Are these Tanks Nano Tanks

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Hi all, the R 2 R Forum is great for reaching out. The Tanks below are both completely self contained ( AIO ) and are based on a new filter technology that does not need Live Rock. All the Bio Activity ( anaerobic and aerobic ) and all the Mechanical Filtering is done with Two Fabric Cores ( they must be HDPE Knitted Shade Cloth 85 % ). They replace the two Foam Cores on a cheap Fresh Water Foam Filter Unit. They are self cleaning, larval friendly, and absolutely destroy Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate ( 145 ppm Nitrate to 5 ppm Nitrate in a 12 hour test ). Add the Protein Cannon made from another Foam Filter Unit and the system has Hard Coral Water. The Water Pump is a USB 5 Watt Pump that sits atop the Filter Complex. An Air Pump runs the Protein Cannon and the embedded Air Stone. The Seahorse tank took 6 hours to build and got two pre seasoned Cores from the Marine Pond. It got Seahorses the next day. If Live Rock is used it won't be Seasoned for 6 weeks ( works fine to run on Cores alone ). The Seahorse Tank will never have Live Rock due to Dangers. If this Tech works for you, I'm in all the way.

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Lovely setup, not sure about your initial question in your title but the answer is definitely yes ;)
 
Hi Aqua Splendor, I am new to the Forum and was not really sure if 10 gallon tanks were too large for Nano tanks. There have been 3 gallon and 5 gallon tanks here that were clearly Nano tanks. At 10 gallons ( 80 lbs ) the weight alone causes me some concern. What is the largest Nano tank by convention in this Forum? A 20 gallon Tank would weigh 160 lbs for water alone. That would definitely crush my end tables.
Thanks for the reply.

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If you're asking what defines a nano, generally under 40 gallon is a nano. Pico would be even smaller, like around 5-ish gallons.
 
I am very surprised to hear that over 20 gallons can still be a nano. There was a 35 gallon Bow Front here that was huge ( for a Nano ). That's like 300 pounds of water sitting over a Berber carpet.
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

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