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pleasants9

pleasants9

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ive been thinking about a nano for my bedroom since im in there a lot studying. What would be the smallest size tank, and what brand/setup would be best/ideal if i wanted to have a pair of clowns with an anemone? (most likely a bubble tip anemone or some other easy anemone)
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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hmm, I would try a 24g oceanic biocube. Then again, a lot of people don't like oceanics or biocubes.
If it were me, I would just set up a small little 20g tank with a HOB filter and a home made stand. Much, Much cheaper then a biocube. But, if you like the look of the curved glass - go for it!
 
pleasants9

pleasants9

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the smaller the tank the better, and nothing wrong with homemade and saving money...i feel like your the only one that answers my rediculous questions these days...haha
 
gobywankenoobi

gobywankenoobi

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When I was planning a nano a few months ago, I thought smaller=cheaper. I ended up with a 20g tall hand me down tank. Its been running for less than a month and I am quickly realizing it's limits and already wishing i had invested in a Nanocube or aquapod. A 40 gallon would be sweet!
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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The smaller the aquarium, the harder it is to keep the water parameters stable. Alk and Calcium can be depleted rapidly, ammonia can spike if something dies and you don't catch it. If a snail dies and you don't catch it, it will cause nitrate/phosphate problems. The bigger the tank the better. IF I Were to do a nano tank, it wouldn't be less than 20g.
DETANE, the tang police will be on you pretty soon. God aweful to keep a blue hippo tang in a 9g, even IF it is a baby.
 
detane

detane

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I know.. baby blue will have a new home in my large tank in a month or two. All I really plan to keep in the nano is a shrimp and goby
 
rotarymagic

rotarymagic

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well if you can forego fish and want cheap and simple...
deco art/red sea candy aquavase XL... 1 gallon reef tank... AWESOME!!!... they're like 40bucks, 7x7x7 plastic cube with hob filter and 7w 7200k light... I grew zoas, rics, and a branching hammer under it...
so simple and so relaxing, but doesn't have any fish...
so think...here's the price list break down:
$27 for tank and light... where the pets go...or die... also saw it online for just the tank $6.75 there's also the aquavase cradle bowl which is slightly larger.
$10 or less for big polyfilter square that you can cut up and replace the stock media (pull for 24hours after feeding)
$20 for 20w 50/50 coralife spiral CFL (not 100% necessary, but would look way better)
$20 for desklamp or free...
stick on heater $10 (may actually not need...)
live rock... $2-$5bucks...
live sand $5 or free...
then add a couple very small cerith snails, 3 astreas, zoas, rics, feather duster, an acan or something similar...
I fed mine kent microvert... like 2 drops a week, changed 3cups of water a week... topped it up twice a day, you could always figure out somesort of top up method if you needed too... just a thought if you're looking for cheap, small, and very easy. Oh yeah.. I used a hard bristled toothbrush to clean the plastic walls...
 
happitylogan

happitylogan

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There is no 24 gallon biocube, so thats not an option. I would go with a 14 gallon biocube. I would never keep a pair of clowns in something as small as a 9 gallon. Even the 14 is pushing it for a pair, and then you'd be maxed out in terms of bioload with the pair. I have an 8 that I kept a clown in and it ended up getting somewhat deformed. It limits their swimming, stunts their growth, and I would never chance that happening again(this was a tiny clown too, he's been moved to my 24 since then) JMO, but if you want a pair, you shouldnt go any less than a 14, and even then I'd go bigger
 
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