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Biocube or Nanocube?


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Hi Guys! I'm back just like the rest of the people that can never really leave the hobby. I'm looking for something small, a bio/nanocube either 24/29 gallon. I have no preference for either and I want to know if there are any specific advantages to either of them. I bought a sunpod (150 watt) hqi off craigslist... but now i'm thinking about doing led. What are you guy's experience with LEDs in the cubes? Also I have what seems to be a dumb question... but I'll go ahead with it. I want to add a tunze 9002 skimmer which I've heard great things about... However I was wondering if the skimmate cup does not allow one to have the hood on.

Thanks in advance!

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Hi Guys! I'm back just like the rest of the people that can never really leave the hobby. I'm looking for something small, a bio/nanocube either 24/29 gallon. I have no preference for either and I want to know if there are any specific advantages to either of them. I bought a sunpod (150 watt) hqi off craigslist... but now i'm thinking about doing led. What are you guy's experience with LEDs in the cubes? Also I have what seems to be a dumb question... but I'll go ahead with it. I want to add a tunze 9002 skimmer which I've heard great things about... However I was wondering if the skimmate cup does not allow one to have the hood on.

Thanks in advance!

If it didn't come with a skimmer, why try to jury rig a skimmer into place? 90% of HOB or small internal skimmers don't work anyways.

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Biocube by far easier to work with under the hood, though for the price http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/46520-tanks-ballasts-ac-iii-chiller-and-more-for-sale/page__pid__389363__st__0entry389363 you can't beat that if yo uwant to go 12, if you're going larger I'd still make the argument for a nano cube.

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So I ended up getting a great deal on a nano cube 24.

 

zygote I'm thinking like you right now.... I think i'm going to KISS(keep it simple stupid) with this tank.

 

Thanks for the heads up Jason and thanks for your input guys!

 

As for the back i was planning on doing a refugium with rubble and cheato. Any thoughts?

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Got a BC29 and if I had to do it over again I would not get ANY cube. The back chambers will turn into a big detritus trap and then they need to be vacuumed out -kinda of a pain.

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