29 Gallon biocube lighting

[Carrera76]

I have been thinking about buying a 29 gallon biocube and I would like to know if the stock lighting is good enough to keep soft low light corals.

I know some of you have made changes and upgraded the lighting but am not really looking to spend hundreds of dollars on a lighting kit from nanotuners.

The biocube is pretty pricey and if I had to upgrade the lighting to be able to have some soft corals then i think I would rather buy a regular suqare tank and start buying all the equpiment individually.

I would like to know what you guys think. I really like the look of the Biocube and look is important because it will be in my livingroom. So i would like to know if the stock lighting is good enough.

I hope I get feedback from Biocube owners as I would like to buy the tank this week.

Thanks in advance for all the information.
cheers:rollface: :dance:

 

[mdisalvo55]

Yea you can keep soft corals with the stock lighting...

 

[rbp 4 135]

the stock lighting would allow you to keep softies, and just about all of the lps species. you wont be able to hack anemones, or sps. I have a bio cube 8 as my dorm room tank, what i did is took out the bioballs got a sbmersible light for the middle chamber and added macro. in the overflow chamber i run carbon and phosban. I need to upgrade the pump, im thinking to a mj 1200. This week i am changing the lighting to a 70 watt mh because i want to keep some sps.

 

[Carrera76]

Hi

Hi

I hope to hear from other 29G Biocube owners. I want to set up my tank soon but I want to make sure the stock lighting of the Biocube is good enough for soft corals.

Come on Biocube owners, I need your input.
cheers

 

[saltycreefer]

Dude dont worry, got enough light in there.

 

[Smoke and Water]

Don't worry about the lighting. I have ran the lighting stock for 6 months now and have no problems. I have lps, softies , zoas , and even a montipora digitata in there. Yes it is the Biocube 29. I even think it has more than enough flow in stock form. The only thing I did was remove the bioballs and replaced it with live rock rubble.

 

[birdy607]

my zoos torch and hammer and doing great under my lighting

 

[birdy607]

o sorry forgot to mention i have a 29 oceanic bio cube oops!

 

[mdisalvo55]

Yea, i have the 14, trust me the lightings fine for soft corals

 

[birdy607]

but if you would like SPS i would reccomend teh upgrade found on nano tunners