nanocube, biocube or aquapod

Yank10222 · 01-14-2007, 02:26 AM

im lookin into gettin another tank and i want one of these 3 but i need to know which one you guys think are the best. the 12 gal jbj nanocube, 14 gal oceanic biocube, or the 12 gal aquapod.

kyle1284 · 01-14-2007, 03:02 AM

what r the differences?

jg2269jg · 01-14-2007, 03:18 AM

Hey i am not familiar with the aquapod or the boicube but i know that the jbj nanocube comes in a deluxe version that has a higher wattage of light which seems to me like you would be able to keep higher light requiring corals but if the other ones are open top you may want to go with that and get yourself a jbj hqi viper light that can hang on top and give you even more oppurtunity for what you add. That is what i know hope i can help good luck

lcstorc · 01-14-2007, 09:43 AM

The Aquapod comes with an attached hood, but it can be removed. (I removed mine anyway.) I believe nanotuners sells mh lights that you can add.
Since I am unfamiliar with the others and run my Aquapod in a very strange way (It sits next to and shares water/filtration with my 125) unfortunately I cannot help with your descision.

Frankie · 01-14-2007, 07:02 PM

My daughter has an aquapod and i don't like it. It gets to hot,(84f!) the filter chamber dose'nt do what its soposed too and the lighting sux.
I see a future DIY project with it.

billyr98 · 01-14-2007, 07:18 PM

i had a heat issue with my 12g nano, i upgraded the lights... I needed to add fans! Tough choices...

Frankie · 01-14-2007, 10:23 PM

Im going to rip the top off mine like LYNN did and convert the back filtration area into a skimmer overflow. Then ill plumb it to a sump under it and add a bunch of stuff like a skimmer and a mini chiller. Pendant over the top, then i should beable to let my kid have it back

billyr98 · 01-14-2007, 10:33 PM

Sweet... make a thread and document it for us!

Frankie · 01-14-2007, 10:35 PM

OK! im grinding the gears already on this one

DaveK · 01-15-2007, 02:51 AM

As you can see, just because a tank is small, it doesn't mean you will not have any problems.

Unless I had something very specific in mind, for a tank in the 12 14 gal range, my option would be for none of the above, and get something of a reasonable size. It need not be some giant 500 gal, or even 100, but it should be something large enough where, more or less standard, aquarium equipment would easily work.

My personal choice for a small tank would be in the 30-50 gal range. Small enough so it's easy to work, big enough so I have some stable water, big enough to keep a few things in.

Frankie · 01-15-2007, 08:34 AM

Very good advice DaveK.

lcstorc · 01-15-2007, 07:02 PM

Sounds like you are doing a lot more than I did Frankie. I just lifted the lid and set it on the canopy. Then replaced the filtration (except some filter floss in the 1st compartment) with lines going into and out of the reef. So basically they both share the skimmer, sump, fuge, chiller etc. All very low tech since we really had no idea what we were doing. The next tank I will somehow do it right but again I want it plumbed into the main system.

Frankie · 01-15-2007, 11:46 PM

I like that you have it plumbed into the main system LYNN. When you have time could you post a picture of how you did that?
Yes, I don't like store bought tanks and systems to be honest. I alway end up drilling it, riping things off and doing a complete remodel. I thought i could just buy this nano this time for my kid to learn on but....... I need her to learn it right

BrothaWolf · 01-16-2007, 01:25 AM

Hard to vote on this one. I have the BC29 and love it but Ive mod'ed it to death. From what little I know of the smaller ones the BC14 has the least lighting options. I guess its all gonna depend on what you want to keep and your price point. I will say the more water the better....

basslover11 · 01-16-2007, 06:03 PM

View Poll Results: what is the best of these 3
12 gal jbj nanocube	7	25.00%
12 gal aquapod	7	25.00%
14 gal oceanic biocube	14	50.00%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

01-14-2007, 02:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Yank10222 Tubeworm Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 26 View Gallery Karma Komment	nanocube, biocube or aquapod im lookin into gettin another tank and i want one of these 3 but i need to know which one you guys think are the best. the 12 gal jbj nanocube, 14 gal oceanic biocube, or the 12 gal aquapod.

01-14-2007, 03:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
kyle1284 Elegance coral Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 1,061 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nanocube, biocube or aquapod what r the differences? __________________ KYLE 75 Gal 110 Lbs Live Rock 40 Lbs of live sand Equiptment:48 Inch 4x54 T-5 true blue and 10000k lights, 2 fuvual 305 Canister Filters Mis. Mushrooms, Fan Worms, hammer coral, frog spawn, candy cane, A TON OF TRUMPET CORAL!! orange plating monti, some kind of branching monti, pom pom xeina, all kinds of zoos BRIGHT GREEN star polyps, xeina, neon green toadstool, 3 damn damsles, a foxface and a blue tang. November 1...The begining! http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2.../random045.jpg November 8,2008 http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...ristina034.jpg My 75 GALLON BAR TOP REEF TANK! http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...n-bar-top.html

01-14-2007, 03:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
jg2269jg Star Polyps Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 173 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nanocube, biocube or aquapod Hey i am not familiar with the aquapod or the boicube but i know that the jbj nanocube comes in a deluxe version that has a higher wattage of light which seems to me like you would be able to keep higher light requiring corals but if the other ones are open top you may want to go with that and get yourself a jbj hqi viper light that can hang on top and give you even more oppurtunity for what you add. That is what i know hope i can help good luck

01-14-2007, 09:43 AM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: nanocube, biocube or aquapod The Aquapod comes with an attached hood, but it can be removed. (I removed mine anyway.) I believe nanotuners sells mh lights that you can add. Since I am unfamiliar with the others and run my Aquapod in a very strange way (It sits next to and shares water/filtration with my 125) unfortunately I cannot help with your descision. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

01-14-2007, 07:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,409 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: nanocube, biocube or aquapod i had a heat issue with my 12g nano, i upgraded the lights... I needed to add fans! Tough choices... __________________ Billyr98 - I'm BACK!! -

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billyr98 Reefing Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 5,409 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: nanocube, biocube or aquapod Sweet... make a thread and document it for us! __________________ Billyr98 - I'm BACK!! -

01-15-2007, 02:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
DaveK Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelpahia, PA Posts: 1,364 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: nanocube, biocube or aquapod As you can see, just because a tank is small, it doesn't mean you will not have any problems. Unless I had something very specific in mind, for a tank in the 12 14 gal range, my option would be for none of the above, and get something of a reasonable size. It need not be some giant 500 gal, or even 100, but it should be something large enough where, more or less standard, aquarium equipment would easily work. My personal choice for a small tank would be in the 30-50 gal range. Small enough so it's easy to work, big enough so I have some stable water, big enough to keep a few things in.

01-15-2007, 07:02 PM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: nanocube, biocube or aquapod Sounds like you are doing a lot more than I did Frankie. I just lifted the lid and set it on the canopy. Then replaced the filtration (except some filter floss in the 1st compartment) with lines going into and out of the reef. So basically they both share the skimmer, sump, fuge, chiller etc. All very low tech since we really had no idea what we were doing. The next tank I will somehow do it right but again I want it plumbed into the main system. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

01-16-2007, 01:25 AM	#14 (permalink)
BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: nanocube, biocube or aquapod Hard to vote on this one. I have the BC29 and love it but Ive mod'ed it to death. From what little I know of the smaller ones the BC14 has the least lighting options. I guess its all gonna depend on what you want to keep and your price point. I will say the more water the better.... __________________ 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

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