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What are everyone’s thoughts on Red Sea’s Max Nano? I have one coming in and want to know what people have experienced with them, good and bad.
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Why not ask this question before you ordered it? My thought is its an overpriced, nice looking tank of questionable quality due to being made in China. RS recently had a major defect issue with their stand causing their largest tanks panel to blow out. Can you imagine a couple hundred gallons of water and thousands of dollars worth of livestock gone? Good luck. Make sure it's completely level and watch for any bubbles in the silicone seams. I would personally never buy a RS nano, because you can get a 40 breeder from Petco with a nice stand for $200 and have a bigger budget for the important things like corals and fish.
Looks great! What made you change tanks? Besides the pair of clowns I see, what did you have it stocked with? I assume going skimmerless, water changes weekly will do it just fine? How did the ATO do?I had one set up for an year. The skimmer is annoyingly loud but the rest of the kit is nice. Better to go skimmerless unless you are running a full SPS tank.
I love mine..... It really looks great. Only issue, is that I use it as an anemone tank, and I wish it were wall-to-wall bright coral, because it is really a clean/classy looking tank
Edit. I can’t hear my skimmer on it.
Looks great! What made you change tanks? Besides the pair of clowns I see, what did you have it stocked with? I assume going skimmerless, water changes weekly will do it just fine? How did the ATO do?
Odd.....I hear mixed reviews on the skimmer. The classy look is a huge reason I got it!
I guess that’s a good reason! I plan on a pair of clowns, a pair of harlequin shrimp and a possum wrasse and mostly soft corals. Maybe a few SPS. The only upgrade I’ll probably make is the ATO.Corals were outgrowing the tank so I transferred it to my 425xl that I was using as a fowlr. I had the clowns, a 4 line wrasse for pest control and a 3-4 turbo snails. ATO only lasts about a day or 2 so I upgraded to a Tunze 3155 as sometimes I travel. If you plan to do any upgrades wait for Black Friday sales.
I’ll probably just put a bigger reservoir in the bottom stand for the ATOSomeone should make a tall/wider replacement ATO container for this tank to use for extended vacations etc. Wouldn’t look good, but would be a nice swap-out option
Looks awesome! What kind of ATO are you using? Did you find the provided flow wasn’t enough?I love my Max nano. It’s a very well thought out tank and looks beautiful in our home. Skimmer and pump are super quiet after break in(week) Pictures speak louder than words, so here are a few below. You will love the tank!
I love my Max nano. Up for over 2 years. My only complaint is if you run the stock pump wide open, the water overflows the weir channel and flows to the skimmer chamber, bypassing the filter sock. That and if the skimmer overflows it goes down the back of the tank onto the floor.
Wish mine looked as nice as naturalreefs above.
I love my Max nano. Up for over 2 years. My only complaint is if you run the stock pump wide open, the water overflows the weir channel and flows to the skimmer chamber, bypassing the filter sock. That and if the skimmer overflows it goes down the back of the tank onto the floor.
Wish mine looked as nice as naturalreefs above.