Hey people, been into fish for awhile now and my gf is always nagging me to start up a salt water tank. While at petsmart, looking at kitties, they had a Bio Cube 29gallon tank for 40% off. Small but pretty tank. So with that said give me your advice; Good for a salt water setup? What could I stock it with? Anything helpful! ( I know very little about salt water setups) Thanks!
Bio Cube Advice?
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I'm in the same boat with you, my boyfriend is on the same exact bit and I'm looking for the same info. I'm a freshwater girl myself and he wants something different.
I personally would not start my saltwater tank with a biocube. If you know what you are doing and do a lot of research on starting a saltwater tank then yes they can be good enough I have seen quite a number of beautiful saltwater biocubes. Personally though I would start with no less than a standard 55g with a 29g sump underneath with protien skimmer. I have a beautiful 120 gallon reef, but still struggle with my 20g saltwater it is just much more difficult to keep parameters in check on a small tank.
mdb_talon;3831328; said:
agreed. i'm no expert, but generally speaking, the larger the tank, the more "forgiving" so to speak. evaporation in a 29g tank is going to affect the specific gravity more so than the same evaporation in a 55. nano tanks/cubes have become the new thing, and when done properly can be awesome. but they do require a lot of attention. I've been wanting to do one for some time now, but have been doing research upon research as i've never kept a saltwater tank before.