Should I buy an aquapod or a nano cube aquarium?

Question

Nano cubes are more expensive but I don't know if they are better. Any advice? I am considering both 12g and 24g sizes for a reef environment.

Answer 1

This depends a lot on what you're intending to keep. If you want a reef setup with lots of inverts, either would be okay, but if you're considering keeping fish, you'll be very limited by the size of the tanks. Not many fish will trhive is the size of 12 gallon - maybe one firefish or a clown goby or shrimp goby. The 24 is a little better and in this size you could keep a pair of ocellaris clownfish, or two other small peaceful species.

For the price of these "prebuilt" tanks, you could probably build your own with a 29 or 30 gallon which would give you more room and flexibility in the set-up, not to mention the size or number of fish that could be kept. The added volume gives you more stability in the water temperature and water chemistry, which is something saltwater fish need, and gives more horizontal tank area for fish to establish their territories.

Between the two listed, the main thing to look for is lighting if you want a full reef with corals or anemones. There's some flexibility in both (various options that are available) but I believe the Aquapod will give more output (wattage) for the same sized tanks, and if I remember correctly, it also has the higher gallons per hour for filtration as well.

Note: I found these links for comparison of features, but it only shows the nanocube in the 12 and 6 gallon models: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=10677&N=2004+2020
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=13976&N=2004+62760

This link has the 24 gallon nanocube: http://www.jbjnanocube.com/index.html?lang=en-us&target=d744.html

Answer 2

Your superb guess is maximum in all probability the Nano. I actual have got here across that reefs thrive extra powerful with that filtration gadget. exchange ability could probable be the third or 4th element i could hardship approximately whilst determining to purchase an aquarium. Filtration, wattage, and length may be the great 3. The Nano is extra high priced by way of fact it is been out longer and has a extra powerful rep for reef tanks. wish this helped