claytonfaulkner Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I got the $315 deal from foster and smith. hqi, stand, all that. I'm pretty pumped I will start a thread on it later that is all! Link to comment
urbaneks Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Congrats on the purchase. I have the same tank, I'm sure you will love it. Best of luck on your setup. Link to comment
jojoe972 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Good luck with setting up your tank Link to comment
40+ Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Welcome to the world of the 28g........ Link to comment
rdahlke1105 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Welcome to the Nano club! Be careful of the dowels that hold to stand together. They break REALLY easily. Link to comment
Telekinesis Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Welcome to the Nano club! Be careful of the dowels that hold to stand together. They break REALLY easily. +1. What he said. I mean REALLY, REALLY easy. You might be better off trying to hold it together with pieces of chalk. Good luck! Link to comment
rdahlke1105 Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 +1. What he said. I mean REALLY, REALLY easy. You might be better off trying to hold it together with pieces of chalk. Good luck! You mean, what SHE said. I'm a member of the female persuasion. Link to comment
Telekinesis Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 You mean, what SHE said. I'm a member of the female persuasion. Err... typo? I left the 's' off by accident, honest! edit- and now I see the "I'm a girl" disclaimer. Oops. Link to comment
spiderjeru Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Yep, they break in a gentle breeze. I planned to have the stand up and running for nice, sexy (inasmuch as such activity can be sexy) fill and light photos. The dowels planned otherwise, so when I do eventually post them you'll see how awesome my system would look if I placed it six inches from my toilet. Link to comment
rdahlke1105 Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Err... typo? I left the 's' off by accident, honest! edit- and now I see the "I'm a girl" disclaimer. Oops. Actually I just added it. Link to comment
royaloaksmoke Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 i will remember that about the stand if I decide to use it. Mine shipped out today. i was thinking about building a stand depending on how the free one looks. Link to comment
claytonfaulkner Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 I got the stand together. It took about 2 hours. I had a couple panels that were mismatched so a few things had to be redone. I haven't filled the tank up with water yet (still trying to figure out a way around going to walmart and buying 30 jugs) and I'm thinking about taking it back apart and using 60 minute epoxy on everything, attaching a few clamps, and filling it up for some extra pressure. I would also like to add some sort of bracing. as it looks right now, any sort of lateral load, such as someone trying to move it without knowing better bumping into it hard, would just collapse the stand. has anyone broken a stand after it was put together? Link to comment
urbaneks Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 You guys are making me appreciate the fact that I bought my stand already assembled. Link to comment
Lawnman Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 The JBJ stand definately needs some extra support.If you fart to close to the stand it will sway. Link to comment
claytonfaulkner Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 So I filled it up with water tonight, plugged the pumps in, one pump made a big spark and then didn't do anything after (yea i tried again). the other seemed to work fine, it was super quiet. I just left it running for a few seconds, still waiting on the water to clear up. So I guess I'll be calling Dr. Foster and Smith tomorrow and see what they can do, I have a feeling JBJ would be a pain to deal with. Link to comment
nanoty Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 So I filled it up with water tonight, plugged the pumps in, one pump made a big spark and then didn't do anything after (yea i tried again). the other seemed to work fine, it was super quiet. I just left it running for a few seconds, still waiting on the water to clear up. So I guess I'll be calling Dr. Foster and Smith tomorrow and see what they can do, I have a feeling JBJ would be a pain to deal with. Definately deal through DrFS if possible. They are usually very helpful. Consider upgrading the pump as well to an MJ of your preference. I agree that the NC stands suck for stability. They could learn a lesson from Oceanic. Link to comment
DPRoberts Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Definately deal through DrFS if possible. They are usually very helpful. Consider upgrading the pump as well to an MJ of your preference. I agree that the NC stands suck for stability. They could learn a lesson from Oceanic. +1 on that. I had several problems with my Biocube when I first got it, and DFS was great. Not sure about JBJ, and Oceanic was pretty good ("we'll get the part to you"), but DFS was even better ("we'll get the part to you RIGHT NOW"). Link to comment
dylan1464 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 congrats how did you get it that cheap btw? Link to comment
claytonfaulkner Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 congrats how did you get it that cheap btw? Dr. Foster and Smith are running a special right now. Just go to there aquatic site and its on the homepage Link to comment
Wence Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 That is a pretty nice sale, no wonder there have been so many new NanoCube startups recently. Anyway, good luck getting started! Link to comment
claytonfaulkner Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 Just got off the phone with DFS, they said they have to call the manufacture before they can do anything about it. I should be hearing back from them within 48 hours. Not quite what I wanted to hear but we shall see. Link to comment
claytonfaulkner Posted January 28, 2011 Author Share Posted January 28, 2011 more problems. I broke the hood just a minute ago. I propped it open on the little plastic pro things on the first notch. well one of them fell as i let go of the hood and it broke by the hinge. maybe this deal really was too good to be true. Link to comment
urbaneks Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Very sorry to hear of your issues with the tank. I've had the same tank for 1.5 years without any issues. Link to comment
claytonfaulkner Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 I fixed the broken rim, now I just gotta wait on the replacement pump. Link to comment
alexwbush Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'm thinking about getting one of these with this deal. Are there heat issues? How's the zoa growth? Link to comment
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