Worth getting a customized nano??

[rubysoho]

I've been researching nano reef tanks and I stumbled upon nanocustoms.com Do you think it is worth getting an "upgraded" nano tank for the price they are asking ($235 and up)? They seem really nice, and the extra lighting is definitly a plus...

thanks!

[foma2000]

i wouldn't suggest it. you can get the same thing at the fish store for under $100 only with out the lights. but you could easly do a retrofitting for under 50 bucks if you know how.

[JamesR]

Interesting, I'm curious myself as I'm not much of a do it yourselfer when it come to lighting especially.



Jim

[rubysoho]

If you take a look at the link, it isn't just lighting... it includes an improved skimmer, better spash guard, and some other stuff.

www.nanocustoms.com

[foma2000]

i didn't notice the skimmer part. that is defenatly a plus and the lighting is really good....
i would say, unless your a serious diy expert you might as well go ahead and get it. but other wise you can build your own with a store bought kit for way less, including skimmer and lights

[rubysoho]

do you know where to find these kits? Anywhere online? If it isn't too terribly hard, or if it comes with directions that I can follow, I wouldn't mind doing it myself. Especially it is costs way less!

[foma2000]

sory, but what i ment by kit was a bare bone aquarium with hood from the fish store and then building the rest from scratch. its what i did, and it took me along time to buid it all. you really have to custom build it. on the nanocustoms website they have kits for lights though. i looked a litle more in depth at the nanos at nanocustom and i really cant get much info from that site, although the tanks do look really good. i couldn't tell if they had a skimmer, but i think it would be worth the money if they did. unless your willing to really spend lots of time building custom parts i would just go with the nanreef that you found.

[grimlock3000]

For $250 you can get a glass 10g tank, PC hood of your choice, and a protein skimmer. I think $250 is a bit much when you can spend that same money on a standard setup and also get a protein skimmer like a CPR Bak Pak 2.

[rubysoho]

grimlock, those were my thoughts as well. Plus it is a lot easier to replace all those parts on a regular 10 gallon, IMO...hmmm... What brands would you suggest for all the equipment? I always get so confused when I'm searching through brands online.