First chamber bulkheadless outflow for a 24G Nano Cube

steelhealr · 09/09/2005, 11:17 AM

Since Agu is starting a nano DIY thread, I thought I'd post a DIY for people who wish to increase the flow on their 24G Nano Cube without drilling.

You know, I tried that famous mod of putting the stock pump in my first chamber, wedged behind the grate, since I swapped it our for a Maxijet 1200 in chamber 3 when I first started up my cube. Didn't fit well....shot water upward...pulled debris out of the sponge (which I have long since gotten rid of). It still made more sense to me tho', that, flow should continue in a progression from chamber 1 --> 3. So...I initially put the stock pump AND the MJ in chamber 3 but the pull was too great. I now have the stock pump in chamber 1. Together, it gives 20X flow. It's an easy mod if you are intimidated by dremelling or have already setup a 24 and you can't drill.

Parts:
1) 1/2 elbows, Home Depot, sprinkler area
2) black tubing
3) ratchet ties

The initial outflow when it was in chamber 3.

Outflow after moving to chamber 1...allows use of the cassette skimmer mod.

The outflow nozzle actually doesn't have a big profile at all and I feel much better that I didn't have to put the entire powerhead in the chamber. The clearance between the splash guard and the tubing is close but the hood closes completely and securely. The water level in all three chambers hasn't fallen. So...this gives those without the technical skill and time and forethought to drill a bulkhead ( a what?? lol) to have additional flow. SH

vanmo92 · 09/09/2005, 04:58 PM

i dont have a nano cube but it makes sense

BAYONNEREEF · 03/20/2007, 12:04 AM

makes a lot sense going to do it my nano

steelhealr · 03/21/2007, 07:20 PM

It's been running on mine for over 2 years without incident. Was easy to DIY and saved a lot of drilling, etc.

SH

Eklikewhoa · 05/02/2007, 02:14 PM

What light is that you have in the the second chamber?

ralphie16 · 05/02/2007, 03:13 PM

i was just wondering about that light too. would be awesome to have a little light so i can put in some macro for the pods

StunnaShadez · 05/02/2007, 07:40 PM

i wanna know what kind of light you have in the chamber and where you got it from. great mods especially the overflow

steelhealr · 05/03/2007, 09:59 AM

I'll try and put a pic here later. The light was called The Executive Light and it was purchased at Costco. I've seen them at Home Depot. It is a desklamp with a small 4 tube compact PC light and it drove my chaeto crazy. SH

Eklikewhoa · 05/03/2007, 03:37 PM

A submersible desk lamp? or did you just silicone a tube around it?

steelhealr · 05/04/2007, 07:54 PM

It illuminates the tank from behind...outside. SH

Eklikewhoa · 05/04/2007, 11:32 PM

What is that yellow thing then that is in one of the chambers?

ralphie16 · 05/18/2007, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by steelhealr
It illuminates the tank from behind...outside. SH

it looks like its underwater...what do you mean behind?

steelhealr · 05/31/2007, 11:23 AM

The back lining is cut off...the back of the tank is covered with a sticky vinyl paper. Cut it off and it exposes the middle chamber. SH

mikeandjenn99 · 06/03/2007, 06:24 PM

I'm with the other guys...it looks like that light is in the water. Is it really not in water at all??

steelhealr · 06/13/2007, 06:24 PM

That was my old light....didn't work well at all..just barely kept the chaeto alive.

SH

coast2coast7390 · 01/08/2008, 12:53 PM

looks like green spagetti

steelhealr · 01/09/2008, 02:10 PM

Indeed...chaeto can really fill a chamber with good lighting and good water flow. SH

dave168 · 10/13/2008, 10:24 PM

How do u keep flow in that cheto, do you have another powerhead in it? and what size?

MikeFisher1972 · 05/06/2009, 06:59 AM

can you take a new over head pic with new light and with the new return.
thank you

steelhealr · 03/01/2012, 11:51 AM

Thanks. SH

imtheoneforyou · 05/09/2013, 01:35 PM

thank you for the info...I'm new to salt and starting out small, about 28 nano, to see how things go...

steelhealr · 05/10/2013, 10:42 AM

Great. Good luck with it. My Clownfish now is over 8 years old. Enjoy the hobby. My only rec is to go slow with adding corals. SH

steelhealr · 04/09/2017, 05:54 PM

Originally added was a small ball of chaeto about 2-3 inches across. It grew out and filled the entire rear middle chamber.

