Bio cube

[Joshifer]

Hi guise. I'm still hunting for a tank. Lol.

 

Thinking about a bio cube because I don't have alot of space in the new house. but before I get into that. How's the light it comes with. Any good? I like green star polyps and xenias mostly. Wavy moving stuff soothes me.

Edited July 31, 2016 by Joshifer

[sethsolomon]

the stock lights in bioocubes are fine for lps and softies.  you wont be able to much sps though.

[dcullen]

If you get ambitious later, Steve's Leds has great LED conversions for biocubes. 

[sen5241b]

Had a Biocube and I do NOT recommend them. The back chambers tend to fill with detritus and you have to clean them out every time you do a water change. I had to use an aquarium vacuum. To really make a BC work as a reef tank, I also had to mod it a lot. The stock lights (78 watt CPL) I got with the tank would not support many corals. I now have a regular 29G tank with a hang on back refugium and an AI Prime light which I love.

 

If you do go with a BC, then look at this:  http://nano-reef.com/topic/180788-the-biocube-resource-guide/

Edited August 1, 2016 by sen5241b

[Origami]

Josh, I had a BC29 at one point and it was OK. This was quite a few years ago and it was stock with a couple of CFL's (compact fluorescent lights). There are newer versions that are all-LED but I don't have experience with them. It was OK and I kept it in my wife's home office with softies (mushrooms and leathers, mostly) and one small frogspawn (LPS), and a couple of small fish. I originally ran it with the stock filter plate which helped to filter detritus (using polyester fiberfill to catch the big stuff), but later converted the chambers over to one filled with rock rubble (for increased biological filtration) and an inTank stack up for carbon, GFO and such. I had some issues with temperature stability in that tank because of the solar loading (sun coming in through the window) that I ultimately stabilized using a chiller. The newer BC29 comes with an "improved cooling system" - whatever that means. Still, the old BC29 was a decent AIO (all in one) setup. Later on, I changed that tank out with an RSM130 and, truth be told, I liked the BC29 better. There were just too many little things that would go wrong on the RSM that required attention. Still, as an entry-level AIO, it's not bad. Alternatively, I'm guessing that you could build a nice inexpensive setup with a standard 29 and a few hang on components and a used LED light for close to the same money as you'd be putting down for the BC29. It would just require a bit of planning and patience.

 

Good luck in your search.

[Joshifer]

Thanks tom. It seems my search must end. New land lord won't allow a tank. Worried about water damage to floors/carpets. Maybe I can get away with a small one. Like 10-20 Gal in the bed room. (She's annoying she comes by and checks the house every 2 weeks. I can't get nothin past her lol)

[ParrotFish]

Just say it is a very advanced kind of lamp :-P