for Badminton, now they play with their girlfriends, cuz their girlfriends are friends, too. I'm trying to get a new group together though, I'll keep ya posted. Might be interested in buying that tank, depending on how much it costs. -Hideo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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