Lighting on Oceanic 29 Biocube

Discussion in 'Reef Lighting' started by muecyl, Mar 17, 2008.

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  1. muecyl

    muecyl Feather Duster

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    Yay, My lady friend just bought me a 29gal Nano cube by Oceanic for my Bday!!! I have been spending all morning reading about them on our site, but I have heard about lighting issues with the ballast...:worried2:
    SO.... Is this something I should worry about?
    How many 3reefers have had issues?
     
    muecyl, Mar 17, 2008
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  2. omard

    omard Gnarly Old Codfish

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    Describe lighting on tank and "issues"....

    I have a 12 gal nano cube with only the stock 24w lighting...and works fine for what I keep in it.



    :-/
     
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  3. muecyl

    muecyl Feather Duster

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    Lights burning out right away, resulting in a need to replace the ballast...
    I found a few threads alone just here on 3reef...

    I have also read issues on the flow of water in the filtration... I plan to get a new protein skimmer for it or possibly use the one I already have (if it fits), which from what I read eliminates these issues of proper flow.
     
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  4. DendroGuru

    DendroGuru Astrea Snail

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    ive had bc29 for 4 months and i've even dropped the cover a few times but the lights work great for what i got in the tank. i wish i could afford some ho t5 lights though
     
    DendroGuru, Oct 19, 2008
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