LQT
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Okay Guys,
I debated putting this in the DIY forum, but I think it would be better served here in the Nano Forum. For all of you Oceanic BioCube 29 owners left out there, this is my solution to replacing the beat up, cracked, yellowed and foggy splash guards that we can't seem to get replacements for since CoraLife changed the hood design.
I ordered the following items from Tap Plastics, but you could probably find these things in any acrylic shop.
Some weld-on with applicator bottle
1/8" thick clear extruded acrylic sheet, edge routed for ease of welding in the following sizes
1 @ 18.5" x 10.5"
2 @ 18.5" x 1 3/8"
2 @ 10 1/4" x 1 3/8"
5/32" acrylic drill bit
From Bolt Depot, I ordered 6 @ 2" x #6 pan head machine screws and their appropriate washers.
I apologize for the crappy cellphone pictures, but here you go...
Here are the pieces all laid out.
Acrylic laid out
Taped and ready to be welded.
Acrylic taped
Here it is, welded together. Not the best welding job, but it works!
Acrylic welded
Here is the original splash guard with a crack down the middle. It was actually a lot worse, yellowed and clouded, but Dave of Nanobox was kind enough to give it a good buffing to clear it up a bit when he installed my Nanobox Retro. Still, I felt that Dave's lights deserved better...
Original clouded
Here it is mounted, before screwing it in. It actually locks perfectly around the outer perimeter of the raised ridge where the old splash guard locks into.
New fitted
Here it is, screwed on with the 2" #6 screws and washers. Now my Nanobox Retro has a proper splash guard!
New screwed
Here is a FTS of my BioCube. It's still cycling so it's just dry rock, dry sand and a rotting piece of shrimp. With the new splash guard, the tank seems much brighter and the shimmer is more pronounced.
Bc29
I hope someone out there can find this helpful!
I debated putting this in the DIY forum, but I think it would be better served here in the Nano Forum. For all of you Oceanic BioCube 29 owners left out there, this is my solution to replacing the beat up, cracked, yellowed and foggy splash guards that we can't seem to get replacements for since CoraLife changed the hood design.
I ordered the following items from Tap Plastics, but you could probably find these things in any acrylic shop.
Some weld-on with applicator bottle
1/8" thick clear extruded acrylic sheet, edge routed for ease of welding in the following sizes
1 @ 18.5" x 10.5"
2 @ 18.5" x 1 3/8"
2 @ 10 1/4" x 1 3/8"
5/32" acrylic drill bit
From Bolt Depot, I ordered 6 @ 2" x #6 pan head machine screws and their appropriate washers.
I apologize for the crappy cellphone pictures, but here you go...
Here are the pieces all laid out.
Acrylic laid out
Taped and ready to be welded.
Acrylic taped
Here it is, welded together. Not the best welding job, but it works!
Acrylic welded
Here is the original splash guard with a crack down the middle. It was actually a lot worse, yellowed and clouded, but Dave of Nanobox was kind enough to give it a good buffing to clear it up a bit when he installed my Nanobox Retro. Still, I felt that Dave's lights deserved better...
Original clouded
Here it is mounted, before screwing it in. It actually locks perfectly around the outer perimeter of the raised ridge where the old splash guard locks into.
New fitted
Here it is, screwed on with the 2" #6 screws and washers. Now my Nanobox Retro has a proper splash guard!
New screwed
Here is a FTS of my BioCube. It's still cycling so it's just dry rock, dry sand and a rotting piece of shrimp. With the new splash guard, the tank seems much brighter and the shimmer is more pronounced.
Bc29
I hope someone out there can find this helpful!
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