(1) 29 gallon or (4) small 5 gallon tanks?

[homersimpsonlikesfish]

Which is easier to maintain: (1) 29 gallon FOWLR tank or (4) 5 gallon FOWLR tanks?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

1 tank is always much easier to maintain.... I had 4 tanks until 2 weeks ago, I had to take one down, it was too much for me.

However its very hard to compare a 5 gallon to a 29 gallon, since the livestock would be so different in a 5 compared to 29. To me its apples and oranges