J.R Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Sooo I am still not finished with the re-model of the house, which means the 180 is still bone dry until the new living room is finished. So I am actually thinking of buying one of those 29gal HQI biocubes and using that to solve my itch for the next couple of months and using it as may a fag tank or a QT tank after I get the big tank ready. My question is has any one used one of these before? The little skimmer in it decent enough for the set-up? pros? cons? ect.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trautman Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Sooo I am still not finished with the re-model of the house' date=' which means the 180 is still bone dry until the new living room is finished. So I am actually thinking of buying one of those 29gal HQI biocubes and using that to solve my itch for the next couple of months and using it as may a fag tank or a QT tank after I get the big tank ready. My question is has any one used one of these before? The little skimmer in it decent enough for the set-up? pros? cons? ect..[/quote'] hey, i have a biocube 29 that i want to get rid of, its only a month and a half old. i think they are great systems, mine is flourishing right now, the skimmer works well. i modified my system so i can put a filter sock in it, which is a little more economical. any ways i would definitely suggest them, and pm me if you have any interest in mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReefSafari Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I thought about going that route as well, the thing I like about the JBJ Nanocube (Which is what I think your talking about) is that they have two returns and come with a wavemaker, I like that better than a single return, I think the protien skimmer that comes with it is cheezy personally, the wood airstone type protien skimmer is old school at best, if you can modify it to use a venturi type skimmer that would be the way to go. The main downside to the 150w MH Hood is I have heard the tanks get pretty warm and many run them with chillers, others have removed the hood and used sunpods with a fan...but that kind of defeats the purpose of having a all in one and getting the metal halide top. They do have the LED version that is quite a bit more expensive but you wouldn't have the possible heat issue.....but they are MUCH more expensive. I like the Nanocubes better than the Biocubes (Oceanics version)..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeferscooter Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 I just upgraded my 28g hqi nanocube to my new 75 gallon. The tank sits up and running with only saltwater in it atm. Was either gonna set it up again as a frag tank or sell it. Let me know if you are interested and i can give specifics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenReefin Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 The main downside to the 150w MH Hood is I have heard the tanks get pretty warm and many run them with chillers, others have removed the hood and used sunpods with a fan...but that kind of defeats the purpose of having a all in one and getting the metal halide top. I like the Nanocubes better than the Biocubes (Oceanics version)..... Doesn't the light sit way above the tank, not in the hood? Still I think the idea is good. Not only will you be able to steal a little sand and rock from your cube for your 180 when you get it to help seed bacteria, but you can satisfy that itch of yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeferscooter Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 on the nano cube the light is a few inches above the water. i dont run a chiller on mine and no heat problems here. i run my halide for like 6-8hours a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeferscooter Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 so after setting up my 75 i think i am gonna sell the 28g hqi to upgrade my lighting. It comes with everythig stand, wavemaker, skimmer and etc. PM if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 After thinking it over for a day i've decided to not do it. I'm gonna use the money to cure the rock instead. I'm just two more months away from getting the 180 wet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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