24g nano-cube at local store

[DamageInc]

Today I visited a lfs in west palm beach. They deal with strictly saltwater fish, corals etc.

 

They had a 12g and a 24g nano-cube reef going under the stock lighting. The tanks looked pretty good considering the use of stock lighting. Appeared they had mostly soft corals and maybe 1 or 2 hard corals. I'm still not that great with all the names so I can't identify alot of them.

 

This is kind of pushing me to pickup a 24g before the new models come out. I was waiting on a custom hood by nano-customs but I really want to get this tank going and who knows how long until the new models are available.

 

Personally, I would like to have some additional actinics in my hood and the moonlight led. I just like the glow they give off. Larnie has the exact lighting I would like on his 12g.

 

Anyone know how hard it is to add an actinic, moonlight led and ballast to a stock hood?

 

Let me know if anyone has comments on the above.

 

Thanks

 

Damage

[Chronicles]

Moonlights should come on all new DXs, mine did.

[DamageInc]

Chronicles, I saw they have the moonlights on the newer cubes but I hear they are all connected to one switch. I want to keep mine on a timer separately from the rest of the lights.

 

Thanks for the info though.

[shao-lin nano]

I've got the most revent nanocube 24g and there's a seperate switch for it, only problem is that it recieves it's power from the ballast. If the main lights are on a timer then the moonlight switch will only turn on when the ballast is getting power. It's really easy to rig a DC adapter to the light switch and have that on a seperate timer.

[DamageInc]

Thanks for the info Shao-lin!

 

I was just looking at your lighting upgrades on your thread. Nice work. If I had the cube in front of me I could probably study it a while and figure how to rig it. I'm not that great with the electrical stuff.

[NanoBob]

I bought the 24 when they first came out and mine does not have moonlights:( I know how hard it is to wait, but I would definately say hold off until the 2005 version comes out and get the whole shabang in one step.

Bob

[DamageInc]

Nanobob,

 

Your right. It's better to wait then to get the best then have to keep upgrading. I've been checking our rbaby's tank and I know the stock lighting will not get me what she has.

 

Damage