About Kenny Nyhus Fadil
Kenny Nyhus Fadil is the publisher behind nanotankhq.com and a lifelong polymath who came to aquariums the unusual way: through years of hydroponics, where water chemistry is measured daily and guessing kills plants instead of fish. His small tanks in Sweden run on the same discipline — parameters logged, changes isolated, a shrimp colony and planted nanos that earn their stability.
Background
The TDS pen in Kenny’s aquarium drawer is the same one that ran his nutrient reservoirs. Years of hydroponics built the reflexes that the aquarium hobby calls advanced: calibrated instruments, a parameter log, and the unglamorous habit of testing before touching. When the water grew fins, the method came along — four small tanks run as parallel experiments, from a low-tech planted nano that has held stable for years to a pressurized-CO2 showpiece aquascaped by his own hands.
He manages a network of niche websites focused on craftsmanship and hands-on testing, and publishes that network openly. NanoTankHQ is the bench with a heartbeat — and the responsibility that comes with one.
Specialties
- The nitrogen cycle, honestly taught — fishless cycling, testing rhythm, what the numbers mean
- Nano-specific stability — why small volumes swing fast and the routines that tame them
- Shrimp keeping — Neocaridina parameters, molting, RO and remineralization practice from a real colony
- Planted-tank tiers — low-tech versus CO2, costed and run side by side
- Algae diagnosis by cause — the light/nutrient/CO2 balance lens, not the bottle aisle
Testing Approach
Every routine published here ran in Kenny’s own tanks first, with logged numbers to show for it. Species advice stays inside what he actually keeps — for saltwater, soft-water Caridina breeding, or disease treatment, he cites the specialists and says so. Husbandry and prevention are the site’s lane; sick animals belong with an aquatic vet.
Connect
Reach out through the NanoTankHQ contact page.