[jnohs]

hello there i have the 14 and 29 biocubes. alot of people say that you should have a skimmer and 99 percent of the time you should. But I belive that on a tank that is that small, you should not bother with a skimmer. 8 gallsns is nice in a way. I t will only be difficult if you go fast. the cubes are very nice products. and what is nice about the 8gallon is the lighting is pretty strong. how you might ask? the tank is so small that the furthest any thing can be from a bulb is 1 foot. There for everything is well lit. also it has a built in surface skimmer and inter-changeable carbon filter cartridges. now take these next comments with a grain of salt. I would not bother taking readings with all those test kits. I stoped months ago and finially just left the tank alone. I have found that leaving a tank alone is one of the best things you can do. Of course you will allways do "top-offs" and water changes. With a tank that small again i would just buy pre mixed water for my changes. and just change 25 percent a week witch is a lot but with such a small tank a little extra water per change is nice. remember just go slow it will take about 9 months to relly come about. that is to say that in 2 months it will be nice and swarming with life but after 9 -12 months the life swaming will be intense. just sart with soft corals for now. and i must try to say "stay away from polps" they are very annoying in the long run. and soon are looked at a weed. there are much more advanced soft corals than polyps.