cost of a nano 12 deluxe?

jadwyer · 08/16/2009, 11:20 AM

Does anyone know if $179.99 is a good price for the new nano cube 12 deluxe? (this is with free shipping.) Do I need to get anything else with it? I plan on using natural water & sand from the waters here off of Marathon, in the keys. Do i need to oder extra filters? sponges?....

Henry Bowman · 08/16/2009, 01:05 PM

Depends on what you want to keep in it regarding the cube. If you are going to want SPS corals or LSP corals, the lights arent going to be enough. Does it come with a stand? You'll need somewhere that will hold 120 lbs safely or more.

Most cubes come with filters etc.... You dont really need to run any of the sponges, they get clogged with dirt and become a mess.

Read through the "stickey" threads at the top of this forum, there's alot of information there.

$179 is a decent price on a small tank like that but....
Small tanks are subject to quicker water quality changes which makes them more difficult to manage.

MY recomendation is to take the $180 and get a bit larger tank, say a 30gallon tank. I believe you will be more successful in the long run with a bit larger tank.

DONT believe what every Local Fish Store tells you. They are interested in SELLING STUFF...well most of them. There aren't very many that would turn away a good sale if the item was something that you didnt really need.

Keep reading and researching......!

JStraz4991 · 08/16/2009, 02:30 PM

whatch out for the the water quality cause it usally goes bad for smaller tanks try to test it twice a week

08/16/2009, 11:20 AM	#1
jadwyer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 3	cost of a nano 12 deluxe? Does anyone know if $179.99 is a good price for the new nano cube 12 deluxe? (this is with free shipping.) Do I need to get anything else with it? I plan on using natural water & sand from the waters here off of Marathon, in the keys. Do i need to oder extra filters? sponges?.... __________________ Keys lady, still new to SW tanks.. Current Tank Info: Eclipse 12-FW, nano cube 12 SW

08/16/2009, 01:05 PM	#2
Henry Bowman Reefing since '87 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Allegheny Mountains of VA Posts: 2,162	Depends on what you want to keep in it regarding the cube. If you are going to want SPS corals or LSP corals, the lights arent going to be enough. Does it come with a stand? You'll need somewhere that will hold 120 lbs safely or more. Most cubes come with filters etc.... You dont really need to run any of the sponges, they get clogged with dirt and become a mess. Read through the "stickey" threads at the top of this forum, there's alot of information there. $179 is a decent price on a small tank like that but.... Small tanks are subject to quicker water quality changes which makes them more difficult to manage. MY recomendation is to take the $180 and get a bit larger tank, say a 30gallon tank. I believe you will be more successful in the long run with a bit larger tank. DONT believe what every Local Fish Store tells you. They are interested in SELLING STUFF...well most of them. There aren't very many that would turn away a good sale if the item was something that you didnt really need. Keep reading and researching......! __________________ Have a good'un Current Tank Info: 90 gl SPS dominant / upgrade in the works

08/16/2009, 02:30 PM	#3
JStraz4991 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 435	whatch out for the the water quality cause it usally goes bad for smaller tanks try to test it twice a week __________________ "I had a fish once but it died" Current Tank Info: 40g Breeder Reef.Purple Firefish,Royal Gramma,Green/Blue Chromis,and a mated pair of Clownfish