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[tony]

i forgot to mention that yes that heater is waaaay too big for that tank it came with it so no use in trashing it. cliff is supposed to be bringing me a smaller one soon (along with some frags, wo0t!)

C.Mydas in my opinion is the queen of all nanos. She has a kick-a-word nano right now, and has kept more in the past. I would give her a PM. She used to have a pico not long ago, it was the coolest nano ive ever seen. It won TOTM one month..here it is..

her tank is actually the one that inspired me to get this one

[C.Mydas]

Wow! Thanks guys!

Purejoy, all the advice on here has been excellent. A few notes, however..lol. When you do your water changes make sure the temp is the same in the new water as the old water, and dont worry about doing a water change that is too big. Personally, I do at least 50-100% water changes (50% if I do it weekly and 100% if I accidentally skip a week). I also, to avoid over feeding (since I have LPS and filter feeders that need to eat too), purposefully overfeed the tank with invert food right before I do a water change. That gives them an opportunity to eat a large meal, then I replace the water so it doesn't crash my tank. Softies are great in nanos, be careful with what kind you choose, however. Leathers are extremely toxic so you will need to run LOTS of carbon to keep the water clean for your other corals. Also, a 'mistake' I see a lot of people make with nanos is that they get in such a rush to stock them that they put any small coral they find in the tank. Be selective!! You have a small tank and IMO everything in there should be something you cant live without that is the only way you will achieve the look you are going for.

Hope that helps.