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product_id: 39701968
title: "BioCube, Aquarium Kit, Nano Tank, Customizable LED Lighting, for Saltwater and Freshwater Environments, 16 Gallons"
brand: "coralife"
price: "¥147315"
currency: JPY
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Coralife"
url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/39701968-biocube-aquarium-kit-nano-tank-customizable-led-lighting-for-saltwater
store_origin: JP
region: Japan
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# 16-gallon capacity Customizable tri-channel LED lighting Whisper-quiet submersible pump BioCube, Aquarium Kit, Nano Tank, Customizable LED Lighting, for Saltwater and Freshwater Environments, 16 Gallons

**Brand:** coralife
**Price:** ¥147315
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌊 Elevate your workspace with a living masterpiece that’s as smart as it is stunning!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** BioCube, Aquarium Kit, Nano Tank, Customizable LED Lighting, for Saltwater and Freshwater Environments, 16 Gallons by coralife
- **How much does it cost?** ¥147315 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/39701968-biocube-aquarium-kit-nano-tank-customizable-led-lighting-for-saltwater)

## Best For

- coralife enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted coralife brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Sleek Modern Design:** Rounded edges and low-profile hood make it a stylish centerpiece for any professional space.
- • **All-in-One Aquatic Ecosystem:** Integrated filtration, pump, and lighting for effortless setup and maintenance.
- • **Trusted Durability & Support:** Coralife’s decades of expertise ensure a reliable, long-lasting aquarium experience.
- • **Vibrant, Customizable LED Spectrum:** Three independent light channels with 24-hour programmable timer for natural sunrise, sunset, and moonlight effects.
- • **Versatile for Saltwater & Freshwater:** Optimized for thriving corals, plants, and fish with BioCube compatibility.

## Overview

The Coralife BioCube 16-gallon aquarium kit combines sleek modern design with advanced aquatic technology, featuring a built-in filtration system, whisper-quiet pump, and customizable tri-channel LED lighting with natural day/night cycles. Perfect for both saltwater and freshwater environments, it offers an all-in-one solution trusted by enthusiasts and professionals alike to create vibrant, thriving aquatic ecosystems with minimal effort.

## Description

The Coralife BioCube provides everything you need for a thriving underwater world at home. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced enthusiast, setup is effortless with this fully equipped, all-in-one system. This aquarium comes with a sleek modern hood, customizable LED lighting, integrated filtration, a quiet submersible pump, dual intakes and an adjustable return nozzle. Three distinct BioZones provide the ideal light spectrum and intensity to sustain and grow a variety of corals. The programmable 24-hour timer allows you to set independent lighting schedules for bright white, sparkling blue and color-enhancing LEDs. The timer automatically creates gradual sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset transitions to mimic natural lighting cycles for your aquatic life. Compatible with a full range of BioCube accessories, this aquarium makes it simple to create and maintain your ideal aquatic ecosystem at home. The BioCube is available in 16- and 32-gallon sizes, and is also available in the 14-gallon SMART BioCube Jr. At Coralife, we’re dedicated to transforming your aquatic journey into an extraordinary experience. With decades of expertise in aquatic innovation, we’re committed to making your vision of the perfect aquarium come to life.

