Thanks to Dickie and Sadielynn for their input. Dickie, I've seen your thread, and that was one of my inspiration for wanting this tank. I just found out that the 6.6g tank is around $40. Wow, i wasn't expecting it to be that steep. Gotta re-think my setup now. It's only ~$25 less than the 7g minibow.
Maybe a lil background might help people understand my situation. I've had a saltwater setup in a 75 gallon before and loved it. However, my course load was very heavy one semester, which caused me to slack on my water change. Eventually my tank crashed and a few lives were lost. The location of the tank was in the kitchen near a window, which wasn't the best idea either. Well, I've finished my undergrad but will be attending dental school this coming up fall. In the mean time, I have about 5 months to kinda relax and make up all the miss time from undergrad. I always love the saltwater hobby, and would like to set somethign up that is somewhat easy and quick to maintain.
My impression of a nano setup is that you'll have to do something everyday which include topping off, feeding, and maybe whipping the glass. These task should take less than 5-10 mins a day. Being that the tank is small, weekly water change will never be more than 5 gallons and can be accomplish with a bucket on the side of the tank. (had to run a hose thru the window, buckets and buckets of water for my 75 g)This should take no more than 30 mins. I think I will be able to do this with my course load. In addition, I am not sure where I'll be living yet, therefore I want something that is pretty portable. If my impression of nano is wrong, please fill me in what I am missing.
For those that have experience with the 6.6g, 7g minibow, and just a regular 10 gallon, do you have any concerns with them that you would mind sharing. I would like to setup and sump within the tank. I've gone through many threads, but I have encouter any that list any thing negative.
