Best Budget Nano Tanks?

[talh]

Hello,

I have a 55 gallon reef and am moving out of the house and taking it with me. My mom wants me to set up a reef tank for her before I go because she says she'll miss mine. (Not sure if she'll miss me though -- probably not! )

This is actually a good opportunity for me to trim up my tank, I got stuff growing into each other all over the place. She doesn't like a lot of maintenance and my dad is over having any big aquariums in the house, so I'm thinking an all-in-one nano tank would be the best fit. I also don't want to break the bank on it -- want to stay around $200 or less, if possible. I will probably end up finding what I want and then searching for it used.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a small all-in-one nano tank under $200? Here are some I found already, so if you have any opinion on these:
JBJ "Cubey" 20 gallon
Coralife 16 gallon

Thanks!

 

[Jon Fishman]

Not wanting a lot of maintenance sounds like “want something easy” and a nano certainly is not easy.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Hello,

I have a 55 gallon reef and am moving out of the house and taking it with me. My mom wants me to set up a reef tank for her before I go because she says she'll miss mine. (Not sure if she'll miss me though -- probably not! )

This is actually a good opportunity for me to trim up my tank, I got stuff growing into each other all over the place. She doesn't like a lot of maintenance and my dad is over having any big aquariums in the house, so I'm thinking an all-in-one nano tank would be the best fit. I also don't want to break the bank on it -- want to stay around $200 or less, if possible. I will probably end up finding what I want and then searching for it used.

Does anyone have any recommendations for a small all-in-one nano tank under $200? Here are some I found already, so if you have any opinion on these:
JBJ "Cubey" 20 gallon
Coralife 16 gallon

Thanks!

Have you tried Offer Up, Craigslist, etc.....

 

[NanoDJS]

evo 13.5 with the skimmer , make some kind of small cheap ato and you gold my kid runs one its fool proof as far as nano in a box goes prob get tank + skimmer and heater for like 215, those new ai pumps are crazy looking for a nano and switch out the return pump it came with(140gph) to be the ato pump grab anything in the 300-400 gph range and you can just chill so prob 300 in total for gear.

 

[talh]

Have you tried Offer Up, Craigslist, etc.....

Yeah, unfortunately nothing local that fits the bill has come up yet.

 

[talh]

evo 13.5 with the skimmer , make some kind of small cheap ato and you gold my kid runs one its fool proof as far as nano in a box goes prob get tank + skimmer and heater for like 215, those new ai pumps are crazy looking for a nano and switch out the return pump it came with(140gph) to be the ato pump grab anything in the 300-400 gph range and you can just chill so prob 300 in total for gear.

This one? Link

 

[NanoDJS]

yessir, they make a skimmer for it and its excellent glass ,ect awsome viewing when placed peninsula gives you so much more room to view/ place light riiips for a stock light its 100% reef spec

 

[talh]

yessir, they make a skimmer for it and its excellent glass ,ect awsome viewing when placed peninsula gives you so much more room to view/ place light riiips for a stock light its 100% reef spec

Thanks!

 

[Tuffyyyyy]

Inappropriate reefers budget tank was like $150 I think. Just need to find a used ATO and you’ll be good.