Pro's and Con's of different aquariums
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My choices of cubes
Here are the choices that I'm debating:
Cadlights 12G Nano reef, 4T5 32w w/ full Refugium for $175 OR 22 gal for $220 (however, I would like to keep more than 1 fish - I was thinking 3 - 4)
29 Oceanic bio cube for $236
24 gallon AquaPod, 150W HQI Metal Halide System (sunpod) for $320
24G JBJ Nano Cube Deluxe with LED and FREE MSS SKIMMER for $196
Any comments/suggestions/experiences would be greatly appreciated. I like the all-in-one cubes for viewing and the fact I don't have a cabinet for a sump.
Here are the choices that I'm debating:
Cadlights 12G Nano reef, 4T5 32w w/ full Refugium for $175 OR 22 gal for $220 (however, I would like to keep more than 1 fish - I was thinking 3 - 4)
29 Oceanic bio cube for $236
24 gallon AquaPod, 150W HQI Metal Halide System (sunpod) for $320
24G JBJ Nano Cube Deluxe with LED and FREE MSS SKIMMER for $196
Any comments/suggestions/experiences would be greatly appreciated. I like the all-in-one cubes for viewing and the fact I don't have a cabinet for a sump.
SaltWaterNewb
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I don't much about the all in ones because I don't like them so much but I would say that bigger is better so I would go with one of the 24's or the 29. Especially the 24 with the MH lighting. You should be able to keep about anything under those.
TimSchmidt
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If you want 3 or 4 fish then the larger systems are almost a must have. My friend has the 29 gallon bio cube and he has no complaints. He has sun daisies, frogspawn, chili coral, pulsing xenia, finger leather?, and another polyp I think a leather. Stock everything and he is very happy. He has a coral banded shrimp, pom pom crab, dragon goby, and two ocellarus clowns. He had a spotted mandarin but it blew a hole in it's side, it looked like it over ate because you could see the pods in its stomach... I personally think it's overloaded but no ill effects have been seen yet. (FYI i have a larger tank he can move stuff into)
If you want heavy coral or attempt things like anemones and clams then you would probably want the aquapod.
Then again the nanocubes are good too, just stock lighting limits to softies in general.
Just depends on what you want IN your tank.
I hope that helps.
If you want heavy coral or attempt things like anemones and clams then you would probably want the aquapod.
Then again the nanocubes are good too, just stock lighting limits to softies in general.
Just depends on what you want IN your tank.
I hope that helps.
Thanks for the info Tim. I had a 6 line wrasse that did the same thing as your friend's draggon goby. Its stomach bloated and eventually blew up. I felt so bad for the thing. It was such a cool fish too.
I would really like to try an anemone for my clowns, so I am leaning towards the aquapod with the sunpod. I think I'm going to go to a LFS today and see what corals I would really like to have and then decide on the tank from there.
Thanks again.
I would really like to try an anemone for my clowns, so I am leaning towards the aquapod with the sunpod. I think I'm going to go to a LFS today and see what corals I would really like to have and then decide on the tank from there.
Thanks again.
TimSchmidt
New Member
For the anemone I think the sunpod would be the best choice. There are others with more personal experience with those systems on this site, just been a bit slow lately.