Review: Excellent Tank - I have had two of these Coralife BioCube Aquariums for over 20 years and just bought my third. They are durable, easy to keep clean and large enough for a micro environment. I cannot comment on how they are with salt water as I have only been interested in the freshwater tanks, but I can say that with the back filtration system built in and the wonderfully upgraded lighted lid, this tank has always been a showstopper anywhere I place them in the house. When I kept white mountain minnows in one I never had to have any heat but when I switched to a warmer water fish like the tropical guppies and swordtail fish that require a little heat in my area, adding a heater to the back was extremely easy and kept it out of view. I would recommend this tank to anyone - beginner or expert. There are so many opportunities with this tank. Be sure though that you get a larger micro fish or a sponge to cover the intake outlets on the inside of the tank as small fry, and smaller micro fish like the neon tetra can actually get through to the filtration system. ALSO Be sure to fill your tank to check for leakage prior to set up. These tanks are well packaged and cared for in the shipping process, but accidents do happen. Enjoy your new tank!
Review: Really nice tank. - I really love this tank and yes a few MODS made it a bit better and easier to care for in the long rung. In honesty most people will MOD their tanks its just part of the hobby. As a stock tank I think it will work fine too for most people. The lighting system is what you mainly paying for it and a nice tank overall its a good deal. I attached a video matter of fact my Computer is louder then the tank in the video. It was bit cloudy when setting it up but clear up overnight which is 100% normal. Please clean you glass before with maybe a damp sponge before adding anything, I forgot too, I have since cleaned it but would have been easier without the stuff in the tank. Remember no chemicals cleaners on the inside of the glass ever empty or not. MODS are In-Tank media basket and 9001 Tunze skimmer still working on the Tunze. Mustangarrett seemed to have bashed this tank for being as loud as a dirt devil as you can tell in the video it is not. Shipping was done good but would have liked them on the outside box to place fragile or glass on it. It was unmarked, luckily it arrived undamaged. I did have a slight rubbing sound coming from the fan on the 1st night but I accidentally slammed the lid and the sound went away and yes the fan still works. That is a bonus on durability. The discharge hose from the pump was 2 inches too short. I had to float the pump up to connect the discharge tube to the outlet nozzle. Wrote the seller about that issue and they resolved it. Great customer service. I have it placed over my desk on top of the file cabinet, I would normally not suggest a full tank on a desk but seems to be working good I did a standing/ bouncing test on my desk before attempting this. All in all very happy camper after 3 weeks of research I do not regret my 1st saltwater tank purchase at all.

## Features

- EVERYTHING YOU NEED - Feature a compact and customizable filtration chamber that is already built-in to the back of the aquarium – easy to setup and maintain.
- GREAT FEATURES – Includes quiet submersible pump, dual intakes and adjustable return nozzle. Compatible with all existing BioCube accessories. Fish, corals, substrate and décor are sold separately.
- SLEEK and MODERN – Biocubes feature a rounded edge design and is the perfect innovative all-inclusive aquarium for all needs..
- VIBRANT LED LIGHTING - Low-profile hood contains vibrant LED lighting that is capable of sustaining and growing healthy, vibrant corals and live plants.
- MAXIMIZE BEAUTY - 24-hour timer which makes it easy to control the three independent light channels for maximum beauty: bright white, sparkling blue and color enhancing LEDs.
- SUNRISE/SUNSET MODE - the automatic 30-minute sunrise/sunset and 60-minute moonrise/moonset function is incorporated to replicate a natural day/Night cycle for your aquatic environment.
- TRUSTED - Coralife is a trusted brand of marine aquarium parts and supplies. We offer aquarium lighting, filtration products, marine salt mix and more. When aquarium systems require more than just the basics - Coralife steps in.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Brand | Coralife |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 631 Reviews |
| Material | Glass |
| Product Dimensions | 21.75"L x 20.25"W x 23.25"H |
| Shape | Square |
| Special Feature | BioCube |
| Tank Volume | 16 Gallons |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Coralife
- **Material:** Glass
- **Tank Volume:** 16 Gallons
- **Special Feature:** BioCube
- **Product Dimensions:** 21.75"L x 20.25"W x 23.25"H
- **Shape:** Square
- **Style:** 16 Gallon BioCube
- **Color:** Black
- **Included Components:** Glass aquarium, LED canopy hood, integrated filtration, built-in timer, filter cartridge, output discharge nozzle, flexible tubing, media tray, water pump, sponge filter
- **UPC:** 096316000445 096316156616

## Images

![BioCube, Aquarium Kit, Nano Tank, Customizable LED Lighting, for Saltwater and Freshwater Environments, 16 Gallons - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81pyzlDw9tL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Does it come with a heater? Or it has to be purchased seperately?**
A: It does not include a heater.

**Q: How much clearance do you need to get to the back for maintenance? Can you put this against a wall?**
A: ALthough you can put it up against the wall I have it in a corner which allows me access to check the chambers in the back.  Using a flashlight I can look in and see what is going on for maintenance.  The back 2nd and 3rd chambers have glass for checking.

