Survey: Just cut and paste this survey into an email to me, answer the questions, and sooner or later I will get it up on this site for the benefit of other Nano keepers. Turnaround time may be as much as a few weeks. Please note that due to space constraints I cannot put photos of your tanks onto this site. Believe me, I wish I could, but there's only a small amount of web space I can afford to devote to this.

NANO SURVEY:

1)Size of tank?

2)Was this your first reef tank?


3)Do you have any traditionally sized reef aquariums? If so, of what size?


4)How long has this tank been setup?


5)What hardware are you using, including lighting? If you're using a sump, include it here. Also if you're experimenting with any of the "new" systems, such as mangroves, ATS, or mud filtration, list it here.


6)How much live rock are you using?


7)Are you using live sand? If so, how much? If not, are you using any other substrate? Are you using a plenum?


8)Do you perform water changes? If so, how much and how often?


9)Do you add trace elements? If so, what?


10)Do you experience problems with overheating? If so, how have you solved them?

11)What corals are you keeping? Indicate how long you've had them, how large they are, and wether you've observed growth in them.


12)What other invertebrates are you keeping? Again, indicate how long you've had them, how large they are and wether you've observed growth in them.


13)Are you keeping any fish? If so, what?


14)Would you say you have a large population of other micro fauna, such as copepods and similar?


15)Are there any species (vertebrate or invertebrate) you seem to fail with regularly in this tank?


16)Likewise, are there any species you'd describe as remarkably successful in this tank?


17)Do you feed your tank? If so, how often and with what?


18)On a scale of 1 to 5, with one being completely unsuccessful and 5 being very successful, how would you rate your experiences with this tank?


19)Is there anything about your tank you wish you could change? Something you could have done differently?

20)Would you recommend a Nano to another reef keeping hobbyist?


21)Would you recommend one to a non-reef keeping hobbyist?


22)Would you recommend one to a NON hobbyist?


23)Are there any pieces of equipment you've used on this tank you would never use again? If so, what, and why not?


24)Are there any pieces of equipment you'd recommend reservation-free to another hobbyist?


25)Do you test your water parameters? If so, what do you test for? And how often?


26)Are there any mistakes you've made you think others might be able to learn from? If so, feel free to include them here.


27)If you have any additional comments you'd like to make, by all means, include them here.