New Biocube Canopy

Cooper32803 · Jun 10, 2012

I was at a store recently and I saw a biocube that they had sold as a complete set up and it had a new hood I hadnt seen before. It had the two PC lights and four slots for LED add ons with four power switches on top (I assume one each for the PC lights and one for each pair of LED). Does anyone know if you can just buy the hood to update an existing biocube? And if so, where can I buy it? I have been searching online but can only find modded hoods on ebay...

saltwaternoob · Jun 10, 2012

You probably can't buy just the full set up hood. If you could it would be cheaper for a retrofit. Here is a link to buy the leds to add to your PC's

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Reef Breeders · Jun 10, 2012

Ditch the hood all together and get a par 38 or clip on mh for it, much cleaner look IMO. I saw the hood somewhere online, I will look.

Cooper32803 · Jun 11, 2012

anemonekeeper said:
Ditch the hood all together and get a par 38 or clip on mh for it, much cleaner look IMO. I saw the hood somewhere online, I will look.

I'm afraid if I get rid of the hood then I am gonna have snails running amok in my house and jumpers on the floor... LOL

Cooper32803 · Jun 11, 2012

saltwaternoob said:
You probably can't buy just the full set up hood. If you could it would be cheaper for a retrofit. Here is a link to buy the leds to add to your PC's

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I just like the LEDs having their own on and off switches, which wouldnt be the case with a retrofit right? Plus with the retrofit you have to be handy... And I am not the handy type at all. LOL

Singlefin · Jun 11, 2012

I think that's the "new" biocube hood. Better off retrofitting yours. I don't think the stock lighting and new led slots will be as powerful as a DIY setup. I have three Ecoxotic panorama pros strips in my bc29 hood. Plug and play. They pretty much bolted right in under the splash shield.

Part of me is salty...,

Cooper32803 · Jun 11, 2012

Singlefin said:
I think that's the "new" biocube hood. Better off retrofitting yours. I don't think the stock lighting and new led slots will be as powerful as a DIY setup. I have three Ecoxotic panorama pros strips in my bc29 hood. Plug and play. They pretty much bolted right in under the splash shield.

Part of me is salty...,

Thats what I ended up doing... I put two panorama blue LED strips in and am still running one 50/50 PC light until I can get another LED that has the white in it... I just liked all the switches on the top that controls the lights... Mine are on a timer anyway so I guess it doesnt really matter...