Looking for opinions

Harry · 12-07-2006, 04:44 PM

Hello everyone,

New member here and this is my first post.

I am in the process of doing my homework and I am interested in any opinions and expereiences any of you may have had.

Within the next couple of months I plan on purchasing my first nano reef system and want to know what the pros and cons (along with any other information you are willing to share) on the following systems I am looking at.

1) Aquapod 12

2) Nanocube 12g DX

3) Oceanic Bio cube 14

4) Nano tuners has a Finnex M tank 20g with a built in refugium that looks interesting but I am affraid it may be to big for where I plan on putting it. I like the idea of the built in refugium, how important is it to have something like that on tanks this small?

5) Any other tanks you may suggest?

I am looking for a system that I won't have to do any modifications to if possible, basically a plug N play system. If any modifications are need what should they be and how important are they?

Thank you for taking the time to read this post and for any comments you may make.

Harry

Snelly40 · 12-07-2006, 05:25 PM

from reviews i have heard that the bio-cube is the best tank.
i have a nanocube and i biult a fuge for it. I love the fuge b/c i do have a good bit of things in my tank and the fuge knocks out nitrats like you wouldnt believe.
i also have a skimmer which many poeple thought i wouldnt need on a small tank but mine pulls out tons of gunk.

good luck

Harry · 12-07-2006, 05:43 PM

Thanks for the input.

lcstorc · 12-07-2006, 05:50 PM

Welcome to RS!
Sorry, but I have no experience with nanos to help you but wanted to offer a welcome.

sasquatch · 12-07-2006, 06:22 PM

Welcome to RS Harry! Like Lynn no help to offer on nanos, coffee, tea or pop perhaps? lol Steve

Dragon Wrasse · 12-07-2006, 06:53 PM

Welcome to RS....I have a 5 gal. Nano, that I now use for a Hospital/isolation tank...it has a bult in refugium that used to be the wet/dry filter but now has a light, sand, ruble and Cylurpa....I also have a HOB skimmr on it and a Ehiem canister filter....I still have live rock and argonite sand with some polyps and mushrooms in the main display area but I had taken out the green brittle star and Dwarf Lion that had lived in it for over 2.5 years......I also have 36W of PC lighting 10K and Acentic on timmers.....this system has benn up and running for quite along time, I run carbon and Rowaphose in the canister filter with some floss to polish the water. My two cents would be, to remember that the bigger your water coullmn the better. Hope this is atleast a little help.

Snelly40 · 12-07-2006, 07:17 PM

by water column, what do u exactly mean??

aquaman3680 · 12-07-2006, 07:55 PM

I would deffinatly take the bio-cube any day. They are awesome systems. Good lights an excellent venting system. Very well done filtration. I think that this is the complete package when it comes to nano tanks

BrothaWolf · 12-07-2006, 08:52 PM

I love my BioCube! What are you looking to keep? That will help you decide what equipment you might want to add.

Harry · 12-08-2006, 12:01 AM

Looking to add 2 to 3 fish and a cleaning crew of hermit crabs, snails, and a cleaner shrimp. Some live rock and corals. I would love an anemone if there is enough room in the 14g and if the light will substain it. I have a person that I work with that will also be helping me with the proper selections. Does the Bio cube need alot of upgrading? I admit I do like what I have read and seen of them.

sasquatch · 12-08-2006, 07:54 PM

Snelly the "water column" is the water currently in the tank, one of those scientific terms.Steve

cheeks69 · 12-08-2006, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry

Looking to add 2 to 3 fish and a cleaning crew of hermit crabs, snails, and a cleaner shrimp. Some live rock and corals. I would love an anemone if there is enough room in the 14g and if the light will substain it. I have a person that I work with that will also be helping me with the proper selections. Does the Bio cube need alot of upgrading? I admit I do like what I have read and seen of them.

You could do a Rock Flower Anemone but I wouldn't recommend any of the hosting anemones, they just get too large for a 14 gal tank and would sting or kill other sessile inverts in the tank and they're very sensitive to fluctuations which are common in small tanks. Also 3 fish is just too much bio-load for such a small volume of water IMHO.

12-07-2006, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Harry Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	Looking for opinions Hello everyone, New member here and this is my first post. I am in the process of doing my homework and I am interested in any opinions and expereiences any of you may have had. Within the next couple of months I plan on purchasing my first nano reef system and want to know what the pros and cons (along with any other information you are willing to share) on the following systems I am looking at. 1) Aquapod 12 2) Nanocube 12g DX 3) Oceanic Bio cube 14 4) Nano tuners has a Finnex M tank 20g with a built in refugium that looks interesting but I am affraid it may be to big for where I plan on putting it. I like the idea of the built in refugium, how important is it to have something like that on tanks this small? 5) Any other tanks you may suggest? I am looking for a system that I won't have to do any modifications to if possible, basically a plug N play system. If any modifications are need what should they be and how important are they? Thank you for taking the time to read this post and for any comments you may make. Harry

12-07-2006, 05:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,954 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for opinions from reviews i have heard that the bio-cube is the best tank. i have a nanocube and i biult a fuge for it. I love the fuge b/c i do have a good bit of things in my tank and the fuge knocks out nitrats like you wouldnt believe. i also have a skimmer which many poeple thought i wouldnt need on a small tank but mine pulls out tons of gunk. good luck __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

12-07-2006, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Harry Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for opinions Thanks for the input.

