nano vs bio cube vs eclipse? - Aquarium Advice

removedastars · 06-08-2008, 12:56 AM

out of all the self contained aquariums out there, ie nano cube, bio cube, eclipse by marineland, which do ya'll consider the best. or have any of you owned one and used it for marine and liked it? trying desperately to figure out which one i want to get...thanks in advance

tamra&steven · 06-08-2008, 02:17 AM

i have two of the 24 ga nano i love them. i think it is a good tank. if you are looking to buy one and want it for a reef tank i would suggest geting the new 28 ga nano with the MH lid it has a skimmer and a wavemaker built in. its very nice. i have a MH lid on my 24 ga and its great. i think its the best tank for the price and you can find a deal where you might get a free stand of sand or somthing.

cmor1701d · 06-08-2008, 09:54 AM

The Eclipse(12) hood has an 18w light. It's ok for a FO tank. The light fixture in mine broke and they sent me a new hood. The light fixture in that broke too. That tank is now empty sitting in a corner.

Kurt_Nelson · 06-09-2008, 12:16 AM

Don't have any first hand info on any of them, but I can tell you from my previous research that the Eclipse (while a nice system) is better suited for freshwater. As cmor mentioned, it's OK for a FO tank where you need the built-in biowheel for biological filtration, but it definitely would need too many add ons for anything more complex.

pat8you · 06-10-2008, 03:02 AM

I have a nano that has been working out well for me. You may want to consider another power head for it though if your going to keep corals. Also keep in mind that most of those cubes (i think) don't come with a heater so you will need to make sure you have one of those.

06-08-2008, 12:56 AM	#1
removedastars Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 44	nano vs bio cube vs eclipse? out of all the self contained aquariums out there, ie nano cube, bio cube, eclipse by marineland, which do ya'll consider the best. or have any of you owned one and used it for marine and liked it? trying desperately to figure out which one i want to get...thanks in advance __________________ 46 gallon bowfront FW planted/community tank 10 gallon planted fry tank (misc fry i found in the sump tank at work) 1 gallon betta bowl, 2 1/2 gallon betta cubes, 2 gallon led betta tank

06-08-2008, 02:17 AM	#2
tamra&steven Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 160	i have two of the 24 ga nano i love them. i think it is a good tank. if you are looking to buy one and want it for a reef tank i would suggest geting the new 28 ga nano with the MH lid it has a skimmer and a wavemaker built in. its very nice. i have a MH lid on my 24 ga and its great. i think its the best tank for the price and you can find a deal where you might get a free stand of sand or somthing. __________________ 60 ga. SPS tank w/ 2 - 175w 20k halides, korallin 1502 calcium reactor w/ph contorler 24ga. SW nano w/150 HQI 180ga. FW aggresive fish 125ga. FW w/60ga. sump. VERY aggresive fish

06-08-2008, 09:54 AM	#3
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,894 Images: 43	The Eclipse(12) hood has an 18w light. It's ok for a FO tank. The light fixture in mine broke and they sent me a new hood. The light fixture in that broke too. That tank is now empty sitting in a corner. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

06-10-2008, 03:02 AM	#5
pat8you Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 658 Images: 5	I have a nano that has been working out well for me. You may want to consider another power head for it though if your going to keep corals. Also keep in mind that most of those cubes (i think) don't come with a heater so you will need to make sure you have one of those. __________________ 12gal saltwater w/ 17 lbs live rock 48 watts PC 50/50 bulbs (10k/Actinic) ocellaris clown, green clown goby assorted corals

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06-09-2008, 12:16 AM	#4
Kurt_Nelson Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: WA Posts: 2,428 Images: 28	Don't have any first hand info on any of them, but I can tell you from my previous research that the Eclipse (while a nice system) is better suited for freshwater. As cmor mentioned, it's OK for a FO tank where you need the built-in biowheel for biological filtration, but it definitely would need too many add ons for anything more complex.