29 gallon bio-cube marine tank, 10/8/08
Hello to all.
<Hi>
I work at a pet store and saw a 29 gallon bio-cube tank. My husband and I have been wanting to start keeping marine tanks. We live in an apartment so space is limited. We want a fish only tank with a starfish.
<I would suggest at least investigating live rock, it makes maintaining a marine tank much easier. As far as starfish go, stick with serpent stars for this sized tank.>
I have talked to several people about the bio-cube and have heard several opinions on weather it is good for a
small reef tank.
<It is ok, but I prefer a more normal shaped tank with more surface area and ala-carte equipment which tends to be of better quality than what you get in all-in-one packages. If memory serves this setup also lacks a protein skimmer which I personally would not run a tank without.>
I have always gotten great advise from you guys when it come to my fresh water tank so I was wondering what your thoughts were on this tank. Thanks again for all the great advise..
Virginia Hulse
<My personal opinion is to get a regular 29G, a quality skimmer, LR, and a couple powerheads. I think you could probably do this cheaper than with a Bio-Cube.>
<Chris>

Lighting, BioCube... nano nanooo  03/30/2008
Okay, I have had a 14 gallon BioCube since October of 2007. A few weeks ago the lights started to act a little weird. I woke up one morning and tried turning on the lights for the aquarium and they did not work. The next day the light did work, but the day after that it wouldn't work. It keeps working every other day (Yesterday they worked, today they didn't). Do you know what may be causing this, or what might be wrong? Thank You!!
<<Sounds like an issue with the timers to me.. another tank to test them on perhaps? To many variables to be able to give any more best guess's>>
<<Thanks, A Nixon>>