Oceanic Bio Cube

[Stickboy97]

Is the Oceanis Bio Cube an acceptable tank for sea horses? My wife wants a SH tank and we have the perfect spot for one in our living room, but it has to be small. So I was looking around and found the Oceanic Bio Cube and was wondering if it would work. The tank is going on a shelf that separates our living room from our breakfast area, so I don't have room for a sump or anything like that.

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

It works fine but you would need to have a 29g, no smaller. Also reduce the flow a little.

I have a 29g biocube seahorse tank and it works great.

 

[namxas]

you'll probably need to do something about the temp as well. even tropical SH should be kept no warmer than 74*F to reduce the chances of bacterial infections.

one thing you can do, which kinda kills two birds w/one stone is to check the power dissipation (Watts) of the stock pump and replace it with a lower flow, more efficient pump (draws fewer Watts). repumping literally takes about 10 mins to do.

 

[mattkd5]

biocube runs to hot you will need a chiller

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Not all run hot. My SH tank runs about 72-73F sometimes I need to heat it. I'd see what the temps are first without a chiller before you spend that kind of money. Even my reef needs to be heated which is another 29g biocube.

 

[Stickboy97]

My house temp is rarely over 70, so won't the cube stay pretty cool? Are the lights on the cube that hot? and yes I would be looking at the 29g

 

[Octoshark]

My house temp is rarely over 70, so won't the cube stay pretty cool? Are the lights on the cube that hot? and yes I would be looking at the 29g

Yes the equipment (lighting, etc) adds heat.