reefgal1965
01/04/2013, 08:10 PM
I just bought a 29 Bio cube and have decided I want one more tank.
I am looking at the Red Sea 130D or maybe a Deep Blue 57 gal or a 30 frag tank. I am not familiar at all with tanks that have sumps as my previous saltwater tanks (many years ago) were the bio cubes in the 29 14 and 8. So I am used to the higher maintenance of nanos though I would never get the 8 again I felt like a slave to that tank, the 14 wasn't much better.
I really prefer soft corals such as ric's, shrooms and zoos. If I go with the rimless 57 or 30 I would get really nice led lights as I really love the looks of them and the fact that they last a long time is a bonus.
As for fish I like to keep that simple and nano sized as well. My bio cube will only have 2 fish, a firefish and maybe a clown. Haven't put that in stone yet because I have a good long time to think about it. I set up the tank on the 1st of Jan don't plan on a cuc until first part of Feb maybe a few soft corals middle to end of Feb and first fish the beginning of March. Second and final fish a month or so later.
So all that info to ask if anyone has the Red Sea 130D with the supposed improvements on skimmer and lights would you buy it again? Is it worth the serious $ or would I be better off with a rimless and buying everything separate.
Thank you for any and all help. I have been reading reviews until I feel like my eyes are ready to pop.
I am looking at the Red Sea 130D or maybe a Deep Blue 57 gal or a 30 frag tank. I am not familiar at all with tanks that have sumps as my previous saltwater tanks (many years ago) were the bio cubes in the 29 14 and 8. So I am used to the higher maintenance of nanos though I would never get the 8 again I felt like a slave to that tank, the 14 wasn't much better.
I really prefer soft corals such as ric's, shrooms and zoos. If I go with the rimless 57 or 30 I would get really nice led lights as I really love the looks of them and the fact that they last a long time is a bonus.
As for fish I like to keep that simple and nano sized as well. My bio cube will only have 2 fish, a firefish and maybe a clown. Haven't put that in stone yet because I have a good long time to think about it. I set up the tank on the 1st of Jan don't plan on a cuc until first part of Feb maybe a few soft corals middle to end of Feb and first fish the beginning of March. Second and final fish a month or so later.
So all that info to ask if anyone has the Red Sea 130D with the supposed improvements on skimmer and lights would you buy it again? Is it worth the serious $ or would I be better off with a rimless and buying everything separate.
Thank you for any and all help. I have been reading reviews until I feel like my eyes are ready to pop.