**Q: What heater should i use on this tank ?**
A: Whichever heater you get, it will fail. In a week? In a month? In a year? Doesn't matter - it'll fail. It'll either fail off, and freeze your fish, or fail on, and boil your fish.
But before you hold your face in your fish tank in despair - there is a solution!
Get two smaller heaters. Instead of 100W, get 2x 50W. If one fails off, the other works harder to stop the temperature dropping too far. If either fails on, it'll just make your water a bit balmier than usual. Better still, get 3x30W heaters ! :)

**Q: Does it have a protein skimmer? Is there a good alternative to a protein skimmer?**
A: No it doesn't come with a protein skimmer. Since nano tanks have become very popular over the last few years there are lots of options for these tanks as far as skimmers, upgraded pumps, etc. Tunze makes a very good small skimmer for these style tanks. I don't remember the model number of the one I had on my last biocube. As far as an alternative to a skimmer. Lots of water changes. I don't really think there is an alternative.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Tank
*by L***N on November 16, 2025*

I have had two of these Coralife BioCube Aquariums for over 20 years and just bought my third. They are durable, easy to keep clean and large enough for a micro environment. I cannot comment on how they are with salt water as I have only been interested in the freshwater tanks, but I can say that with the back filtration system built in and the wonderfully upgraded lighted lid, this tank has always been a showstopper anywhere I place them in the house. When I kept white mountain minnows in one I never had to have any heat but when I switched to a warmer water fish like the tropical guppies and swordtail fish that require a little heat in my area, adding a heater to the back was extremely easy and kept it out of view. I would recommend this tank to anyone - beginner or expert. There are so many opportunities with this tank. Be sure though that you get a larger micro fish or a sponge to cover the intake outlets on the inside of the tank as small fry, and smaller micro fish like the neon tetra can actually get through to the filtration system. ALSO Be sure to fill your tank to check for leakage prior to set up. These tanks are well packaged and cared for in the shipping process, but accidents do happen. Enjoy your new tank!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really nice tank.
*by S***E on February 24, 2017*

I really love this tank and yes a few MODS made it a bit better and easier to care for in the long rung. In honesty most people will MOD their tanks its just part of the hobby. As a stock tank I think it will work fine too for most people. The lighting system is what you mainly paying for it and a nice tank overall its a good deal. I attached a video matter of fact my Computer is louder then the tank in the video. It was bit cloudy when setting it up but clear up overnight which is 100% normal. Please clean you glass before with maybe a damp sponge before adding anything, I forgot too, I have since cleaned it but would have been easier without the stuff in the tank. Remember no chemicals cleaners on the inside of the glass ever empty or not. MODS are In-Tank media basket and 9001 Tunze skimmer still working on the Tunze. Mustangarrett seemed to have bashed this tank for being as loud as a dirt devil as you can tell in the video it is not. Shipping was done good but would have liked them on the outside box to place fragile or glass on it. It was unmarked, luckily it arrived undamaged. I did have a slight rubbing sound coming from the fan on the 1st night but I accidentally slammed the lid and the sound went away and yes the fan still works. That is a bonus on durability. The discharge hose from the pump was 2 inches too short. I had to float the pump up to connect the discharge tube to the outlet nozzle. Wrote the seller about that issue and they resolved it. Great customer service. I have it placed over my desk on top of the file cabinet, I would normally not suggest a full tank on a desk but seems to be working good I did a standing/ bouncing test on my desk before attempting this. All in all very happy camper after 3 weeks of research I do not regret my 1st saltwater tank purchase at all.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful Small Tank
*by A***B on November 19, 2025*

I've owned fish aquariums for the past 50 years from this 16 gallon BioCube, on up to 75 gallon tanks. Probably most important thing with owning this tank is resist the urge to keep adding fish to it. I keep freshwater small fish, neon tetras, Harlequin Rasboras, Rummy nose tetras, no more than 6 of each, freshwater snail, and two Corydoras Catfish. This fish are all about an inch long and get along together without fighting. The tank can be setup as a saltwater tank or freshwater tank. The tank has a back compartment hidden from view that houses the filter equipment. The filter pump is silent, and the led lighting is beautiful. Please save yourself some aggravation and look up a YouTube video on how to program the lights. The lighting can be set up to mimic a 24 hr day, from dawn to full sunlight and to dusk and off. Can be complicated to set reading the enclosed instructions, so that's why I say a YouTube video will make it easy. You'll have to add a heater to the tank, it doesn't come with one. Also might want to add an airstone in water to help keep water oxygenated and stirred up being as the tank cover is a tight fit and doesn't allow air to hit the surface of it. Because this is a small tank if you want it to stay clean looking, you'll have to clean the glass often inside. I use my hand a a small square sponge, just wash your hands before. I've found the bigger the aquarium the easier to keep clean. This tank also comes in 32 gallon or close to it. I keep this tank at the end of my bed in corner of room, very relaxing to watch at night when lights turn to blue moonlight phase before shutting off for the night.

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