Coralife Fish Tank LED BioCube Aquarium Starter Kits, Size 32

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We have two of these. The first one, purchased two years ago, started to fail as soon as we got it. First, the power filter failed. We did frequent water changes until we installed an external power filter. Then, the pump failed. Last week, the lights went out. The second aquarium we purchased over a year ago is doing great. Fish are happy, and the plants grow like crazy with hardly any maintenance. I think we just got a lemon with the first one. Call me crazy, but I just purchased a third biocube because I love the look, and it fits into the space we already have for it.

Looks great ! Size is amazing ! The height especially for sword plants ! Worth the price. Very functional. I made sure I bought this type of tank for my freshwater since it’s meant for salt, less of a hassle ! One thing I learned with the lights sunrise to sunset was phenomenal just don’t leave it on all day I was doing it from 7:30-10:30pm giving it the natural wake up and go to bed but it was promoting algae bloom the water look cloudy so I adjusted to no more the 4 -5 hrs on. The only thing disappointing was the night of the stand they promote it with

I've had my BioCube 32 up and running now for four months. In that time, I have already outgrown it. That said, it's a great way to get your feet wet if you've never kept saltwater fish. Pros: Automatic Lighting. The sunrise, sunset, and different channels are pretty nifty for the money. They don't have the PAR and spectrum to grow SPS, though I suppose if you ran all 3 light channels together for 8-10 hours a day, and put the SPS at the top, center you could keep it alive. All my LPS and soft corals do very well in it, though. I do recommend getting their A/B daily additive to supplement the tank. I do 8 ml each on a daily basis and everything is growing like crazy. It is also a compact, attractive unit, especially paired with the stand. Small footprint, and the all-in-one design means you don't need to hassle with a sump. Cons: WAY too little space in the back chambers. Makes it difficult to perform routine maintenance, especially if (like me) you install the UV sterilizer and protein skimmer. Every. Single. Time. the little sponge between chambers 2/3 clogs with algae, which is often, I can barely get my hand down to pull it up because of the UV on the return pump line. Inevitably, I knock the UV off the return nozzle, or pull it apart from the water hose, and it's horrible to try to re-attach. If you have the skimmer in chamber 1, it often spews microbubbles into the display. Argh. Stock media rack is flimsy and bags of media get stuck in the chamber when you try to remove it. After a while, most people who are into their aquariums exchange the stock rack for an InTank brand media basket. I've done so, and it's WAY better to deal with. Wish I had started out by spending the dough and getting the InTank media basket and Tunze 9001 skimmer instead of the BioCube brand. May still just chunk the BioCube brand skimmer and go that route. Water changes: because of its small volume, you absolutely must stay on top of weekly water changes to avoid nutrient buildup and the problems it causes. That's true of any tank, but especially in a tank this small. I also installed a small auto topoff to combat evaporation. Can't imagine running a tank this size without one. Lid: I'm not sure why they don't put a piston support up under this thing so you can open the lid halfway and it stays up. I end up propping mine halfway with a kitchen utensil. If you open the lid all the way, the lights glare into your face and the tank is dark when you're doing maintenance. Lastly, for the money I spent buying this new, I wish I had gotten a larger used tank to start with off Marketplace and just got a bigger tank to begin with. If you really enjoy the hobby, you'll outgrow it in less than a year. The market value of a used one of these is about $200, even with the stand. I got a 210 gallon system with all the equipment I could ever need for less than a thousand dollars. No need to get that crazy, but I recommend a 75 gallon or more to start with. Then you would have room for while. P.S. Do NOT put a tang in your BioCube unless you have a larger system to transfer it to when it grows. My tang will go into the 210 eventually.

I have regretted this purchase. I do not recommend. Water flow and filter are very inadequate. And the timer is very difficult to set.