I have an acrylic 1.5ft... IMO, it work really fine to me...
although your bio load may be small, be prepared to change around 20% of the water every week cos it helps to keep the nitrate level down....
equipment side, i use a eheim hang on filter and a small PH....
so far, the LS are still alive and happily eating....
converting it to a all shrimp tank soon!
haha...
gd luck for your first nano set up!