Nano's are tough

[xlayedoutx]

Been fighting algea non stop and have lost fish left and right. Hopefully I'll have more luck with my shallow tank. I never lost a fish in any of my other tanks. My Best tank was my 75g so I'm pretty much copying that setup with the new tank.

I always heard that nano's were tough because they are so small and I guess they are right. Corals do fine though.

 

[nayrgaijin]

I've had my 20L for over a year now and haven't lost much. Just have to stay on top of the game man!
Yes it is tougher with smaller tanks. Good luck on your next one!

 

[xlayedoutx]

Yeah I'm not sure what it is. I've had everything tested. 24g Aquapod and I do 5 gal weekly water changes. Fish are all QT'd and look fine before entry. Bar goby Jumped out after a month, 6-line dissapered las week, Clown looks like it may have fin rot, Lawnmower blenny was crab food this morning. All this within a month. Last fish was added 2 months ago.

 

[reefermadness]

I never wanted to do a tank under 100 gal. The swings a small tank can take are devastating..I have warned a few newbies I know, with little regard, and they are all out of the hobby because of this.

 

[UFfishingirl]

Nanos are great they can be easy just have to keep up with them everyday.

 

[MAKcorals]

I never wanted to do a tank under 100 gal. The swings a small tank can take are devastating..I have warned a few newbies I know, with little regard, and they are all out of the hobby because of this.

I agree i started with a 14g nano and everything was good for the first 6 months and then the bio load really started to catch up even with me doing water changes every couple days. When dealing with a small volume of water the slightest change in params can be jurastic.

 

[MAKcorals]

haha shortly after that 14g i was up to close to 300g. I kind of went from one extreme to the next and now have finnally found a happy medium. I'm itching for an upgrade though.

 

[RBursek]

The Blenny and 6Line may have starved to death, Blennys need all that algae and a 6line needs alot of critters on the rock and Pods.

 

[Russellaqua]

Nanos are great they can be easy just have to keep up with them everyday.

Very true. I once had a 20L full of SPS as a frag tank. Wasn't hooked into another system or anything; I just did a daily top-off.

 

[xlayedoutx]

Yeah I've been doing this for 4 1/2 years now. First tank was a 75g. Best tank I've had. Never lost anything. Had it for a little over a year. Sold it because I thought I was moving. Next tank was a 60g cube. Had HA problem but never lost anything. Had it for a year. Sold it because I did move. Now I have the nano and I've never lost so many fish before. My coral do great but fish always die. They last a good while but end up dieing.

Now I'm seting up a 57g shallow tank. Hopefully I'll have better luck with this one.

I just don't get it though. My buddy has a extremely overstocked 29g bowfront with HOB biowheel filter and he never has a problem.

 

[byeung]

The only losses I have had were to a crab in my nano (BC 29). I lost 2 wrasses and a small clown to it. Since it's removal everything lives in peace. My nano seems to fair well with just top off and then 5 gal water changes every other week. I only wish I had a bigger tank because im running out of real estate. Algae is on lock down now that my clean up crew found a happy medium.

 

[newnanoboy]

I have a 28g mixed reef tank. I've had nothing but success with my nano. I often think about upgrading, but this tank keeps flourishing. I'm a high end paly/zoa collector, but also keep sps's and a few chalices. Everything in my tank came from small frags. Now they are either colonies or mini colonies. I've even had to sell my sps's a fee months back becausae they outgrew my tank. The key to success is regular water changes and keeping the temp stable.

 

[ReefEscape]

My experience in the year that I have kept my nano is that patience is the key to survival, know how big that coral will grow (don't guess), never miss a water change and everything in moderation. I haven't lost any fish yet - knock on wood - and I try to overfeed a varied diet and let the clean up crew do their job on the excess.