jbj 28 gallon professional LED

GeoHawk · May 7, 2016

I am buying a jbj 28 gallon professional LED cube so I can downsize slowly and get ready to move across the country in a year. This will be my first all-in-one Nano aquarium, and wondered if they were any suggestions or any tips before I make the purchase.

Specifically
Do I really need a skimmer if all I'm going to have are zoas and lps?
Do I need to add more pumps for water flow? I could transfer my mp20 from my 60 gallon if I needed to.
Any other help or suggestions before I make the purchase would be very appreciated.

saltyfilmfolks · May 7, 2016

Skimmer, very little aeration in the jbj, so consider it or an airstone. comes with 2 1200 maxi jets on wave maker. Most add a head in back left or back right just for turbulance. MP 20 might me kinda powerful. I dont know what the low setting is.
Keep the back chambers clean, food builds up. I wound up doing all the WC out of the back.
get an led of something for the back chamber fuge are, it actually works pretty well.
The light is VERY bright, be prepared for acclimation, masking tape or something on the new leds.
it really is plug and play.

you may get bored.

DustyXB9Reefer · May 8, 2016

I don't really think you'll NEED a skimmer but if you happen across one for a good deal you can throw it in.
I'm not sure as for added flow but if you were to want more I wouldn't put an mp20 in. Those are a little on the larger side.
Have fun! Keep an eye on your perams. they can change a lot easier in smaller tanks and will have a much larger affect on your corals and livestock.