Reddit Reddit reviews Coralife Biocube, Size 29

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Coralife Biocube, Size 29
All in one system is easy to setup and includes tank, top, light filter, and filter pumpPower compact and LED light barIntegrated wet/dry biological filtration
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6 Reddit comments about Coralife Biocube, Size 29:

u/notjohnconner · 2 pointsr/ReefTank

That is the smaller 14 gallon unit. I would stay away from that one for the same reasons everyone is saying smaller aquariums are harder to take care of. I have to be very careful when I do my water changes, because when I take 5 gallons out of my tank it is about a fourth of it's capacity. So if my water is 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the tank when I go to refill it, it can be a huge shock to the tank.

This is the tank I would recommend

Seriously though look online and find them used Mine was in pretty much perfect condition and I only paid $150 for the whole thing with stand.

A couple of weeks ago I saw an Innovative Marine 30Gal tank

At the LFS for only $200 and it was pretty much ready to go.

u/apollofish · 2 pointsr/ReefTank

While some people run canister filters on saltwater tanks with success, they are generally not used. Most of the biological filtration in saltwater tanks is done by the bacteria that cover the surface area of the rockwork and sand. Canisters end up filling with gunk and waste that then leeches nitrates and phosphates back into the water and can be counter productive if not kept exceptionally clean. In planted tanks these products are used by the plants, but are detrimental to most marine invertebrates. HOB filters can be used, but generally they are only used for water flow through chemical filtration bags like chemipure, purigen, or GFO. The amount of surface area a HOB filter adds is minimal compared to the porous rock and sand in saltwater tanks.


I ran a sumpless system for about 2 years and many people do the same. Although the system was successful in the short term the waste export was not great and the clarity/water surface were not what they have been since I have set up a new system with sump, filter socks, and skimmer. If you want a simple setup for ~$500 maybe look into some of the plug and play systems like the nuvo aquariums or all-in-one cubes. Some of these systems are more customizable than others if you think you may want to upgrade the tank in the future.

For example:
http://www.marinedepot.com/Innovative_Marine_30_Gallon_NUVO_Fusion_30L_Aquarium_(Tank_Only)_Nano_Cube_Aquariums_Tanks_30_39_Gallons-Innovative_Marine-0I10443-FIAQNCNTHH-vi.html

http://www.amazon.com/Coralife-15607-Biocube-Size-29/dp/B007UQA7CS

http://www.amazon.com/JBJ-Nano-Cube-Aquarium-Fluorescents-Moonlights/dp/B002BC4XIU

u/Bannsher · 1 pointr/AquaSwap

It’s pretty great, and requires minimal maintenance. It’s a wet/dry filtration system, with three chambers build into the back. The water flows into one chamber through very small slits in the back, then over flows into the filtration chamber with a filter pad (I’ve just been using the large pads that you can cut to fit rather than the fancy one designed for the tank) and three bags of bio media, and then flows into the return chamber with the pump. It’s kind of like a built in sump.

For more info: https://www.amazon.com/Coralife-15607-Biocube-Size-29/dp/B007UQA7CS

u/teskham · 1 pointr/Aquariums

It a 30 gallon Oceanic Biocube the one I have is an older model.

u/theoldboiler · 1 pointr/ReefTank

That's really really expensive. Biocubes are less than that. Even their 29 is less.
https://www.amazon.com/Coralife-15607-Biocube-Size-29/dp/B007UQA7CS

u/timeforanewone1 · 1 pointr/ReefTank

Thanks for the reply! I'm really thinking I'm going to make the purchase.

I'm really not sure. I know this is the tank.