Red sea Nano Max

[TriathlonJoshua]

Hi there, new to reefing and I wanted to know if any of you are running the Red sea nano max 29g all in one aquarium. Is it a good system? Worth for a beginner? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Ron Reefman]

First, allow me to say Welcome to Reef2Reef!

You'll find lots of help here. Red Sea makes pretty good hardware and has a very good reputation in the hobby. As for the nano tank being a good tank to start with, IMHO it's OK. A lot of reefers will say that small tanks are harder to keep than bigger tanks. Bigger tanks are a little easier to keep stable water parameters than small tanks where a small mistake in a small water supply can be a bigger issue.

But IMHO, if you are prepared to pay attention to detail and are NOT looking for a 'set it up and forget it' tank, you can do it. BTW, there is no saltwater system that is maintenance free... or even low maintenance as far as I'm concerned. I've had a 425g system (2 tanks and a big sump/refugium) and now I have a 40g cube and a 16g stand alone holding tank with a HOB (Hang On Back) filter and a small in tank skimmer. Don't over stock it and it's fine.

Good luck and ask questions. Getting started in this hobby can be quite a challenge.

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

Welcome to R2R!!!

I have a Red Sea MaxE170 (45 gal) and I love it! You'll love the nano!

I agree with Ron though. Larger tanks are much easier to take care of. They tend to be more stable over time. It's less harmful to accidentally dump a whole thing of food into a larger system than it is a smaller one. That being said, if you can maintain stable conditions in a smaller tank, it will be easy fo you to upgrade to a bigger one.

 

[TriathlonJoshua]

Thank you so much for the response. But I am very much prepared to get started and I think this may be the system I'll start with and even have bought my foundations kit, test kit and a refractometer. I definitely understand a smaller volume of water will fluctuate faster but I've got a strict schedule on my freshwater tanks that are doing great so I should be fine. Now let me pick at you one more time for some info, will I have to have a refugium?

First, allow me to say Welcome to Reef2Reef!

You'll find lots of help here. Red Sea makes pretty good hardware and has a very good reputation in the hobby. As for the nano tank being a good tank to start with, IMHO it's OK. A lot of reefers will say that small tanks are harder to keep than bigger tanks. Bigger tanks are a little easier to keep stable water parameters than small tanks where a small mistake in a small water supply can be a bigger issue.

But IMHO, if you are prepared to pay attention to detail and are NOT looking for a 'set it up and forget it' tank, you can do it. BTW, there is no saltwater system that is maintenance free... or even low maintenance as far as I'm concerned. I've had a 425g system (2 tanks and a big sump/refugium) and now I have a 40g cube and a 16g stand alone holding tank with a HOB (Hang On Back) filter and a small in tank skimmer. Don't over stock it and it's fine.

Good luck and ask questions. Getting started in this hobby can be quite a challenge.

First, allow me to say Welcome to Reef2Reef!

You'll find lots of help here. Red Sea makes pretty good hardware and has a very good reputation in the hobby. As for the nano tank being a good tank to start with, IMHO it's OK. A lot of reefers will say that small tanks are harder to keep than bigger tanks. Bigger tanks are a little easier to keep stable water parameters than small tanks where a small mistake in a small water supply can be a bigger issue.

But IMHO, if you are prepared to pay attention to detail and are NOT looking for a 'set it up and forget it' tank, you can do it. BTW, there is no saltwater system that is maintenance free... or even low maintenance as far as I'm concerned. I've had a 425g system (2 tanks and a big sump/refugium) and now I have a 40g cube and a 16g stand alone holding tank with a HOB (Hang On Back) filter and a small in tank skimmer. Don't over stock it and it's fine.

Good luck and ask questions. Getting started in this hobby can be quite a challenge.

Welcome to R2R!!!

I have a Red Sea MaxE170 (45 gal) and I love it! You'll love the nano!

I agree with Ron though. Larger tanks are much easier to take care of. They tend to be more stable over time. It's less harmful to accidentally dump a whole thing of food into a larger system than it is a smaller one. That being said, if you can maintain stable conditions in a smaller tank, it will be easy fo you to upgrade to a bigger one.

First, allow me to say Welcome to Reef2Reef!

You'll find lots of help here. Red Sea makes pretty good hardware and has a very good reputation in the hobby. As for the nano tank being a good tank to start with, IMHO it's OK. A lot of reefers will say that small tanks are harder to keep than bigger tanks. Bigger tanks are a little easier to keep stable water parameters than small tanks where a small mistake in a small water supply can be a bigger issue.

But IMHO, if you are prepared to pay attention to detail and are NOT looking for a 'set it up and forget it' tank, you can do it. BTW, there is no saltwater system that is maintenance free... or even low maintenance as far as I'm concerned. I've had a 425g system (2 tanks and a big sump/refugium) and now I have a 40g cube and a 16g stand alone holding tank with a HOB (Hang On Back) filter and a small in tank skimmer. Don't over stock it and it's fine.

Good luck and ask questions. Getting started in this hobby can be quite a challenge.

Thank you very much for the advise and I have room for a 20gal so that's why I was asking about this system originally I was going to opt in for a 10gal! but I didn't want such a small volume of water to be watching very closely, though I know I will be watching a 20gal but I am consistent with water changes in freshwater and I will be no different here! Thank you very much for the advise especially with stocking such a system.

 

[TriathlonJoshua]

Welcome to R2R!!!

I have a Red Sea MaxE170 (45 gal) and I love it! You'll love the nano!

I agree with Ron though. Larger tanks are much easier to take care of. They tend to be more stable over time. It's less harmful to accidentally dump a whole thing of food into a larger system than it is a smaller one. That being said, if you can maintain stable conditions in a smaller tank, it will be easy fo you to upgrade to a bigger one.

Thank you for your input! I am excited to try this system out, I was originally going to start with a 19gal! yikes I know, so I can really start with 20 to give me a bit more room than a pico tank of only 10gal or even less with rock and etc!. I will be consistent with water changes and look forward to expanding my horizon in this hobby, again thank you very much! once I have it up I will be posting again to make sure proper procedures are being followed.