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[prplfirefish]

Is a 36 corner considered a nano?

 

[rabidcrab]

would it change anything if we called it a nano?
nano just means small, if its small in your opinion... call it a nano

 

[prplfirefish]

Was just wondering if a 36 is still considered a namo-or if there is a number makes it bigger than a nano???? I have a 12 nano--just got a 36 up and running and was just wondering? So your saying that I can considered my 90 a nano??lol

 

[sir_dudeguy]

nah, its not a nano in my book. Nano stops at 20 for me. Anything bigger than that (up until like 150) is just considered normal/average/whatever.

a long time ago it may have been considered quite small because most people wouldnt attempt a reef unless it was big. But now with a lot of this new equipment/knowledge, smaller tanks are very easy and VERY common.

 

[rabidcrab]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9403643#post9403643 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by prplfirefish
So your saying that I can considered my 90 a nano??lol

There arent any set guidelines for nanos or normal, or large tanks. a 30 gallon tank may seem normal to some, but if it was a 30 SPS it could be considered a NANO. I have a 3g aquarium with zoanthids only in it, i consider that a nano. I have a 30 gallon with only anemones and an octo... i dont think its a nano. I wouldnt really call any nanocubes( nanocube, biocube) a nano untill its decked out with coral. IMO a nano occurs when you take the coral and livestock density of a large tank and cram it into a small successful tank... thats a nano. anything else is just a dinky tootsy aquarium

 

[martinphillip03]

Well there is a forum for large reef tanks 180 gal and larger. There is a nano forum. Thats it. IMHO a nano is less than 180 gallons

Marty

 

[rabidcrab]

maybe you could call a 90 a nano if you had a whale in it. i think it really depends on what ur keepin in it... who agrees?

 

[prplfirefish]

well no we don't have a whale--yet--but we do have tangs, file fish, 2 firefish-2 perks. zoos, mushrooms, 1 clam, leathers etc--but that is all in the 90-
my 36 just got set up- have got a couple fish and a few other things.