Geeked Out & Modified 29 gal BC

nanoman28g · Oct 20, 2014

I have always admired your tank! Just awesome.

TinpanVA · Oct 20, 2014

Thanks! It's been a love/hate relationship for sure.

nanoman28g · Oct 20, 2014

TinpanVA said:
Thanks! It's been a love/hate relationship for sure.

The only thing that I hate is when I mess up! like killing a couple of my SPS colonies when I scraped off my pulxing from the glass!

FLipp · Oct 20, 2014

Looks great! What skimmer is that?

TinpanVA · Oct 20, 2014

Aquamaxx HOB-1

nanoman28g · Oct 21, 2014

TinpanVA said:
Aquamaxx HOB-1

I have heard that Skimmer is a Boss when it comes to skimming.

TinpanVA · Oct 21, 2014

It's a little oversized, but it does such a great job compared to the other I've tried. Should be standard equipment on this tank.

TinpanVA · Jan 1, 2015

New FTS

427HISS · Jan 1, 2015

TinpanVA said:
It's a little oversized, but it does such a great job compared to the other I've tried. Should be standard equipment on this tank.

I agree, one of the best !

kendavjac · Jan 13, 2015

great tank. I have had my cube set up for a couple years, but it is no where close to yours.

TinpanVA · Jan 16, 2015

It was time for an upgrade, I was noticing much better growth dead center of the tank where the 2 center pucks had the red and green LEDs not just white and blues like on the 2 outside pucks. On top of that I was looking to get rid of the disco effect on the sand bed. So it was time to go shopping....

kit came with new fan, power supply, plastic cover, pucks and lenses.

Started with this

Removed the cover, lenses, motherboard, and disconnected the fan,

removed the fan and installed the larger fan

Once the fan was installed, used the glue gun to squirt some into the hole to seal around the cord.

Mounted new pucks

Connected the fan and installed the new motherboard

Pushed in the new lenses

New cover and voila, new LED fixture. Start to finish, 15 or 20 mins

I'll try and get a new FTS this weekend, took a little while to find a new setting (color) I liked and write the program into the director.