If I buy an Aquapod 24g, what additional equipment would I need for a saltwater set up?
Aug 14th 2008adminAquaPod Aquariums
blownupboy asked:
If I bought an aquapod 24 gallon complete tank, what additional supplies and equipment do I need for a 24 gallon saltwater system with just coral, cleaner shrimp, and a fish or two. Protein skimmer? Bio Balls? Refugium?
I’m a novice. eager to learn, but financially budgeted. want to try and calculate how much it would cost to get a tank up and running.
This is what comes with the aquapod :
If I bought an aquapod 24 gallon complete tank, what additional supplies and equipment do I need for a 24 gallon saltwater system with just coral, cleaner shrimp, and a fish or two. Protein skimmer? Bio Balls? Refugium?
I’m a novice. eager to learn, but financially budgeted. want to try and calculate how much it would cost to get a tank up and running.
This is what comes with the aquapod :
24 Gallon Curved Front Glass Aquarium
JBJ 2 x 36 Watt CFL Lighting (72 Watts Total)
50/50 (10k/Actinic) Bulbs Included
LED Nite-Vu Lights Included
Remote Electronic Ballast w/ Disconnect
Includes Dual Cooling Fans
Built-in 3 Stage Filtration
New ACCELA 266GPH Pump
Improved Modular Surface Skimmer Intake
Directional Return Nozzle
Flip Top Canopy for Easy Maintenance
Dimensions: 18” x 19.6” x 19.7” (LxWxH)
6 Month Limited Warranty from JBJ Lighting
Nano Reef Gear
PyRo on 17 Aug 2008 at 10:35 am #
i believe they need another pump to increase circulation, what was EVERYTHIG thgat came with it and i will repost my opinion tommorrow
second post-sounds great, remove the filter pad and bioballs, use about 20-25lbs of rock and a thin layer of bottom sand and your ready to go! for a DIY fuge and good choice on a skimmer could be found on nano-reefs.com, i had a 5g nano and used no skimmer so i cannot recommend a good skimmer for a small tank, i was actually looking into a fuge for my nano, i was going to make it out of a lees container and use the airline input of my powerhead as the pump to it.
BIGgourami on 17 Aug 2008 at 11:00 pm #
ok well looking over your new addition, the lighing seems good for anything exeptthe VERY MOST light hungry corals, anenomes, and clams
the bioballs should come in the 2nd stage of the filter (the middle) and i personally would recomend using live rock rubble instead, it doesn’t need to be cleaned like bioballs do(decreasing the efficentcy of them for a time, while the bacteria regrow. and may cause re-cycling).
another powerhead is never a bad thing but your return pumps sound more than adequate you may want a little one for multi direntional flow.
a reugium is always a good idea but more money. and the skimmer is still a good idea.
Cammy on 18 Aug 2008 at 5:17 am #
Get rdy,
Here is the place to go for all your questions, specifically nano:
Here is a link in that site to get you started:
My personal tank:
1. 29gallon glass
2. iorn stand
3. aquaclear 110 & 70 power filters, One made into a fuge (directions for this on the site as well.)
4. 20lbs reefsand
5. 60 lbs Live Rock
6. heater
7. PC 130watt light 50/50
8. $15 protein skimmer, (don’t let anyone talk you into a $100+ skimmer, as long as it makes froth it’s working)
Odds and ends: filter floss, various seachem products, (I found denitrate, declorinator and thier carbon and purigen are great products) Mag floats, babybottle cleaners to clean impellers and some gloves, tongs and buckets.
Depending on your tap water quality you may need a RO unit, if not a cheap pump to mix your salt water in a bucket will be needed.
Oh and don’t forget testing supplies, specifically the hydrometer or refactimator, and ammonia, nitrate, nitrite tests. I use aquarium pharmaceuticals
Money saving tip. You can pricematch any price petsmart has online instore as long a you print out a invoice.
And ebay has some nice LiveRock sellers.
Have fun with your tank