Baseball Man's Zoa,Ric nano

[baseballman 25]

Ok.I am going to do another nano.I have a 29 gallon right now.What would you guys recommend.The currrent 24 gallon aquapod.Or the 24 gallon jbj nano.I have been reading a ton about these.They are very similar.I just want a second opinion,would they be ok to do lps coral right out of the box.I am going to do mostly zoa's and mushrooms.This is going to be awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Any imput would be amazing.

 

[nano-newb1983]

i say go with the 24 Nano-cube, i love mine

 

[[ronnie]]

x2

 

[subielover]

Go with the Biocube 29, more water displacement, FTW.

 

[baseballman 25]

Nano Newb,are you still running stock light?

 

[baseballman 25]

Originally Posted by subielover
http:///forum/post/2922554
Go with the Biocube 29, more water displacement, FTW.
And are you still running the stock,how do you like it so far?

 

[subielover]

Nano-newb has a 150 watt sunpod on his tank.
I have a Biocube 14...here is my thread...
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/327043/subielovers-biocube-14-diary
Lighting all depends on what you want to keep.

 

[baseballman 25]

Since I do not want fish.I think I am going to do a 20L frag tank.

 

[subielover]

Hmm, a frag tank with no display. Well what type of "frags" do you want to keep? This will be important in deciding what lighting to purchase?

 

[baseballman 25]

I am going to keep rare zoa's,and mushrooms.Mostly ricordea,and yuma.So lps,and softies.

 

[subielover]

Then either a Biocube(my preference), Nano-cube, or Aquapod will work. The bigger the better. Once you have a tank we can give you opinions on how to set it up. If you just want to keep softies and some lps the pc lighting that comes with these tanks should be sufficient.

 

[baseballman 25]

Do you know what kind of light gives zoa's the best growth and color.I hear that T5's are really good for zoa's.And that under halides they tend to grow a little slower.

 

[subielover]

Zoas do not need high light to live. Depending on the lighting the colors may change. If you are going for rare zoas be prepared to spend a LOT of money.

 

[baseballman 25]

Originally Posted by subielover
http:///forum/post/2922831
Zoas do not need high light to live. Depending on the lighting the colors may change. If you are going for rare zoas be prepared to spend a LOT of money.
I think rare was the wrong word.lol.Ok.Cool zoa's.So what lighting would you recommend for the best growth and color?

 

[subielover]

What kind of tank? How deep, etc?

 

[baseballman 25]

Originally Posted by subielover
http:///forum/post/2922843
What kind of tank? How deep, etc?
Hypathetcally a 20L so 30 1/4 x12 1/2 x12 3/4

 

[subielover]

For that tank I would use t-5's due to how shallow it is. Something like a Current USA Nova SunDial T5 Aquarium Lighting Fixture, 4X24 Watt, 30 inch.

 

[baseballman 25]

If a tank is like 36inches wide.Is that like 55 gallons?

 

[subielover]

It would all depend on the depth and width.

 

[baseballman 25]

Becuase I can get the 36in fixture at the same price of for the 30in fixture.