I JUST signed up for membership but I have been reading through all of the beginner articles and forums for the past few weeks. I'm really excited about starting my first nano and will do my due diligence of researching, asking questions, and keeping anyone who's interested updated

I have my first question. I thought i'd start with a 14 gallon and recently bought a biocube 14 stand for it (no fish tank yet. just the stand=it was priced well). I then realized that 14 only allows for 1-2 fish at most and ideally i'd like 2-4 which 29 can better suit.

Including fish count, is a 29 gallon easier to manage? I plan to do weekly water cycles but i'm imagining that a 14 gallon is more concentrated than 29 so risks are higher with 14. I do understand that 29 requires more supplies (rocks, sand, corals etc) but i'm more focused on the manage factor and the fish count.

can someone kindly help with this? would love to befriend nano buffs

Welcome! I am new to this forum myself but this I have resurrected this hobby few months ago after a 3 year break. when I came back to this hobby i bought the BC 8, but then as I got into the cycling part, I found that there's a lot that I wanted to do with it and the space/size limits me. I moved up to a 55, which I enjoyed a lot, then i bought a BC 29 HQI just for corals. I guess what I wanted to say is that, this hobby can get you pretty engrossed in it and you may want to always put some additions (like your favorite car). That and the fact that, when you have a big tank, there's plenty of headroom and room for some mistake.

I would suggest go with the 29, always check back here for some advise (I always do), always research a new gadget (skimmer, lights) before you buy. I always found that the nano's are really fun to decorate because it's easy to fill unlike my 55.

Good luck!!

The 29 would give you twice the water volume which can help keep a stable environment. That of course depends on your maintenance as well.

The 29 will obviously cost you more in setup, but in the end, normal maintenance is not that much more.

Then of course you will have a LOT more troom to add corals and such (I did say maintenace would not be much more - corals and fish on the other hand...)

Get the 29, you will thank yourself when you have a lot more room to work with.

GO BIGGER...

i bought the 12 g nanocube and moved up to the 24 the the 28 all withthin a year..... and now i have 90g.... go as big as u can afford.....prob even used tank..... so you can get the hang of it... dont buy anything super expensive untill u get familar with stuff..(neigbor bought 3 tangs with only have then tank for 2 months and killed em all...)

I have a 14 and absolutely wish I got the 29 instead

Wow thanks everyone for your feedback! i will definitely go with the 29

I'll be back with more questions... after i sell my biocube 14 stand and get the 29 set up ! cant wait

thanks again

Get the 29 for sure. I started my BC14 about a month ago and am already planning a 50g build. This hobby is extremely addictive I'm finding. Good luck with your tank!!