Bio cubes

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Chuncan

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I see a lot of these on craigslist and Ive always been taught "the bigger, the easier" with salt water tanks. So what does that make these 'super advanced tanks'? Difficult or easy?


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i have wondered about these as well... mainly wondering if the 28 gallon bio-cube would be a good tank for trying out a marine/reef tank for the first time.
 
well i have a 14 gal bio and in the beginning it was a rough start i had salt before but i kinda rushed it this time lol but its a pretty well tank setup if you ask me.. it is like for a new reefer kind of person comes with what you need to start a tank..
 
i had a bc29 as my first tank, i found it pretty easy to take care of. i liked it as my first tank because it came with the filtration, and lights. All i needed to buy was a heater and powerhead, and i was all set.
 
I have 2 8 gallon Biocubes and they have to be the easiest tanks I have ever cared for. There are a couple of things to look out for though.
1. The fans on them suck, as they get a little older the start to make a lot of noise all the time, there are upgraded fans on eBay for around $30.
2. Check for evap at least every other day, unlike a normal tank you will not see the water line get lower.
3. There is only one return (on the oceanic cubes anyway.) if you want better flow without power heads make a custom return. I used the locline snap together things to make mine and now have great flow.
 
Anybody have any thoughts on the oceanic bio cube versus the jbj nano cube and any other equivalents? Which is the best value, most durable? Which is the best one to get if you would rather not have to replace/upgrade parts?
 
Look into the red sea max line. You can get them used for a decent price most of the time and they have everything included, skimmer, heater, timer and such
 
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