Tank Help

costellow · 03/12/2010, 10:51 PM

Ok, I have an old 15G acrylic hex shaped tank that I bought on Craigslist. It had no light and so I bought a 12" coralife that has 2 18W 50 50.

The light went bad and Coralife said they discontinued the product. Rather then spend money on a new fixture for this old tank that isn't really conducive to reefing I thought I would just buy a new tank.

So I don't have much money and I'm considering one of the following:

14G Biocube with stand-$280

12G Nanocube with stand-$260

Any thoughts?

sdc19982002 · 03/12/2010, 10:54 PM

I would go with the 14 just for added water volume.

costellow · 03/12/2010, 11:02 PM

any brand preference?

sgiordano · 03/12/2010, 11:03 PM

I dont know if you live near a (dont get mad at me guys) Petco, but they sell BC29 for 280, and at my lfs I can get a BC29HQI for another 120. The hqi has everything you need; heater, skimmer, a 150W HQI, and a built in fuge. This is good because you van do pretty much everything with it and you know you wont have to buy a whole buch of acessories to do what you want

costellow · 03/12/2010, 11:07 PM

I'll have to go check it out tomorrow. Thanks!

sdc19982002 · 03/12/2010, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by costellow

any brand preference?

I'll be honest,I dont know alot about the cubes but I personally would prefer more water.

Might get more info in the nano forum

sgiordano · 03/12/2010, 11:14 PM

However, dont forget you will need LR and sand, so you will be spending alot on that. If you want a reef tank I would use "The Package" from Tampa Bay saltwater, I used it with great success, as have my friends. The 15g package costs 215 and the 29 is 380. Just somthing to keep in mind

03/12/2010, 10:51 PM	#1
costellow Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 231	Tank Help Ok, I have an old 15G acrylic hex shaped tank that I bought on Craigslist. It had no light and so I bought a 12" coralife that has 2 18W 50 50. The light went bad and Coralife said they discontinued the product. Rather then spend money on a new fixture for this old tank that isn't really conducive to reefing I thought I would just buy a new tank. So I don't have much money and I'm considering one of the following: 14G Biocube with stand-$280 12G Nanocube with stand-$260 Any thoughts?

03/12/2010, 10:54 PM	#2
sdc19982002 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wills Point,Texas Posts: 925	I would go with the 14 just for added water volume.

03/12/2010, 11:02 PM	#3
costellow Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 231	any brand preference?

03/12/2010, 11:03 PM	#4
sgiordano Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 53	I dont know if you live near a (dont get mad at me guys) Petco, but they sell BC29 for 280, and at my lfs I can get a BC29HQI for another 120. The hqi has everything you need; heater, skimmer, a 150W HQI, and a built in fuge. This is good because you van do pretty much everything with it and you know you wont have to buy a whole buch of acessories to do what you want

03/12/2010, 11:07 PM	#5
costellow Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 231	I'll have to go check it out tomorrow. Thanks!

03/12/2010, 11:14 PM	#7
sgiordano Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 53	However, dont forget you will need LR and sand, so you will be spending alot on that. If you want a reef tank I would use "The Package" from Tampa Bay saltwater, I used it with great success, as have my friends. The 15g package costs 215 and the 29 is 380. Just somthing to keep in mind