Cadlights 25 gallon HQI nano

[triggerfreak]

Does anybody have one of these new tanks yet. I think it looks awsome and the design is just what nano needed. Comes with 2 lights, one for the tank and one for the refugium.http://www.cadlights.com/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=89

 

[montanabay]

I want one of those bad boys too, but consider a DIY nano, especially if you owned and have run a nano tank and know what you like, you can tune it to fit your style and probably come in at less cost (if you discount your own time, but than again it is a hobby).


Cheers,

Josh

 

[zombiedust]

Hi Triggerfreak...More info on that. The Cadlights people have a special heat dispersing aluminum hood for that bad boy and a glass lens to protect the lights and keep the heat off the water. The lens is tempered and they cut it for 1/8 inch thickness so that it would block less light. They say they have had no heat complaints and the glass on the tank is thicker than the jbj. They increased the fuge size to take a Remora or Tunze skimmer too. I'm leaning real heavy towards the Cad.
Cheers back, Len

 

[jewtball]

i got it when it first came out last year. the first batch that was sold out till now. they havent changed it much from mine. i went to pick it up myself at their warehouse in NY. they showed me how to do everything step by step, so cool.

i do get some heat problems as i sort of expected from the halides even the CAD halide with the heat dispersing. i get around 3-4 degree when i have the lights are on for more than 6 hours. the Cad guys told me to get a small clip-on fan and hook it to the same timer as the halides and i never had the heat problem since.

i love every bit of this tank and so glad i got this one out of the bunch. glad people are finally seeing these.

 

[1pix4c]

do you have pics

 

[chelskisw6]

i dont have this model, but the 22g with T5s. i love it, it is built really nicely. highly recommended.

 

[montanabay]

can you keep SPS with just T5s in that setup?

 

[elmatth1]

tagging along to see what everyone thinks of this tank. I'm thinking about this tank as well.

 

[sm fragman]

tag along ,,i am looking at the same tank wiht the t5 or the aquapod wiht the 150 hqi

 

[1pix4c]

can you put a remora protein skimmer on this tank

 

[zombiedust]

I am bagging the jbj 150 HQI and Red Sea Max in favor of this bad boy. It has the best of all worlds in it. The fuge and lights won me over.......Len

 

[1pix4c]

who sells the jbj and how big is it

 

[zombiedust]

The jbj is 25 gallons with 150 watt hqi and is sold by nanotuners.com

 

[sullyfish]

The only question I would have is evap/water top off. That much heat on a 25 gallon tank I would think you would be looking at 1/2 gallon a day or more....tank looks sleek but you would need a 5 gal bucket around for top offs.....Just my .02

 

[elmatth1]

put an automated top off on there and hide your top off water in the stand and you'd be set!

 

[jewtball]

better to stay cool while evaporating than to keep the heat in and fry the circuits with a closed top! open top all the way baby haha.

 

[zombiedust]

Sorry ! Correction the JBJ 150 HQI is 28 gallons......Not 25.

 

[kzooreefer]

anyone have pictures of a cadlights 25 setup with a skimmer. i'm kind of lost as to where it would actually go. there is not enough information on the cadlights website or forum, all they say is it is designed to fit an aqua c remora.

 

[zombiedust]

Hey kzooreefer,

I'll call Eddie at Cadlights and ask for the info for you .....Len

 

[zombiedust]

1st refugium chamber is on left as you look at the back is 4 by 6 by 14 and will hold the Remora, Tunze and sapphire. Eddie of Cadlights says that he is talking with sapphire for a custom one to go with it and is talking about a 32 gallon that is slightly taller than the 25. Woooohoooo !