So my wife told me she wants to buy me a small aquarium for Christmas and asked me what I would want that was with the $300-$400 dollar range. I don't necessarily want something that is huge right now anyway as I have been without a tank for about 6 years and want to get back in slowly.
With that being said, I have always like the Biocubes and thought that could be a good option as the 32 gallon falls right in this range for the tank without a stand. I got to looking around last night and was reading some different reviews about them on different websites and noticed that there were a lot of reviews mentioning that out of nowhere the tnka were cracking along on of the front corners and they were often times cracked from top to bottom causing the entire tank to drain out. I saw people that said it happened to them anywhere from 2.5 months to 2 years after setup.
When it comes to things like this and wanting honest opinions from people that know what their doing and I feel like I can trust, R2R is the first place I go! So, does anyone here have any experience with this happening personally or know of it happening to others? I like the form factor of these systems but don't necessarily want to take a chance on one if this is a known issue or something that happens even somewhat regularly.
If this is an issue with these tanks, is there another setup that anyone could recommend that would meet the financial requirements she gave me? I'd love to be in the 30-40 gallon range if possible.
Thanks in advance everyone!
With that being said, I have always like the Biocubes and thought that could be a good option as the 32 gallon falls right in this range for the tank without a stand. I got to looking around last night and was reading some different reviews about them on different websites and noticed that there were a lot of reviews mentioning that out of nowhere the tnka were cracking along on of the front corners and they were often times cracked from top to bottom causing the entire tank to drain out. I saw people that said it happened to them anywhere from 2.5 months to 2 years after setup.
When it comes to things like this and wanting honest opinions from people that know what their doing and I feel like I can trust, R2R is the first place I go! So, does anyone here have any experience with this happening personally or know of it happening to others? I like the form factor of these systems but don't necessarily want to take a chance on one if this is a known issue or something that happens even somewhat regularly.
If this is an issue with these tanks, is there another setup that anyone could recommend that would meet the financial requirements she gave me? I'd love to be in the 30-40 gallon range if possible.
Thanks in advance everyone!