New Nano Reef Series

I'm excited that we are going to be working with the niece of Sue, one of our contributors, on setting up her first tank.  Amanda is 10 years old, has an interest in science, and intends to create a nano reef to use for an upcoming class science project, as well as future projects.  She will be making all of the choices and decisions on her own, with the guidance of our group to steer her clear of pitfalls.  I think we are all going to enjoy thinking like a kid again and will only benefit from learning more about what others, especially children, find interesting and attractive about fish tanks; particularly for those readers in retail or aquatic services.  For both Amanda's project, and our purposes, every step will be documented and shared on this site including purchases, costs, set up, livestock introductions, maintenance, etc.  Amanda is shouldering the cost 100% on her own and will therefore be creating her environment as cost effectively as possible.  It should be very interesting to new salt water hobbyists to see what work goes into a new aquarium, along with the costs.  Amanda's plan is to start simple with fish only/live rock using only what comes in an inexpensive boxed aquarium kit, and add features as she saves.