One of our earliest posts here at Saltwater Smarts was titled “4 Reasons to Start with a Bigger Saltwater Tank。”在其中,我们概述了从较大的水族馆开始的各种好处,以及对缩小系统的潜在缺点 - 稳定的水参数,更少的放养选择等等。
我们仍然认为,对于初学者来说,最好用一个更大的坦克弄湿他们的脚,但是当你们中的一些纳米保存咸味盐指出,Pro/Con Balance并没有完全支持更大的系统。纳米人也有他们的斑点。这里没有特别的顺序,其中四个:
#1 Significant cost savings
Both initial and ongoing expenses are considerably lower for nano aquariums than for their larger counterparts. Not only are equipment costs more manageable, but also:
- You don’t need much in the way of live rock and substrate material for biological filtration and aquascaping.
- Fewer pumps are needed to create adequate circulation in the system.
- A single, small light fixture will suffice for illumination—and, therefore, there are fewer bulbs/tubes to replace.
- 你得到更多的里程从合成海盐supply because you don’t need to mix as much salt water.
- 较小的电子组件减少了功率,节省了公用事业成本。
#2 Space isn’t an issue
Large aquariums take up a commensurately large amount of space in the home. Thus for apartment, condo, or dorm dwellers—or the otherwise space-impaired—a large tank just might not be in the cards. Nanos, on the other hand, can fit in virtually any living or office space.
#3重量不是什么大问题
When I set up a 125-gallonFOWLRtank in the living room of our then 85-year-old home, you can bet I was sweating the stress all that weight would exert on those old floors. I could just imagine running into the living room after hearing a loud crash and looking down at a very wet basement through an aquarium-shaped hole in the floor. This really isn’t a concern with nano tanks. Smaller tanks = smaller catastrophes.
Also, if the initial location of your nano aquarium isn’t working out for some reason, no worries! Owing to their very manageable size and weight, moving nano tanks is a snap compared to larger systems.
#4 Water changes are oh so easy!
We’re always beating the drum forregular partial water changeshere atSaltwater Smarts. This chore is so much less onerous when you’re dealing with a smaller system. Consider that a 20% water change in, say, a 20-gallon tank involves siphoning out and replacing only 4 gallons. By contrast, if I want to change the same percentage of water in the aforementioned FOWLR system, I have to remove and replace 25 gallons.
Are there other benefits?
So what have we overlooked? If any of you proud nano-keepers out there have some points to add to this list, please share them with your fellow salties in the comment section below.