lakerron Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Hello.. New to the forum and semi new to reef keeping. I am looking to upgrade the stock lighting of my biocube 14. It could be good retro or clamp on style. My lfs guy said there was no mod upgrade to the stock hood and tried to sell me on two lights strips. One made by current for $180 and one made by AI for $280. A little more than I wanted to spend as a beginner. I plan to keep a couple of fish and beginner corals. Any suggestions? And thank you! Link to comment
rturiak Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Two lights I recommend that would work if you removed the lid. Nanobox - made by a user on this site (Dave, this is your chance!), its very popular and a bulletproof light that offers alot for the money, he will custom make it for you down to every detail including color of housing AI prime - WiFi control, tons of light for a 14 biocube, another very popular light Kessil A160 - another great light, but you will need controller if you want it controlled Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Oh and the AI prime is only $200 and MUCH better than a LED strip You can control it with your phone too Link to comment
cuber14 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Leave on the lid and get the nanobox retro. You would be able to have any coral or clam under this lighting fixture Link to comment
DaveFason Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Hello.. New to the forum and semi new to reef keeping. I am looking to upgrade the stock lighting of my biocube 14. It could be good retro or clamp on style. My lfs guy said there was no mod upgrade to the stock hood and tried to sell me on two lights strips. One made by current for $180 and one made by AI for $280. A little more than I wanted to spend as a beginner. I plan to keep a couple of fish and beginner corals. Any suggestions? And thank you! I make a RETRO for this tank that you can keep the hood. The kit is 95% finished and you simply mount it. Drop me a PM or email. Link to comment
LongDoggy Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Your LFS guy is an idiot and a terrible salesman. Link to comment
HIppieRose Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I have been running my corelife biocube with stock lights with beginner corals. I have two fish and a large cuc. Other then battling GHA the stock lights have worked out just fine for me. Tank has been running since Oct 2014. Nice coral growth. I did add two power-heads for more water movement and the skimmer that goes with the tank. I still have no plans to upgrade any lights or for that matter get anything that needs better lights. So it can work depending on what you expect from your tank. PS GHA appears to be turning white now. Link to comment
lakerron Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thank you all for your comments and suggestions! Looks like I have some research to regarding price and desired effects. This is s great forum! Link to comment
cuber14 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I have stock lights in my BC 14 also and have good growth on frogspawn,gsp,acans, and asst. Soft coral. My reason to upgrade is not just to have more light demanding corals but to cut long term costs. Both lamps need to be replaced every. 7 to 10 months at about 16.99 each. Leds will cost much less to run because of power consumption. Last but not least BC fans have a reputation. For being loud. Upgrading to the. Nanobox retro will save money in the long run and give you total control of your lighting( sunrise sunsets multichannel etc.) Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I make a RETRO for this tank that you can keep the hood. The kit is 95% finished and you simply mount it. Drop me a PM or email. I have Dave's retro for my biocube 29 and love it. AND it was so easy to install, even I could do it. Link to comment
LongDoggy Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Let's not forget the LED shimmer and awesome light color you get. You can fine tune your colors to get just the right amount of color pop to your taste. Link to comment
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