Nano all in ones or using a tank

[fishaddict]

Do you like to use a nano all in one or use a glass tank and other parts?

 

[Anonymous]

Great question!

I've done both, and there are certainly advantages to both. I think for most folks a nice little nano-cube DX is perfectly suitable as an all in one package. I really like to tinker and do DIY stuff so I try all sorts of random stuff.

 

[joedirt]

IMHO, I think it depends on what you want to stock it with. If you like soft corals a nano cube with a few mods would be nice. OTOH, if you want to keep a lot of SPS, I think you'd be better off with a sump and a MH pendant. If you have a sump and a open top your options for heat mgmt. and skimming are wide open.

You wouldn't want to put up a $1000-2000 20gal(just tank,stand, and equipment) to keep leathers, zoos, and mushrooms. But, then again you might...reefers are strange like that,lol.

~Dirt

 

[TheJGMProject]

I have 12gal nano cube dx and it’s awesome. It limits me to only having softies primarily (due to lighting) but it gives rookies, like me, a chance to learn a lot on a smaller level. The filtration is great and the cube is clean with no extra components hanging off of it. Done the tank and additional parts thing and I just like the cube better. Plus there are so many mods you can do to the nano - it’s almost limitless