steelhealr Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 My new cube arrived today. Although there are no full thickness cracks, there are 'defects' present. The last one was very hard to photo and describe. It looks like a hairline or almost faint crease in the glass and extends about 4 inches from the bottom of the tank, bottom left. Not sure how to classify this ...but.... Upper right side panel Left lower side panel Lower front left, hard to see SH Link to comment
VBAQUARIUM Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Hairline Crack Bought April 2005 Crack June 2005 Link to comment
rocko Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 12g DX, no crack. started Feb, 2005. Bought used, and pretty sure tank had been running for at least 3 months before that. No mod except fugelight and moonlight. Sitting on 12g S stand. Link to comment
yellowbird53 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 One 24 DX Bought from Tong's via Ebay Born January 24, 2005 Modded to maxi 1200 in #3 w/Hydro Flo, Stock in #1 Did have aprob with overheating stock pump, contacted JBJ, Next Day'ed me new pump (Kudo's) Great results, Love it One 12g, w/Artmon's MH Mod Hood Tank bought from NanoCustoms ("We're not worthy"!) Born June 25, 2005 So far, so good I think JBJ is a great company learning, and serving the best they can, for the price, I have an amazing couple of eco-worlds Link to comment
markgsa Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 6g - aquabuys since april 2005 -no crack 12g OG - aquabuys since feb 2005 -no crack DON'T CRACK, DON'T CRACK, DON'T CRACK!!!!!!!! Link to comment
kewliz Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 12g DX Up and running since April 2005 So far, no cracks. Although, admittedly, I haven't checked for them. Will check more thoroughly for any hairline issues. But I think it's OK. Link to comment
Sheepdog Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I have a 24g DX, set up on 6-20-2005, no cracks as of yet. I bought mine local, I wonder how many have cracked that were purchased from Ebay as compared to local fish stores. May be interesting. Eric Link to comment
aaronfmd Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 12 DX no crack started dec. 2004 Link to comment
SurfOnH20 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Started January of 05 24DX No cracks No mods =very happy:) Link to comment
sNEIRBO Posted July 4, 2005 Author Share Posted July 4, 2005 Current numbers with all the multiple setups added in - NO - 99 (11 extra Nano Cube Setups) YES - 20 (subtracted GruntSculpin's as he suggested, add extra from above) Percentages - NO - 83.2% YES - 17.8% Link to comment
NotGumbelWV Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Originally posted by sNEIRBO Current numbers with all the multiple setups added in - NO - 99 (11 extra Nano Cube Setups) YES - 20 (subtracted GruntSculpin's as he suggested, add extra from above) Percentages - NO - 83.2% YES - 17.8% Have you tracked by cube size, by any chance? Wondering if the failure rates are different based on what type each person has. Bryant Link to comment
sNEIRBO Posted July 4, 2005 Author Share Posted July 4, 2005 Bryant - People are voting on the poll, but they aren't always providing data. That would be hard to figure out. I still believe the REAL crack rate is significantly lower than what is being reported here. When I started this, I figured there must have been at least 1,000 Nano Cube owners on this forum. With 18 reported cracks at that time, you'd be looking at a crack rate of around 1.8%. I just don't know how to get everyone who owns a Nano Cube to respond. Link to comment
Genin Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 My tank has NOT cracked: Model: 12g dx Start Date of your Tank: 6/05 (only 1 month old) Link to comment
reef-luva Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 On May 20th 2005 my brand new 24gal DLX cracked within 45 minutes of water,LR and LS.Returned it to the store. Picked up a new tank ONLY..kept the old hood, 'cause the second one had no LED's. Have had no problems with the second one...I love it. Thank you JBJ! Link to comment
DHodges34 Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Not Cracked 2005 12gDX Setup Feb 2005 Link to comment
limulus Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 12GDX, latest model w/LEDs. No Mods except cassette. Started May, 2005 Noticed crack today, July 6, 2005. It's at the top left, curved front corner. It's about 1" long and seems to be internal. I can't feel it at all. It starts at the black framing. I did a 2gal water change today and I wonder if that has anything to do with the crack? It was purchased from an ebay seller. I've sent them a message to see if they are an authorized dealer. Link to comment
Ang&Pat Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 No cracks on cube. We have had it up and running for 4 months. Link to comment
Ang&Pat Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 We have looked very close and we are CRACK FREE. hehehe Seriously, I would be devestated if something happened to my tank. We love it. Link to comment
limulus Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Here is a picture of mine. It's the best I could get: http://europa70.tripod.com//nano_cube031.htm Link to comment
ccjung Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 limulus- have you contacted JBJ yet? Chris Link to comment
limulus Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 No, I haven't. I'll bet there is a thread here somewhere with their contact info. Originally posted by ccjung limulus- have you contacted JBJ yet? Chris Link to comment
ccjung Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 Steven Yim National Sales Mgr. Email: support@jbjlighting.com (310) 672-4021 or (310) 672-4099 Good luck Link to comment
forr44 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 24DX~NVM __5/30/05__no cracks__no mods stock pump weak replaced/MJ1200 gph appears doubled, H2O temp drop 2* additional 1* drop lites/fans ON Link to comment
dja1980 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 No Cracks 12G OG Started April, 2003 All stock with the exception of upgraded pumps (2 MJ606's) Link to comment
dja1980 Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 sNEIRBO - Maybe post in the Nano Forum over at Reef Central with a link to this thread to recruit some other Nano Cube owners that don't have exposure to this. I'm sure there are a lot of other reef forum sites out there too, but Reef Central is definitely the other big one. Link to comment
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