startin back up

[tuckerntommy]

hey used to be in the hobby full force but have been out the past few years concentrating more on school. I remember a friend told me about this site and it was a good place to find some used equip possibly. gf and I are just looking to setup a 10gall nano with soft corals and a perc pair. nothin fancy but if anyone has some old filters or 10's layin around lemme know thanks

 

[lifesworksataol]

i think your best bet would be to get a nano cube by jbj - reef works in lake mary and the fish bowl in longwood i think have the best price on them - then alls you need is rock, sand and water.

 

[cschweitzer]

If you're just looking for a cheap 10G, go to petsmart and pick one up for $8 or something similar. Cheapest way to go.

 

[lifesworksataol]

but then you have to buy the reef lighting and filter - and it would be nice to have a top. a power head would also be nice. then your right up to the price of the all in one jbj system. they sell them used sometimes on here and other sites.

 

[cschweitzer]

With softies and a perc pair, he could easily get away with just a small PC fixture, an mj 600, and a small filter.

Petsmart now sells 10G tanks with lids and dual socket lighting(could put two retrofit PC bulbs in) for $25. And a $15 pump and a small $20 filter and he could get away with $60 just for the setup(without rock, sand, corals, fish, etc). A nanocube starts at $200 or so, right? I do recommend getting a good skimmer or HOB(housed/hang on back) refugium for it though, instead of a cheap filter. Spend $75-100 on the skimmer and it will improve the tank significantly.

 

[lifesworksataol]

no no - they are like 89.00 to 169.00 or something like that. depending on which light kit you get and what size. i love the dx model. but either way would work and then he wouldnt have to have a used tank.

 

[cschweitzer]

Really!? Only $89? Which ones am I thinking of? Maybe a bio cube or an aquapod? I don't know exactly.

That's not a bad price for the whole unit...it looks much nicer than a standard 10G with equipment running everywhere.

 

[Pacific Reefs]

Welcome back to the hobby. If you can hang around on the forum someone is usually selling a Nano Cube. They are great because they are everything you need in a nice package and all the equipment is hidden in the back. If you do set up a 10g I personally wouldn't use a skimmer, just do small weekly water changes. It replenishes the trace elements and helps remove the waste. Make sure you go to the club meeting because the frag auction is a great way to fill up a nano for cheap!

 

[skinnyjoe1976]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10726494#post10726494 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pacific Reefs
Welcome back to the hobby. If you can hang around on the forum someone is usually selling a Nano Cube. They are great because they are everything you need in a nice package and all the equipment is hidden in the back. If you do set up a 10g I personally wouldn't use a skimmer, just do small weekly water changes. It replenishes the trace elements and helps remove the waste. Make sure you go to the club meeting because the frag auction is a great way to fill up a nano for cheap!

Good call Pacific Reefs. And welcome back to the hobby tuckerntommy

 

[tuckerntommy]

ya i actually hosted a club meeting a few years back when i was in . . . . . .some of you probably know me but we'll keep that on the low ha. Ya my friend just got a nice 180ish gallon he started up and seeing that im really thinking about how much i miss having saltwater and the miss loves clownfish. so i was thinking about a perc pair and a shrimp/goby matchup as well. Im still going back and forth on whether or not I want to go back to corals and the whole bit right away. im thinking ill just ease back into it. ill probably search around for one of the promagnum biofilters i think is what it was called. i had it on my other 10 and it did a great job. is the fish bowl still up and running ? i havent seen greg in such a long time itd be nice to make my appearance on free beer friday lol