Lighting for 29g biocube

Qasimja · Nov 2, 2020

i got this biocube today i was thinking of lighting options the previous owner took the lighting out and cut a hole for another light im wondering if anyone can think of a light i can fit in there so i can keep the top? if not i would probably get a blackbox led and take the top off i want to keep 2 clownfish and bubble tip anemones in it

lancesmith1 · Nov 2, 2020

Hydra 32 or 64. Get the Biocube splashguard repor kit from Steves LED to replace with glass.

lancesmith1 · Nov 2, 2020

Hydra 64 example

Qasimja · Nov 3, 2020

Thanks for the suggestions i should have said in the first post i have a small budget for this build and i wanted to keep the lighting around 100 or less

Auquanut · Nov 3, 2020

Qasimja said:
i got this biocube today i was thinking of lighting options the previous owner took the lighting out and cut a hole for another light im wondering if anyone can think of a light i can fit in there so i can keep the top? if not i would probably get a blackbox led and take the top off i want to keep 2 clownfish and bubble tip anemones in it

I don't know if I would keep just about any light that close to the water in an enclosed environment without something between the water and the light. Did the previous owner also take out the exhaust fans? I think I would probably replace the top with a mesh screen and use a black box. Or at least replace the splash-guard before using another light inside the cover.

stauzin · Nov 3, 2020

A pixie 30 from amazon would do the trick for around $70 or so

Qasimja · Nov 3, 2020

stauzin said:
A pixie 30 from amazon would do the trick for around $70 or so

got a link to that light by chance? thanks

stauzin · Nov 3, 2020

Qasimja said:
got a link to that light by chance? thanks

sure thing ... pixie 30

Qasimja · Nov 3, 2020

Auquanut said:
I don't know if I would keep just about any light that close to the water in an enclosed environment without something between the water and the light. Did the previous owner also take out the exhaust fans? I think I would probably replace the top with a mesh screen and use a black box. Or at least replace the splash-guard before using another light inside the cover.

yes the exhaust fans are gone i think i will probably just do as i was gonna originally and as you suggested just remove the top and get a blackbox led