Whats the best nano aquarium?

[Anonymous]

Is there any particular brand of aquarium all you nano gurus love most? I'm thinking in the 5-8 gallon range...

 

[shalegac]

I like my all-glass. I had three different acrylic and all leaked. It may just be my dumb luck though :roll: . Alot of people like the eclipse which comes in many different sizes and shapes.

 

[brandon4291]

And for my two cents Id like to vote for the all-glass 7g bowfront, a great tank design.

 

[plankton123]

Yup, must agree that the new(er) GLASS bow-front tanks look very nice. 7G nano with 13W 50/50 PC lighting is prolly a good start. If you go to a 20" footprint then you can easily add the newer 96W quads that Coralife sells. Sweet lighting system for about $99.

 

[fungia]

jalli makes very cool ones. some people love the a-life ones too.

 

[Joey French]

I have a 20 high, but I love the AGA 7 gallon bow, for a nano.

 

[Anonymous]

All acrylic for me...it's a must to be able to drill it. I like the look of the eclipse hoods.

 

[Anonymous]

Havnt a few people drilled the AGA glass 7g bow with a dremel and a grinding tip made for glass?

 

[Anonymous]

I don't see why not, but it's just much easier to drill acrylic IMO. Especially with several holes close together without cracking.

 

[Anonymous]

For cost and looks the AGA 7 Minibow or the Eclipse 12 would be my choices. My only complaint about eclipse tanks is being acrylic coralline can be a real pain to get off if it gets settled on.

I currently have an AGA 7 Minibow (just a pair of black perculas and some LR) with just a powerhead and a CPR Aquafuge 12 on it (you have to modify hood a bit to make it fit) and a 32w CSL lighting retro. Both the Eclipse hoods and the 7 AGA have a lot of kits that will fit them for beefing up the lighting.

 

[Anonymous]

Yep. 7 gal bow. I've got one, but may either set it up as a fuge for my next tank (72bow) or sell it off.

Although my 15 Gal High is cool too.

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