JBJ 28 Gallon Nano Owners Club

[michelangelo620]

Hi, I had.my hood retrofitted from Pro Spectrum out if San Jose via ebay,

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I've seen these. How do you like them? It's between this and an AI Prime HD for me.

 

[michelangelo620]

I'm in the same boat, been a while since I had a tank up and running with coral in it. I just got a second hand JBJ 29 LED and created a small aquascape and it is cycling now. There seems to be lots of great info in this thread, I'm excited about starting again. What do you think, how bad does it look?

Looks small, but easier to maintain for sure. Be creative. I use mostly base rock with some live rock mixed in to keep cost down and generally less parasites.

 

[Stickboy97]

Sorry if this has been asked before, this is a long thread, but I am looking at the JBJ pro 89 LED version, are the LEDs dimmable? If not is that too much light/power for soft corals & nems?

 

[D_Nyholm]

Sorry if this has been asked before, this is a long thread, but I am looking at the JBJ pro 89 LED version, are the LEDs dimmable? If not is that too much light/power for soft corals & nems?

They are not dimmable. Not sure about nems, but it will definitely run soft corals and some LPS. I had the intermediate version and it was fine with soft corals but fell short for any type of sps besides Monti caps.

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[Stickboy97]

LFS says the Pro version is too strong for softies, my plan is nems and zoas. Any one else
any experience with the Pro.

 

[hipertec]

I have a pro jbj with nem softies sps etc. All growing fine with no problems.
Only issue is the LEDs will go out and if they do, you can replace them 1 led at a time. Takes some work but beats the JBJ crap charging $70 for a strip of 5 leds.

 

[Pokerman11]

Has anybody set up the triton method on a JBJ 29 bio?

mostly trying to figure out how to put in a sump and then lighted fuge

 

[shaka]

What is the rate of evaporation for the 28 gallon since its back filter isn't enclosed ( or covered) by the hood? Is an automatic top off system a necessity?

I'm torn between purchasing the JBJ 28 gallon WIFI LED or purchasing the JBJ 24 gallon DLX (PC lights) and retrofitting the hood with LED's.

Any thoughts?

 

[Schmidty76]

I've been searching the forums to see if anyone had ideas for a Plexiglas lid for the BioCube. I don't like not having a lid, I've lost snails and fish that way. Just really wanted to see what other people had done. I'm tired of buying new bulbs every couple months and I have a couple extra LED lights I picked up that I could use.

 

[FilAm]

I've been searching the forums to see if anyone had ideas for a Plexiglas lid for the BioCube. I don't like not having a lid, I've lost snails and fish that way. Just really wanted to see what other people had done. I'm tired of buying new bulbs every couple months and I have a couple extra LED lights I picked up that I could use.

Hello Schmidty76,

I use a glass panel from Home Depot (Plexiglass will work, too), cut to size, sand down fresh cut sides with sand paper. Get a set of 4 of those acrylic clips / glass cover support holders if your tank is rimless.

Glass Panel
https://www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Glass-Plastic-Sheets-Glass-Sheets/N-5yc1vZaqjn

Glass cover clips (cheapest price I've found)
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/252517473099

Handle if needed.
https://www.petmountain.com/product...MbbqdkcSK-cTgUkwEuqn6FK9I2iFSJzQaAv2uEALw_wcB

I'll post a photo of what I have on my nano soon. Hope this helps.

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[blake2shay]

I've been searching the forums to see if anyone had ideas for a Plexiglas lid for the BioCube. I don't like not having a lid, I've lost snails and fish that way. Just really wanted to see what other people had done. I'm tired of buying new bulbs every couple months and I have a couple extra LED lights I picked up that I could use.

I'm going to be trying a few materials soon on making my own. Mostly plexiglass with a mesh net for air exchange. I'll post a sketch of what I'm planning to do soon. I should have one made this coming month


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[blake2shay]

Something like this. With cut outs with an acrylic netting to prevent fish jumping out and also enough pieces of thick acrylic to support it from bending and flexing.
I'm just trying to find the right size sheet near me


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[blake2shay]

I've gotten materials and started making my own lid.
I got a sheet of acrylic at Home Depot that's about twice what I need. My plan is to make two layers of acrylic with a mesh net I got off eBay using five minute epoxy to seal it all together.
I had to stop working because of rain but here's what I got so far using a jigsaw and a drill. Sandpaper to follow. Making a one inch border, no cross beams like I thought I would need. This stuff is strong.

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[Schmidty76]

I've now made two lids for my biocube. The first was a thin piece of plexiglass and it warped within a week, bad enough it was touching the water. The second I used a piece of 1/4 inch thick stuff. It looked really nice for about a month, now it's warped and curling on the corners.