12-07-2006, 05:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,786 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Looking for opinions Welcome to RS! Sorry, but I have no experience with nanos to help you but wanted to offer a welcome. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

12-07-2006, 06:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Looking for opinions Welcome to RS Harry! Like Lynn no help to offer on nanos, coffee, tea or pop perhaps? lol Steve __________________ castawayreefers.com

12-07-2006, 06:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dragon Wrasse Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 991 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for opinions Welcome to RS....I have a 5 gal. Nano, that I now use for a Hospital/isolation tank...it has a bult in refugium that used to be the wet/dry filter but now has a light, sand, ruble and Cylurpa....I also have a HOB skimmr on it and a Ehiem canister filter....I still have live rock and argonite sand with some polyps and mushrooms in the main display area but I had taken out the green brittle star and Dwarf Lion that had lived in it for over 2.5 years......I also have 36W of PC lighting 10K and Acentic on timmers.....this system has benn up and running for quite along time, I run carbon and Rowaphose in the canister filter with some floss to polish the water. My two cents would be, to remember that the bigger your water coullmn the better. Hope this is atleast a little help. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* "A wise man learns more from a foolish question, then a fool learns from a wise answer" - Bruce Lee _____________________________ 75 gal SeaClear II Reef Tank (softy tank) - Coralife 125 Super Skimmer - Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC - Angstrom 2537 UV 15W - HOB Refugium - Eheim Pro 2228 - Red Sea Wave Maker w/Maxi-Jet 600 (X4) - 100 lbs Live Sand (DSB) - 100 lbs Live Rock - 260W PC lighting - 470nm lunar lights (X15) - AquaController II Custom 75 gal Starphire glass tank (SPS/LPS tank) - Custom 24 gal Refugium - Tuzne Wave box - JBJ Chiller - 390W PC lighting - 175W MH (X2) - Knop Cal. Reactor - AquaController 3 Pro - Aqua C Skimmer - Phosban Reactor - 18W Turbo-twist UV sterilizer - Sump - Sony Computer 5 gal Nano Hospital Tank - Eheim 2213 - Red Sea Prizm Skimmer - Live sand - Live Rock - Built in Refugium - 36W PC lighting

12-07-2006, 07:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Snelly40 Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,954 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for opinions by water column, what do u exactly mean?? __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

12-07-2006, 07:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,136 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Looking for opinions I would deffinatly take the bio-cube any day. They are awesome systems. Good lights an excellent venting system. Very well done filtration. I think that this is the complete package when it comes to nano tanks __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

12-07-2006, 08:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Looking for opinions I love my BioCube! What are you looking to keep? That will help you decide what equipment you might want to add. __________________ 75 Gal AGA Nano - 115lbs LR 140lbs LS Tunze 6025 x 3 40 gal DIY Sump/fuge 20lb LS 26lb LR Outer Orbit 150 HQI Mh x 2, 54w T5 x 4, 18 moons, ASM G3 Mated pair Yashia Gobies (seperated) and Red Band Pistol Shrimp, True Percula, Purple Fire Fish, Yellow Clown Goby, Orange Back Fairy Wrasse, Barber Pole Goby, Blood Shrimp, Crocea Clam, Scarlet Hermits, Cerith, Nassarius, Nerite and Margarita Snails (hold the salt) Zoas, Rics & Shrooms, Xenia, Hammer & Frog Spawn, Star Polyps, Blasto, Blue Anthelia, Lord Acans 29 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube- 40lbs LR 30lbs LS Sapphire Skimmer, DIY Nanotuners 4.36 Lighting, DIY Moonlights, DIY Mod CPR Refugium Randalls Goby, Zoa's ,Trach,Shrooms President: Crabs Make Me Itch Society

12-08-2006, 12:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
Harry Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Looking for opinions Looking to add 2 to 3 fish and a cleaning crew of hermit crabs, snails, and a cleaner shrimp. Some live rock and corals. I would love an anemone if there is enough room in the 14g and if the light will substain it. I have a person that I work with that will also be helping me with the proper selections. Does the Bio cube need alot of upgrading? I admit I do like what I have read and seen of them.

12-08-2006, 07:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Looking for opinions Snelly the "water column" is the water currently in the tank, one of those scientific terms.Steve __________________ castawayreefers.com

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