24g set up?s - Aquarium Advice

jester · 10-17-2006, 06:19 PM

Hello my Dad is thinking of getting a 24g or a 12g nano for his computer desk how hard are these to take care of he has freshwater tanks but never salt I have large salktwate tanks It just seems these nanos would be alot harder to care for

also if he does do this he would be better off with the 24g correct?

and it will have to cycle just like a big tank i assume

so to start he should jest get sand and lr correct?

is it better to have a deepsand bed or shallow thanks for your time i am sure i will have more?s soon

**melosu58** · 10-17-2006, 06:23 PM

IMO the bigger the better. Yes it will have to cycle. Alot of people do DSB and alot dont. I have about a 2 inch sandbed but it`s up to you.

severum mama · 10-18-2006, 11:26 AM

Yes, the 24 gallon would be easier to care for, but may not be an appropriate choice for a computer desk due to the weight. Your dad may want to look into buying a stand for the tank instead.

10-17-2006, 06:19 PM	#1
jester Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 391 Images: 8	24g set up?s Hello my Dad is thinking of getting a 24g or a 12g nano for his computer desk how hard are these to take care of he has freshwater tanks but never salt I have large salktwate tanks It just seems these nanos would be alot harder to care for also if he does do this he would be better off with the 24g correct? and it will have to cycle just like a big tank i assume so to start he should jest get sand and lr correct? is it better to have a deepsand bed or shallow thanks for your time i am sure i will have more?s soon __________________ my tank for now is a 60g with a little live sand and then just play sand I got 80 pounds of live rock now I have a wet dry with no bio balls and a protein skimmer and [acronym="Ultra Violet"]uv[/acronym] steralizer I have power compacts 260 watts I have 1 damsels 1yellow tang 1 flame angel one yellow strip maroon clownfishand and a feather duster and a bulb anemones that the clown lives in and colony polops and some kenya tree corals and 2 fire shrimp snails and hermit crabs and some other crabs i just got a 40g with like 6 inches of live sand and it is loaded with corals and inverts it was given to me by a friend she had it for 3 years there is a brain coral wellsophyllia and a platygyra brain worm coral green striped mushrooms and red mushrooms yellow colony polyp and button polyp and some type of hard coral not sure what it is also alot of kenya tree oh ya and 2 giant star fish

10-18-2006, 11:26 AM	#3
severum mama Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,771 Images: 22	Yes, the 24 gallon would be easier to care for, but may not be an appropriate choice for a computer desk due to the weight. Your dad may want to look into buying a stand for the tank instead. __________________ WE CAN STAGE A RUNAWAY GOLF CART MARATHON 5 gallon, 45 gallon, and 55 gallon planted 75 gallon SA/CA cichlids 8 gallon Oceanic BioCube nano reef

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