Thoughts on BioCubes

[fresh]

Hi all,

So after a very lengthy break from this beautiful and expensive addiction (close to 5 years), I cracked and I am back in

I thought about starting small and have been leaning heavily into the all-in-one BioCube-14, standard with PC lights.

My questions are:
1) How happy are the owners of these tanks?
2) Any downsides or negatives that I should be aware of?
3) Why does it seem like everybody goes and mods them?
4) What is the going rate now for a used one? I have been out of the market for a while.

#3 above really defeats the purpose of all-in-one tank! I have seen many people online upgrading the lights, modding the back to fit HOB skimmers, or adding sumps and fuges.

I plan on softies and LPS and 1 or 2 smaller fish with some inverts.

Anyhow, I thank you in advance for your input and look forward to reading your comments.

Fresh.