JBJ 28 Gallon Nano Cube LED Aquarium vs Oceanic 29g BioCube HQI Aquarium System

wallie03

wallie03

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Hello all, it has been a while since I had a reef tank and I'm looking to get back into the Hobby. I have been saving up for almost a year! i am very excited but i cant seem to make up my mind
I'm stuck between the JBJ 28 Gallon Nano Cube LED and the Oceanic 29g BioCube HQI
. I just relocated to southern California and no that it can get pretty hot here in the summer and think that i would possibly need to buy a chiller if i went with the HQI system, but with the new design im not sure if i would. any one out there with experence on the HQI system. http://www.oceanicsystems.com/products/biocube-hqi.php . The Led system seems nice but im unsure of the lighting is going to be enough to keep SPS. not to mention the horrible stand that it comes with. http://www.jbjnanocube.com/contents/en-us/d874.html . Any insight into these two tanks would be very helpful. Thanks
 
nissan577

nissan577

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you are very lucky i had the jbj nano LED tank.
here the thread from that page on
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/forum/thread/378023/28g-sps-mix-reef-tank-diary/80
but i sold it for since the LED were strong for the SPS. IMO i would go with the HQI one since im a MH fan and i love the oceanic.
i modded the jbj alot but what was killing me was the LED. i swap it to a coralife MH which i also hated. just make sure the OCEANIC doesnt have a coralife clamp because i really hated it for phoenix bulbs. it wasnt as bright and man it suck!
IM ALL FOR THE OCEANIC!
 
wallie03

wallie03

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Well after further research i have decided to go with oceanic 28 gal HQI tank
. so i have made a list of the products i plan on buying any one out there that has an opinion on these items please speak up.
1. BioCube HQI Aquarium 29 gal
2. BioCube 29 gal stand
3. Oceanic mini UV sterilizer
4. Hydor Theo heater 100 watt
5. (1) Hydor Koralia Nano 240
6. Test kits. reef master kit and the basic saltwater kit
7. mag float
8. AtI thermometers
9. Reef Crystals 160 gal mix
10. Arag-Alive 40lbs (Fiji pink)
11. 34lbs select Nano rock (South Pacific and Indonesia)
As far as my stock list go's I'm thinking 3-4 fish still researching any ideas? For my CUC I think I'm just going to get an assortment of snails.I think they do a better job then hermits, not to mention ever time i have mixed the two the hermits just kill all the snails for there shells. and a cleaner shrimp or two (love those little guys) and as many corals as i can fit!!
 
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