gus6464 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Going out tomorrow to pick up a tank. I have narrowed it down to two sizes. 24x14x16 rimless (23G) 18x18x18 rimless (25G) Light will be DIY powered by 2x nanobox 13-ups. Link to comment
Chris! Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Neither.... The longer one is 2 narrow, the cube is to short length wise for my personal liking. Link to comment
gus6464 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 What brand tank Cube is Mr Aqua. Rectangle is CAD Zen. Both are low-iron glass. Link to comment
hey Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Cube is Mr Aqua. Rectangle is CAD Zen. Both are low-iron glass. length being 2x the height and depth of a tank IMO is the perfect ratio for an aquarium. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 I prefer the cubes myself, but either would be great. Keep in mind, you'll need more lights to make a rectangular tank work. Link to comment
ski Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Rectangle, easier to aquascape in my opinion. Link to comment
gus6464 Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 length being 2x the height and depth of a tank IMO is the perfect ratio for an aquarium. Just saw your tank and it looks great. I also have a CAD 50G rimless as well that is currently in the process of being rebooted but it is supposed to be planted. That 50G is 36x18x18. Link to comment
hey Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 Just saw your tank and it looks great. I also have a CAD 50G rimless as well that is currently in the process of being rebooted but it is supposed to be planted. That 50G is 36x18x18. Ya I also like 24x12x12 tanks and my dream tank is going to be a 48x24x24 but it will probably be a while before I end up with that one running Link to comment
gus6464 Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 Well I decided to go with the CAD rectangle. Since I am getting dual nanobox pucks I figured I would do dual islands underneath them with SPS and a nice frogspawn on the sand bed in between the two. Also lucked out and scored a brand new Tunze 9004 at an awesome price so that will also be going in the tank on a back corner or right in between the two islands with the frogspawn in front to cover it. Link to comment
Egginis Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Well I decided to go with the CAD rectangle. Since I am getting dual nanobox pucks I figured I would do dual islands underneath them with SPS and a nice frogspawn on the sand bed in between the two. Also lucked out and scored a brand new Tunze 9004 at an awesome price so that will also be going in the tank on a back corner or right in between the two islands with the frogspawn in front to cover it. Good choice, I prefer aquarium length over height, as you have more aquascaping options and most fish establish territories horizontally rather than vertically. Like the concept of the 2 islands and this will allow you to add different types of corals that may not get along on each. Looking forward to some pics when the system gets established. Good luck! Link to comment
gus6464 Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 Haha so I was taking down my 90P rimless planted to restart it planted again when it suddenly dawned on me that I really don't want another planted tank. Said screw it and it's going reef. Now just have to order more nanobox pucks from Dave. Link to comment
hey Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Haha so I was taking down my 90P rimless planted to restart it planted again when it suddenly dawned on me that I really don't want another planted tank. Said screw it and it's going reef. Now just have to order more nanobox pucks from Dave. And someone caught the reef bug. Honestly a planted can be way more work than a reef if its a high light environment requiring lots of dosing. Link to comment
gus6464 Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 And someone caught the reef bug. Honestly a planted can be way more work than a reef if its a high light environment requiring lots of dosing. Haha yeah I still have my CAD 60P planted high-tech and it's quite a bit of work maintaining that thing. If I miss dosing all hell breaks loose. I figured 23g is not much different than 48g especially since I live in San Diego and we can get free filtered ocean water from Scripps Institute. Link to comment
hey Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 Haha yeah I still have my CAD 60P planted high-tech and it's quite a bit of work maintaining that thing. If I miss dosing all hell breaks loose. I figured 23g is not much different than 48g especially since I live in San Diego and we can get free filtered ocean water from Scripps Institute. I ran a 22 prior to my mr aqua version of the 90p I prefer a slightly larger "nano" water changes are less frequent but still small enough at 10% to not kill you carrying buckets. Link to comment
Nano_Clown Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I would pick the 24x14x16 rimless, but it all depends on whether you want height or length. It's a personal preference Link to comment
gus6464 Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 I would pick the 24x14x16 rimless, but it all depends on whether you want height or length. It's a personal preference I decided to convert my 90P into a reef. Link to comment
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