Zakary2003
Active Member
My 16 year old little brother has recently taken an interest in my reef tanks. His birthday is in August and he wants a tank of his own.
This tank will only need to house bubble tip anemones and a pair of ocelaris clownfish. We are aiming for a 15 gallon AIO and I'm currently looking at the Nuvo Fusion 15 cube. It costs $120. My budget for the tank and equipment is $200, and I already own a nano powerhead, heater, thermostat, and auto top off, as well as the sand and rock he needs. The tank comes with a return pump and filter socks but he is an engineering student and will probably be upgrading, tinkering with, and designing entirely new filtration for it in the future.
Can I get a light capable of supporting BTAs for $80-$100? Does anyone have recommendations for that? I found the Fluval Sea Marine Nano on Amazon, but many people say it doesn't provide much light. My tanks are far from low tech budget tanks, so this is kinda a new area for me.
If it matters, we already have all of the necessary test kits (except for phosphate and magnesium because I ran out of those reagents), as well as an accurate refractometer. I also have other tanks to move the inhabitants into if his tank crashes or he starts to neglect it.
If you have any other tips for helping to bring someone into the hobby, please let me know! I'm excited to have someone else in the family to share the hobby with.
This tank will only need to house bubble tip anemones and a pair of ocelaris clownfish. We are aiming for a 15 gallon AIO and I'm currently looking at the Nuvo Fusion 15 cube. It costs $120. My budget for the tank and equipment is $200, and I already own a nano powerhead, heater, thermostat, and auto top off, as well as the sand and rock he needs. The tank comes with a return pump and filter socks but he is an engineering student and will probably be upgrading, tinkering with, and designing entirely new filtration for it in the future.
Can I get a light capable of supporting BTAs for $80-$100? Does anyone have recommendations for that? I found the Fluval Sea Marine Nano on Amazon, but many people say it doesn't provide much light. My tanks are far from low tech budget tanks, so this is kinda a new area for me.
If it matters, we already have all of the necessary test kits (except for phosphate and magnesium because I ran out of those reagents), as well as an accurate refractometer. I also have other tanks to move the inhabitants into if his tank crashes or he starts to neglect it.
If you have any other tips for helping to bring someone into the hobby, please let me know! I'm excited to have someone else in the family to share the hobby with.
