Hello,
I am someone who finally decided to jump into keeping a reef tank. For the record. I've kept fresh water fish before, but my largest fresh water tank was only a 17g.
I've decided for a reef tank I wanted something larger that would give me a bigger margin for error and a wider variety of stocking options.
However, I cannot seem to decide between the Waterbox 35.2 or the Innovative Marine Nuvo 40.
I'm not willing to go up to an even larger tank as we already live on a second floor apartment, AND I may potentially moving in a year/year half due to my husband's work.
That said, our space lends itself to the space of a cube style better than a long horizontal one.
From what I can tell, if I get the Waterbox, I will still need to purchase a pump but I believe the IM will come with a pump. But, that's such a minor detail.
With the cost of stands included for both, they're in the same ballpark. And, at minimum I would still need to purchase a heater, wave maker (I can probably wait on this until after the tank is cycled), and lights (probably wait on this one too?).
From what I can tell, Waterbox quality is supposedly a higher than IM. But, I'm not very impressed with the fact that the Waterbox stand is made from "laminated plywood" whereas the IM is anodized aluminum. Based on the measurements of the two tanks though, I could also just order the APS stand and set the Waterbox on it as well. My husband is telling me plywood is strong and won't be a problem, I have no experience and can only trust his word on plywood vs aluminum.
An additional benefit to the Waterbox is that my LFS sells them, and I could pick it up in person and make sure it is not damaged during transit. But, I would need to double check the markup on them through my LFS :'(
Any suggestions or thoughts from people who have owned one, or the other or both?
I can't believe I'm already hung up on which aquarium & stand to order. Thanks everyone.
Additionally, I'm hoping to stock this with maybe a couple clowns, some inverts, and hopefully, some corals & macroalgae.
I am someone who finally decided to jump into keeping a reef tank. For the record. I've kept fresh water fish before, but my largest fresh water tank was only a 17g.
I've decided for a reef tank I wanted something larger that would give me a bigger margin for error and a wider variety of stocking options.
However, I cannot seem to decide between the Waterbox 35.2 or the Innovative Marine Nuvo 40.
I'm not willing to go up to an even larger tank as we already live on a second floor apartment, AND I may potentially moving in a year/year half due to my husband's work.
That said, our space lends itself to the space of a cube style better than a long horizontal one.
From what I can tell, if I get the Waterbox, I will still need to purchase a pump but I believe the IM will come with a pump. But, that's such a minor detail.
With the cost of stands included for both, they're in the same ballpark. And, at minimum I would still need to purchase a heater, wave maker (I can probably wait on this until after the tank is cycled), and lights (probably wait on this one too?).
From what I can tell, Waterbox quality is supposedly a higher than IM. But, I'm not very impressed with the fact that the Waterbox stand is made from "laminated plywood" whereas the IM is anodized aluminum. Based on the measurements of the two tanks though, I could also just order the APS stand and set the Waterbox on it as well. My husband is telling me plywood is strong and won't be a problem, I have no experience and can only trust his word on plywood vs aluminum.
An additional benefit to the Waterbox is that my LFS sells them, and I could pick it up in person and make sure it is not damaged during transit. But, I would need to double check the markup on them through my LFS :'(
Any suggestions or thoughts from people who have owned one, or the other or both?
I can't believe I'm already hung up on which aquarium & stand to order. Thanks everyone.
Additionally, I'm hoping to stock this with maybe a couple clowns, some inverts, and hopefully, some corals & macroalgae.
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