09/09/2005, 11:17 AM	#1
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	First chamber bulkheadless outflow for a 24G Nano Cube Since Agu is starting a nano DIY thread, I thought I'd post a DIY for people who wish to increase the flow on their 24G Nano Cube without drilling. You know, I tried that famous mod of putting the stock pump in my first chamber, wedged behind the grate, since I swapped it our for a Maxijet 1200 in chamber 3 when I first started up my cube. Didn't fit well....shot water upward...pulled debris out of the sponge (which I have long since gotten rid of). It still made more sense to me tho', that, flow should continue in a progression from chamber 1 --> 3. So...I initially put the stock pump AND the MJ in chamber 3 but the pull was too great. I now have the stock pump in chamber 1. Together, it gives 20X flow. It's an easy mod if you are intimidated by dremelling or have already setup a 24 and you can't drill. Parts: 1) 1/2 elbows, Home Depot, sprinkler area 2) black tubing 3) ratchet ties The initial outflow when it was in chamber 3. Outflow after moving to chamber 1...allows use of the cassette skimmer mod. The outflow nozzle actually doesn't have a big profile at all and I feel much better that I didn't have to put the entire powerhead in the chamber. The clearance between the splash guard and the tubing is close but the hood closes completely and securely. The water level in all three chambers hasn't fallen. So...this gives those without the technical skill and time and forethought to drill a bulkhead ( a what?? lol) to have additional flow. SH __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW

09/09/2005, 04:58 PM	#2
vanmo92 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Silverthorne, CO. Posts: 2,045	i dont have a nano cube but it makes sense __________________ PBITAWA Current Tank Info: 72 gallon bow Mixed Reef 1 fw tank

03/21/2007, 07:20 PM	#4
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	It's been running on mine for over 2 years without incident. Was easy to DIY and saved a lot of drilling, etc. SH __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW

05/03/2007, 09:59 AM	#8
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	I'll try and put a pic here later. The light was called The Executive Light and it was purchased at Costco. I've seen them at Home Depot. It is a desklamp with a small 4 tube compact PC light and it drove my chaeto crazy. SH __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW

05/04/2007, 07:54 PM	#10
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	It illuminates the tank from behind...outside. SH __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW

03/20/2007, 12:04 AM	#3
BAYONNEREEF Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: BAYONNE NEW JERSEY Posts: 50	makes a lot sense going to do it my nano

05/02/2007, 02:14 PM	#5
Eklikewhoa Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Above water Posts: 1,442	What light is that you have in the the second chamber?

05/02/2007, 03:13 PM	#6
ralphie16 Moved On Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,550	i was just wondering about that light too. would be awesome to have a little light so i can put in some macro for the pods

05/02/2007, 07:40 PM	#7
StunnaShadez Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: sacramento Posts: 584	i wanna know what kind of light you have in the chamber and where you got it from. great mods especially the overflow

05/03/2007, 03:37 PM	#9
Eklikewhoa Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Above water Posts: 1,442	A submersible desk lamp? or did you just silicone a tube around it?

05/04/2007, 11:32 PM	#11
Eklikewhoa Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Above water Posts: 1,442	What is that yellow thing then that is in one of the chambers?

05/31/2007, 11:23 AM	#13
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	The back lining is cut off...the back of the tank is covered with a sticky vinyl paper. Cut it off and it exposes the middle chamber. SH __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW

06/03/2007, 06:24 PM	#14
mikeandjenn99 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 437	I'm with the other guys...it looks like that light is in the water. Is it really not in water at all?? __________________ Why are Tangs so special? Where are the Cleaner Wrasse police?? Current Tank Info: 55g mixed 12g nano

06/13/2007, 06:24 PM	#15
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	That was my old light....didn't work well at all..just barely kept the chaeto alive. SH __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW

01/08/2008, 12:53 PM	#16
coast2coast7390 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Garden Grove Posts: 3,627	looks like green spagetti

01/09/2008, 02:10 PM	#17
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	Indeed...chaeto can really fill a chamber with good lighting and good water flow. SH __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW

10/13/2008, 10:24 PM	#18
dave168 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 519	How do u keep flow in that cheto, do you have another powerhead in it? and what size?

05/06/2009, 06:59 AM	#19
MikeFisher1972 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Jacksonville NC Posts: 151	can you take a new over head pic with new light and with the new return. thank you __________________ President of Jacksonville Reef Keepers. Current Tank Info: 300gStarfire and a 8 foot monster

03/01/2012, 11:51 AM	#20
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	Thanks. SH __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW

05/09/2013, 01:35 PM	#21
imtheoneforyou Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 20	thank you for the info...I'm new to salt and starting out small, about 28 nano, to see how things go...

05/10/2013, 10:42 AM	#22
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	Great. Good luck with it. My Clownfish now is over 8 years old. Enjoy the hobby. My only rec is to go slow with adding corals. SH __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW

04/09/2017, 05:54 PM	#23
steelhealr Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: LI, NY Posts: 772	Originally added was a small ball of chaeto about 2-3 inches across. It grew out and filled the entire rear middle chamber. __________________ Sarumo kikara ochiru. Current Tank Info: 24G Nano Cube DX NVM (cracking), 46G BF FW