starfira Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I bought the Retro Large Plus M for my Biocube 29. A bit more assembly required for my newbie self than I expected, but it looks really slick and I'm pretty happy with how everything looks and works. However, the power cords for it are a bit short, I splashed a little water onto them when I was swapping out the poly filter floss and it caused it to spark/smoke. I have them unplugged for now until I can decide how to make this safe.. Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 I bought the Retro Large Plus M for my Biocube 29. A bit more assembly required for my newbie self than I expected, but it looks really slick and I'm pretty happy with how everything looks and works. However, the power cords for it are a bit short, I splashed a little water onto them when I was swapping out the poly filter floss and it caused it to spark/smoke. I have them unplugged for now until I can decide how to make this safe.. Just sent you an email! Quote Link to comment
starfira Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 After Dave's advice, I pushed the wires more inside the splash hood, now I have zero problems and it's working great! I love the look of these lights. 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Just got my Nanobox Quad Wide prototype! Dave tried to tell me there were a few cosmetic flaws on it but I can't see anything wrong with it This is a new tank, so no corals or fish yet, but I love the look of it even just with rocks. 20160618-untitled-007-2-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 10 Quote Link to comment
Tuffryu Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Just got my Nanobox Quad Wide prototype! Dave tried to tell me there were a few cosmetic flaws on it but I can't see anything wrong with it This is a new tank, so no corals or fish yet, but I love the look of it even just with rocks. 20160618-untitled-007-2-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Where did you get those clips for the hood? 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 They came with the tank 1 Quote Link to comment
tierarzt Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Updated fts and closeup pic of variety of sps under nanobox duo over elos mini 1 Quote Link to comment
tierarzt Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 A short video of my reef with nano box duo. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment
NewbReefer316 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Quick question, I picked up a used quad and it's the older style with both power connectors on the same side. Does anyone know which power supply goes in which? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Use the 9v power first to find the fans. Once fan run, the other is for led power. There should be an F marked by this plug unless an old old unit. Quick question, I picked up a used quad and it's the older style with both power connectors on the same side. Does anyone know which power supply goes in which? Quote Link to comment
Tankz Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 Here is my setup. Still in the early stages. Will post updated pictures soon. I made a custom mount for the Duo on the back of my custom stand. Display is IM 10 gallon. Love this light! Great work Dave! -Tankz 2 Quote Link to comment
n0rcal2wheeler Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Very nice acans and setup, curious what daylight settings do you have for your nano box and flow? i got some acans but they dont have as nice pop under my nano box so maybe its my settings. Thanks Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Very nice acans and setup, curious what daylight settings do you have for your nano box and flow? i got some acans but they dont have as nice pop under my nano box so maybe its my settings. Thanks Acans (though now they're Micromussa) prefer fairly low light, and have the best pigment production in blue-heavy light, though there are some nice ones that do not fluoresce as heavily that look great in whiter light. 1 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Very nice acans and setup, curious what daylight settings do you have for your nano box and flow? i got some acans but they dont have as nice pop under my nano box so maybe its my settings. Thanks Try a higher royal blue and cyan/blue channel setting. My personal micros... microacanmacro by Dave Fason, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
Leyth Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Very nice acans and setup, curious what daylight settings do you have for your nano box and flow? i got some acans but they dont have as nice pop under my nano box so maybe its my settings. Thanks Hey thank you very much, here are my settings. The light is 6" from the water and the Acans are on the sand bed about 12" from the water. These pictures were taken using my Midday settings. They pop ALOT more with the evening settings, but it's nearly impossible to capture using a camera without some post processing in photoshop. 10:30AM - 12:30PM Blue: 40% White: 0% Violet: 35% Cyan: 35% Moon: 5% Fan: 40% 12:30PM - 6:00PM Blue: 70% White: 40% Violet: 75% Cyan: 70% Moon: 5% Fan: 75% 6:00PM - 9:30PM Blue: 45% White: 0% Violet: 45% Cyan: 45% Moon: 20% Fan: 45% Quote Link to comment
n0rcal2wheeler Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Forgot to mention i have the nanobox tide mini V3 with no moonlight or bluefish. I will try for my daylight setting blue channel 70% and white channel of 35% Hey thank you very much, here are my settings. The light is 6" from the water and the Acans are on the sand bed about 12" from the water. These pictures were taken using my Midday settings. They pop ALOT more with the evening settings, but it's nearly impossible to capture using a camera without some post processing in photoshop. 10:30AM - 12:30PM Blue: 40% White: 0% Violet: 35% Cyan: 35% Moon: 5% Fan: 40% 12:30PM - 6:00PM Blue: 70% White: 40% Violet: 75% Cyan: 70% Moon: 5% Fan: 75% 6:00PM - 9:30PM Blue: 45% White: 0% Violet: 45% Cyan: 45% Moon: 20% Fan: 45% Very helpful info about light height, settings, and when pictures were taken. Thank you 1 Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted November 16, 2016 Share Posted November 16, 2016 image by Xiaoxi Yang, on Flickr Tide over a 20G Fusion! 4 Quote Link to comment
OesteUno Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 After Dave's advice, I pushed the wires more inside the splash hood, now I have zero problems and it's working great! I love the look of these lights. I recommend you put some Reef safe caulking where the wires come out of the plastic shield. I do not want any moisture entering. I have a Large retro in a biocube and the light is very nice. I just wish the light the blue was as dark as the moon light. Otherwise its a great bright light. Quote Link to comment
Cren Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 It's still in the early stages, but I love the look. It finished cycling and I added my fish a few days ago, no coral yet. Video was taken using Photo Mode on the Bluefish app. Taking photos and video with LEDs has proven quite challenging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_DghVpxf8w 2 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 If you have a few photos with the light and tank I would love to share them. Great start! -D It's still in the early stages, but I love the look. It finished cycling and I added my fish a few days ago, no coral yet. Video was taken using Photo Mode on the Bluefish app. Taking photos and video with LEDs has proven quite challenging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_DghVpxf8w Quote Link to comment
Cren Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 If you have a few photos with the light and tank I would love to share them. Great start! -D 3 Quote Link to comment
charlesgage Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Hi Everyone! I just got my Nanobox Duo Plus M from a fellow board member. I got the blinkup done and the light works. Except I only have one Moonlight... Did I setup something wrong? I can see where the LED is on the other chip/array/green circuit board but no light! I think the thing is still under warranty, but I am guessing this is a setup issue... 1 Quote Link to comment
Water Dog Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 No, it sounds about right. The moonlight is only a single LED. Any more and it's too bright for a moonlight setting IMO. In fact, even with the 1 moonlight LED, I run it at only 1%. 1 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 Hi Everyone! I just got my Nanobox Duo Plus M from a fellow board member. I got the blinkup done and the light works. Except I only have one Moonlight... Did I setup something wrong? I can see where the LED is on the other chip/array/green circuit board but no light! I think the thing is still under warranty, but I am guessing this is a setup issue... Correct, only one moonlight on the unit. You can also set a different channel to mimic a moonlight as well. 1 Quote Link to comment
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