[Zoe]

I know this is an old thread and the last thing I want to do it stir up the hornets' nest again (so if it's looking that way, by all means delete my post!) but I wanted to give my small opinion.
I understand where leveldrummer is coming from, I totally do. I'm a freshwater girl by all means, but a few months ago I wanted to try my hand at saltwater. And I used a small tank, 8 gallons. Before you freak out: I DON'T have any fish, and I invested in the proper equipment I needed for my meager but colourful population of zoas, xenias, and mushrooms. IMO, my tank has been a success. I love looking at it, and nothing has died. Levels are great, and constant. My point isn't that everyone should try a "nano" because it won't always succeede and the temptation to get fish is very strong, BUT the fact is, when I decided to try this, I did not really come here for advice. It's unfortunate that the small amount of time I've spent browsing this saltwater forum has scared me away from it.
I still don't think anyone should try it, but I'm happy I did. It helped me wrap my head around how saltwater works without spending a large fortune, and I made the effort to use only seeded LR, LS, and propagated zoas, xenias and mushrooms.

Ugh. I thought we closed this thread so this very thing wouldn't happen.-TOS