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Originally Posted by dfraley_23 I agree with bigger the tank the easier to maintain but who really has $1,000 or more to invest in a large aquarium?I know I dont right now.A 55g tank or larger is great and I wish I had one but people keep it in the budget.I have a 29g reef tank because I dont have a fortune to spend on a large one.You shouldnt hate to sell them because people cant afford a large one,happy with the small nano or dont have the room for bigger!!Or maybe I misunderstand what message your trying to get through. |
The problem is many people that purchase nano tanks don't know what they are getting into. The nano reef is more of a challange to maintain than a larger reef tank, whether it be 30 gallons 40 gallons or 100 gallons.
People need to know the filtration and size is not suitable to keep more than one or two of the smallest saltwater fish, and the lighting is not suitable to keep more than the lowest light demanding of all corals.
I don't hate to sell nano reefs, in fact I have a sunlit nano tank on my desk next to my bed. However, there are no fish in it, just a hermit some algae, a mushroom and a majano anemone. Most customers come into my store to start SW want an anemone and a clown fish (I hate it, but it's the truth). I am NOT selling these people a nano cube and telling them that they can throw an anemone in it. They might end up going to PetCo down the street where they are told they can keep any coral under flo. lights. But they will be back once they realize they were given a bunch of cow poop.