Biorb

[PortValefanjosh]

Just thinking of getting a 30 litt one with a marine kit .Just wondered what you could fit in it.Any ideas. thanks josh.

 

[SkiFletch]

Glad you asked Josh, biorb aquariums are very poor choices for marine tanks. The curved glass is an ENORMOUS pain in the rear to keep clean and glass cleaning is a way of life in marine aquaria. Furthermore, their filtration systems are well designed to lead to the longterm buildup of nitrates which are more of a problem in marine systems than in our freshwater cousins. Hopefully you don't already have the tank, because I would strongly advise against it. Sorry to burst your bubble, but a standard square tank or one of the nano cube options are much more user-friendly

 

[nanocubeking]

Completely with ski on this! Its just not a well designed tank.

 

[stef_uk]

I can say from first hand experience that BiOrbs are not a good choice for marine.I changed my 60l over with the conversion kit and it seemed ok at first,the problems started when i added live rock.Because i had to lean the rock against the sides it created big areas that just couldnt be cleaned.I only had CUC in it and after about 3 weeks the sides were filthy.I ended up £80 down on the cost of the kit and have now changed my 260l over to marine because i fell in love with the crew i already had!

 

[PortValefanjosh]

No havent bought one yet just thought id ask first, i thought there looked like there could be problems .I will have to save a bit more to get a square tank then no rush.

 

[SkiFletch]

Glad we saved you the money . While your waiting, have a look see through some online livestock retailers like liveaquaria.com to figure out what you may want to keep and some of the possibilities out there

 

[n3ont3tra]

Biorbs aren't even good for freshwater, really. Let alone saltwater.