When is it not a nano tank?
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yoshii
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I think 30gals is considered the most gallons for a nano tank
gill again68
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Its all about scale isnt it. I mean if you use the ocean for scale then we all have a ways to go.
florida joe
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Nano-, the SI prefix meaning 10^9
I hope that clears it up. If not pm Spanko for the extended explanation
but after searching the web( I really need to get a life) it seems that the mathematical community states a nano tank is anything between a tank in the 10 to 15 gallon range
I hope that clears it up. If not pm Spanko for the extended explanation
but after searching the web( I really need to get a life) it seems that the mathematical community states a nano tank is anything between a tank in the 10 to 15 gallon range
pezenfuego
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Everything is relative. You know who said that right?
While Joe is correct about the 10^9 (I would actually write it as 1.0x10^-9), that doesn't really apply to these tanks at all lol.
Since there are approximately 343 quintillion gallons of water in the ocean, we can try to reduce it by a factor of 1.0x10-9 but we still get 343 billion gallons. If you want to be scientific about it, anything less than or equal to 343,000,000,000 gallons is a nano tank.
However, by this standard a microbubble would contain 343 trillion gallons of air and a pico tank would be anything less than 343 million gallons of water.
With that said, I've always considered anything less than 55 gallons to be a nano. There is no standard. I really wish there were.
While Joe is correct about the 10^9 (I would actually write it as 1.0x10^-9), that doesn't really apply to these tanks at all lol.
Since there are approximately 343 quintillion gallons of water in the ocean, we can try to reduce it by a factor of 1.0x10-9 but we still get 343 billion gallons. If you want to be scientific about it, anything less than or equal to 343,000,000,000 gallons is a nano tank.
However, by this standard a microbubble would contain 343 trillion gallons of air and a pico tank would be anything less than 343 million gallons of water.
With that said, I've always considered anything less than 55 gallons to be a nano. There is no standard. I really wish there were.
spanko
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Our friends at Wet Web Media say,
"What’s A Nano Reef?
Rules and Guidelines; we all live by one set or another and it's no different when it comes to our aquariums. While many of these standards in the hobby contradict each other and at times and cause confusion or controversy, there are however, a few of these standards that are undeniable. One of these guidelines being: “Tanks with larger volumes are chemically more stable than those of smaller volumes and thus easier to maintain.” Thus we get the 40-gallon rule, as in no marine system should be smaller than 40-gallons in volume. So the logical conclusion is, “No one would ever start a marine system less than 40 gallons”, but you and I know that this is far from the truth. In fact it’s quite commonplace to see aquarists with nano tanks (a.k.a. pico marine systems); tanks whose water volume does not exceed 30 gallons are generally placed into this category. It is undeniable that the popularity of nano/pico marine systems has gained momentum in recent years. Consumers have readily accepted them into their homes and offices and marketers have happily provided them with the means to do so. Indeed the nano tank has a following of its own and this is evident with “ready-made” nano systems and chat forums dedicated solely to the smaller marine systems. However popularity and “easy” are not synonyms - nanos are not for everyone."
"What’s A Nano Reef?
Rules and Guidelines; we all live by one set or another and it's no different when it comes to our aquariums. While many of these standards in the hobby contradict each other and at times and cause confusion or controversy, there are however, a few of these standards that are undeniable. One of these guidelines being: “Tanks with larger volumes are chemically more stable than those of smaller volumes and thus easier to maintain.” Thus we get the 40-gallon rule, as in no marine system should be smaller than 40-gallons in volume. So the logical conclusion is, “No one would ever start a marine system less than 40 gallons”, but you and I know that this is far from the truth. In fact it’s quite commonplace to see aquarists with nano tanks (a.k.a. pico marine systems); tanks whose water volume does not exceed 30 gallons are generally placed into this category. It is undeniable that the popularity of nano/pico marine systems has gained momentum in recent years. Consumers have readily accepted them into their homes and offices and marketers have happily provided them with the means to do so. Indeed the nano tank has a following of its own and this is evident with “ready-made” nano systems and chat forums dedicated solely to the smaller marine systems. However popularity and “easy” are not synonyms - nanos are not for everyone."
novahobbies
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I think I'd agree that anything thirty and under would fall into the category of a nano tank. I certainly don't think my 37g seahorse tank is a nano.
My question is similar - what sets a "pico" apart from a nano? I have a 5.5g tank that I always considered a nano...I sort of assumed that the 3g and under crowd would be considered Picos, and anything 5 to 29g were nanos.
My question is similar - what sets a "pico" apart from a nano? I have a 5.5g tank that I always considered a nano...I sort of assumed that the 3g and under crowd would be considered Picos, and anything 5 to 29g were nanos.