Coralife Biocube, Size 14

I really like this tank. I've had many different tanks, ranging from a small 5g acrylic "bowfront" tank to a 210 gallon tank and everything in between. I've been in the aquarium hobby for the last 15 years and tried a little of everything.

The Coralife 14g Biocube is, simply put, amazing. It feels like good quality materials and does EVERYTHING it is advertised to do, which almost seems odd nowadays. Most products seem to claim they can reach the moon and never deliver.

I am running saltwater in the tank now and its great for it. There are plenty off additional parts you can purchase, such as a protein skimmer and different filtration, but I've never had the need. I've got multiple colonies of large corals, mainly LPS and also a 3" G. smithii mantis shrimp. All inverts are pretty sensitive to water problems and while I was initially concerned that in such a small tank I would have a hard time maintaining salinity easily, it has been a breeze. The tight fitting canopy stops all but the smallest amount of water from evaporating out. One really handy feature is a small window in the back and side of the tank allowing you to see your water depth and it lets you know when you need to top off or not.

For anyone who has ran a tank with a sump before, that's how this tank operates. The main display water volume never varies, only in the back where the return pump is do you see any water level change. What's great about this is you wont ever have that stupid looking line at the very top of your tank where you can see air again because too much water evaporated. That seems like a minor thing but it's a small thing that makes your tank look bad. Now you'll never deal with that again.

My only complaint is the heat. Two compact fluorescent bulbs put out quite a bit of heat. My office where I have the tank is a steady 72 to 73 degrees during the day and the tank itself runs up to a max of 83 degrees at the end of the light cycle. I have the lights come on at 7:30AM and turn off at 4:30pm, so 9 hours of continual light, and the tank goes from 78.5 degrees to 83 degrees, so a four and a half degree difference every day. I can actually tell my corals dont like the high end of it, by the end of the day some are starting to look a little wilted and unhappy. I tried turning off one light and it helps, the tank was only heating to about 81 degrees during the day, but that isnt acceptable because I need high light to keep my corals up and running. So yeah... I'm going to end up replacing my lamps with LEDs, which is too bad, because basically that is going to cost me about $150 to $200, so it makes my "cheap" tank almost double in price.

Long story short, if you want to have fish and plants or corals in your tank, make sure they can survive 80+ temperatures, or else put the tank in a room with ambient temperatures of under 70 degrees.

One last thing to mention, this tank does NOT come with a heater. I thought it did from reading a couple other reviews but it most definitely does not. So if you do want a hot tank or you are running in a low ambient temperature room, pick up a small heater. Any 50w heater should fit fine in the back.

I love this tank. The lights are fantastic on it. The size is great and the pump works great. Nice and clean.

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I've had this tank for over a month and the quality is amazing. After the 3 week acclimation, I now have a live rock, 2 clown fish a damsel and an anemone all doing great. I would recommend this tank to any beginners to salt water, as I am one.

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This tank is the shiz-nit And oceanic is a great company that stands behind their product. My 1st biocube started to leak after about 10 months from a power head blowing on the upper silicon seal. I called Oceanic and they were very helpful in replacing my tank. I have had many aquariums and the biocube is by far my favorite. The only real issue I had was all my live stock out grew the tank quickly. I was shocked at how well lps and sps corals did in the tank. The Biocube is a solid very easy to maintain marine aquarium and I highly recommend it . I would like to see an LED lighting system to eliminate the heat from the pc lights in the next generation cube.

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Bought this tank because of space constraints and love it. Standard filtration is usable but would recommend upgrades. Was my first tank and ill tell you i wanted a bigger tank after about 3 months. Other than not judging accurately how much I would love the hobby I am 100% happy with this tank. Good buy at $200

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