what is a good brand name for nanos?

HaHaHa...biggest expense? --- How much is your time worth to you?

 

honestly i have nooo problem putting time into this, this is something that is more than worth my time, i have time, and i have some money to put towards this, i just want to know about how much it would cost per month, i do not know what i need to buy aside from tests and salt for water changes, i have wanted a tank for soooo long, i and very excited to have this to spend time on

 

If you use the 24 as is P/C lighting and with a decient 100 watt heater depending on your K.W Hr. charge I'd guess its like 30.00 a month to run and operate the little tank.. Now if you go up to M/H then cha ching the cost goes up and you will need a pic chiller to keep it cooled down..

 

really thats it? power doesnt matter, i was just worried with the way that everybody talked that there was a bunch of pricey tests and salt and food that was really expensive. what kind of lights would you guys say work best? i want to get something so that i am not limited to what i can have in the tank, also to correct myself im looking that the 29 not a 24, not that there is too much difference

 

O.K the way I set them up is a totally different method then most guys use.

I use dry aragonite 30.ct a pound about 20 to 25 lbs in the 24
test kits are Ca. 15.00 DKH 15.00 Magnesium 20.00
Salt for that a box is like 15.00 or so for a 50 gal mix
I use all dead base rock enough for that 50.00 with shipping
you have to use filtered water to fill it I like the Kold Sterile units you can buy water from a LFS also fresh and salted as a rule all LFS sell it by the gallon . I bring my systems along slow with a single damsel to cycle and I never test all the Nitrates and Nitrites and ammonia way i cycle system they do matter . Some just like to play professor and keep on top of them ? Not me a heater 20.00 or so and lighting ?? A single M/H clip on fixture will light it up and the cost vary.. P/M me and I'll get you total prices if you need them but this above is a base to get started cost..

 

I have a 24g JBJ and love it, When I was looking into the nano's alot of the bad stuff I read was on the Oceanics and a LFS here had a 29g on display that leaked around the bottom seal

They all have crappy pumps and so-so lighting unless you go with a red sea max that is

 

I have a bio cube and think it needs alot of mods to make it work well. For the time u would invest modifying a bio cube or any nano tank for that matter u could drill out a 20gal to add a overflow box & sump (tons of equipment & out of the way) and be able to add any lighting u want as your needs change.

 

ok im not comfortable drilling it out though.....i would prefer to buy a tank that is set and i do not have to drill, i would not mind putting everything else together, i just do not feel comfortable drilling glass

 

Not sure about the biocube but I'm pretty sure the backs of most nano's is just a heavy duty ABS plastic... Basically the tank 1 peice and has a plastic filtration rig built onto the back so if you wanted to drill it'd just be through the plastic, then just get a bulkhead fitting with good O-rings and your set, I may end up doing this with my 24g just to make adding chemicals easier + Then i could toss on a mag5 or something for a return and ditch the PH inside the tank and you can setup a small fuge in the sump as well IF you were to have any nitrate issues. So far on mine they've been 0 nearly 100% of the time post-cycle

 

the other part about drilling and having a multiple tank set up is that its something that i do not have the room for right now, which was something that i was looking forward to having a nano