Putting a fuge on the middle chamber of the nanocube

Clownfish29 · 11/16/2008, 03:10 PM

Hi,

I've had my nanocube 6 up for about 10 months. I want to put a fuge back there in the middle chamber, my question is how do you put a light back there strong enough to grow the chaeto? Any tips, pics, ideaS?

firebirdude · 11/20/2008, 10:04 PM

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solitude127 · 11/21/2008, 03:51 PM

I have an AP 12 and I put a fuge in one of my chambers. Here's what I did to get light back there. Basically, the black you see on the back of you tank is just a sticker. So I just took a hobby knife and traced out the size of the chamber. You only want to cut out the size of the chamber because you don't want the light to go everywhere else. And all I did for a light is use desk lamp from Walmart and made sure I bought a bulb that was 6500k. It's been running for about a month and so far so good.

2_zoa · 11/21/2008, 07:16 PM

I have a bio cube 29 and the black on the back of them is paint and I scraped it off, add a light similar to solitude127 with a twist fluorescent bulb at 5700k. I went 5700k because you will read the 6500k is what to use and then the bulb that out performs it is a 5100k so i went kinda in the middle. you will find the 5100k bulb on melev's reef. I agree so far so good.

FrankyV · 11/21/2008, 08:43 PM

i just added 1 of these to my biocube 14 middle chamber, no scraping and no bulky light fixture behind the tank,

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wide-8-white-LED...742.m153.l1262

firebirdude · 11/21/2008, 09:37 PM

Interesting...

2_zoa · 11/21/2008, 09:57 PM

that is interesting. let us know how it works would ya? i have seen led grow bulbs if you will, but they had a ton of red led's and just a few blue ones.

11/16/2008, 03:10 PM	#1
Clownfish29 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 109	Putting a fuge on the middle chamber of the nanocube Hi, I've had my nanocube 6 up for about 10 months. I want to put a fuge back there in the middle chamber, my question is how do you put a light back there strong enough to grow the chaeto? Any tips, pics, ideaS?

11/21/2008, 03:51 PM	#3
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	I have an AP 12 and I put a fuge in one of my chambers. Here's what I did to get light back there. Basically, the black you see on the back of you tank is just a sticker. So I just took a hobby knife and traced out the size of the chamber. You only want to cut out the size of the chamber because you don't want the light to go everywhere else. And all I did for a light is use desk lamp from Walmart and made sure I bought a bulb that was 6500k. It's been running for about a month and so far so good. __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

11/20/2008, 10:04 PM	#2
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11/21/2008, 07:16 PM	#4
2_zoa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,840	I have a bio cube 29 and the black on the back of them is paint and I scraped it off, add a light similar to solitude127 with a twist fluorescent bulb at 5700k. I went 5700k because you will read the 6500k is what to use and then the bulb that out performs it is a 5100k so i went kinda in the middle. you will find the 5100k bulb on melev's reef. I agree so far so good.

11/21/2008, 08:43 PM	#5
FrankyV Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Toronto,Ontario,canada Posts: 11	i just added 1 of these to my biocube 14 middle chamber, no scraping and no bulky light fixture behind the tank, http://cgi.ebay.com/Wide-8-white-LED...742.m153.l1262

11/21/2008, 09:37 PM	#6
firebirdude User and Abuser Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,836	Interesting...

11/21/2008, 09:57 PM	#7
2_zoa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1,840	that is interesting. let us know how it works would ya? i have seen led grow bulbs if you will, but they had a ton of red led's and just a few blue ones.