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04-17-2008, 09:39 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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 |  what is a good brand name for nanos?
i have heard that there have been issues of nanos cracking and i was wondering what a good brand is? i do not want something that is overpriced but something that is worth getting? | 
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04-17-2008, 09:41 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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While I don't personally have one, I've heard good things about the Oceanic biocubes and bad things about the JBJ cubes. Hope that helps. 
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55gal,260 watt PC(2x65 actinic,2x65 10k daylight,8 lunar LED) 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto, grape, and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 4 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 2 lyretail anthias, 1 royal gramma,1 true perc 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails | |
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04-17-2008, 09:49 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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yea i was looking that the jbj cubes and then i started hearing bad things, just wanted to know if i would get the same info without bringing up the brand, thanks, karma | |
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04-17-2008, 09:57 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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ok looking at the oceanic, they have the 14 and the 29 gal, what is the difference in maintainence cost between roughly? | |
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04-17-2008, 09:59 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Originally Posted by mandarin11  While I don't personally have one, I've heard good things about the Oceanic biocubes and bad things about the JBJ cubes. Hope that helps. | I suppose you get what you pay for.
I happen to really like my 12 gal. jbl. First, price was right, $89 on sale at DFS...
Knew lighting was weak, but have worked out just fine for what I wanted to keep in it.
Weak stock pump...but cheap to upgrade...Maxi-jet 900, around $15.00.
Added airstone in rear chamber, heater, and temp guage...and I have a great little system that is doing way more then I would have thought possible.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (Davis Family Reef Aquarium - Home Page/Reef Log) (Best Photos of 2008!) | |
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04-17-2008, 10:02 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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Maintenance cost between the two? Not much. Obviously the initial setup would be more for the bigger tank but after that then there wouldn't be much difference. Keep in mind that the bigger tank will cost much more especially when it comes to the lighting. Honestly, if you want a real nano then I'd go for the 14. 29 always seemed a little big for it to be called a nano IMO. It just seems like a small tank (yes I know that a nano is just a small tank, but hopefully you know what I mean)
The water chem will swing easier in a 14 though. Just food for thought. | |
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04-17-2008, 10:51 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Humboldt SD Age: 22
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i have a current aquapod 24 gal. i like it but the stock pump is weak andthe lighting is also weak. i had about $400 invested with the initial cost of the tank LR and LS. after i bought mine i heard bad things about the fans going out. but i have yet to have any major problems with mine... hope this helps... | |
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04-17-2008, 10:56 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
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ok from the sound of it im liking the 24 right now, but just curious, how much does it cost ballpark to maintain everything during the course of a month? | |
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04-17-2008, 11:32 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
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we have a Bio cube its O.K lighting system suck's .. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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