ZOKU
Resident Ninja
After a month or so of lurking, I decided to register yesterday at RC.
My name is Scott. I'm 31 years old and I live in a small suburb in the Twin Cities. I've been around aquariums for most of my life because my parents really enjoyed them. My last experience was approx. six years ago. I had a 90-gal. peaceful reef tank consisting of a handful of fish, Fiji LR, live sand, soft corals, inverts and even a few SPS corals. Due to financial hardship at the time, I sold everything... and regret it to this day.
I am now married and tossed out the idea to my wife in regards to getting a reef tank. I feel she will crack soon and allow this to happen. After several weeks of "Can I get one?", "Can I get one?", "Can I get one?" - She has undoubtedly reached her breaking point.
There is no way that I can possibly jump in feet first, so to speak and do everything all at once nor can I afford a large set-up at the moment. I am, however, intrigued by the posts I have read in regards to the Nanocube and Aquapod set-ups. I have enjoyed reading threads in which members have sort of "journaled" their accounts here at RC. It is interesting reading and from prior experience alone, I know the hobby, in general, is a constant learning experience.
1.) For those of you who own the 24G Nano and/or Aquapod - what have been the most common upgrades for you? My biggest downfall is I am not the most innovative DIY individual. I have zero ability when it comes to assembly or maintenance. Hahahaha. I have read thus far that lighting upgrades, fan upgrades, and a few others are "must do" options.
The lighting used on 90-gal. reef aquarium was 250W MH lighting with Actinics... I really liked the "blue hue" of the lighting. What has to be done to achieve this with an Aquapod?
2.) My second question is in regards to the noise level. One thing that I despised about my 90-gal. lighting was the noise that the fans produced. The room that is most used by my wife and I is our upstairs loft. I don't feel I'd really enjoy the aquarium as much if it were anywhere else in the house. The loft is small but it is also used as our 'home theater' area. We watch a lot of movies and with that said, I would not want there to be a lot of distracting noise... is that asking for too much? I only ask because it sounded like a turbo-prop airplane starting up when the MH lighting on my previous aquarium fired up each morning.
3.) For those of you with either a Nano or Aquapod - I guess I'd also be interested in knowing where you obtained your equipment... online? LFS? Any links you might be able to also provide would be appreciated. I did find quite a bit already... but thought I'd throw it out there anyway...
- Scott.
My name is Scott. I'm 31 years old and I live in a small suburb in the Twin Cities. I've been around aquariums for most of my life because my parents really enjoyed them. My last experience was approx. six years ago. I had a 90-gal. peaceful reef tank consisting of a handful of fish, Fiji LR, live sand, soft corals, inverts and even a few SPS corals. Due to financial hardship at the time, I sold everything... and regret it to this day.
I am now married and tossed out the idea to my wife in regards to getting a reef tank. I feel she will crack soon and allow this to happen. After several weeks of "Can I get one?", "Can I get one?", "Can I get one?" - She has undoubtedly reached her breaking point.
There is no way that I can possibly jump in feet first, so to speak and do everything all at once nor can I afford a large set-up at the moment. I am, however, intrigued by the posts I have read in regards to the Nanocube and Aquapod set-ups.
I have enjoyed reading threads in which members have sort of "journaled" their accounts here at RC. It is interesting reading and from prior experience alone, I know the hobby, in general, is a constant learning experience. 1.) For those of you who own the 24G Nano and/or Aquapod - what have been the most common upgrades for you? My biggest downfall is I am not the most innovative DIY individual. I have zero ability when it comes to assembly or maintenance. Hahahaha. I have read thus far that lighting upgrades, fan upgrades, and a few others are "must do" options.
The lighting used on 90-gal. reef aquarium was 250W MH lighting with Actinics... I really liked the "blue hue" of the lighting. What has to be done to achieve this with an Aquapod?
2.) My second question is in regards to the noise level. One thing that I despised about my 90-gal. lighting was the noise that the fans produced. The room that is most used by my wife and I is our upstairs loft. I don't feel I'd really enjoy the aquarium as much if it were anywhere else in the house. The loft is small but it is also used as our 'home theater' area. We watch a lot of movies and with that said, I would not want there to be a lot of distracting noise... is that asking for too much? I only ask because it sounded like a turbo-prop airplane starting up when the MH lighting on my previous aquarium fired up each morning.
3.) For those of you with either a Nano or Aquapod - I guess I'd also be interested in knowing where you obtained your equipment... online? LFS? Any links you might be able to also provide would be appreciated. I did find quite a bit already... but thought I'd throw it out there anyway...
- Scott.
