Nano Reefs?

[King Chilled]

Hi

In a random act of shopping I purchassed a ViaAqua AR 380 Aquarium
(http://www.commodityaxis.com/ProductData.aspx?id=10)
The original intention was to keep it very simple and throw a few gold
fish in there. I then stumbled across the word 'nano-reef' and this
got me wondering.

Could I use this small 10 gallon tank as the basis for a nano reef? I
guess I would need to purchase some additional equipment but thats not
too much of an issue. Has anyone else set up a nano reef and if so
what sort of luck did they have?

I have kept fish in the past (mainly freshwater) so I am not a total
novice but when it comes to nano marine tanks I am in unchartered
waters!

Any help or advice much appreciated.

Regards

[Pszemol]

"King Chilled" > wrote in message om...
> Could I use this small 10 gallon tank as the basis for a nano reef?

Yes, you can. But it wont be simple anymore.

> I guess I would need to purchase some additional equipment but thats
> not too much of an issue.

Right. Money is not an object here. The bigger issue is lack of skills.
10g nano-reef is too big of a challenge for a marine aquarist novice.
Start from a bigger tank, 40-70 gallons, it is more stable and easier
to take care of. I would say 10g nano-reef is for experts only.

[Marc Levenson]

Believe it or not, there is a website called
http://www.nano-reef.com/

And just for your own edification, read this brief overview:
http://www.melevsreef.com/overview.htm

Hope that helps.

Marc


King Chilled wrote:
> Hi
>
> In a random act of shopping I purchassed a ViaAqua AR 380 Aquarium
> (http://www.commodityaxis.com/ProductData.aspx?id=10)
> The original intention was to keep it very simple and throw a few gold
> fish in there. I then stumbled across the word 'nano-reef' and this
> got me wondering.
>
> Could I use this small 10 gallon tank as the basis for a nano reef? I
> guess I would need to purchase some additional equipment but thats not
> too much of an issue. Has anyone else set up a nano reef and if so
> what sort of luck did they have?
>
> I have kept fish in the past (mainly freshwater) so I am not a total
> novice but when it comes to nano marine tanks I am in unchartered
> waters!
>
> Any help or advice much appreciated.
>
> Regards

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