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Well I got too frustrated dealing with the shatty ballast that JBJ puts in the nanocube. The light would only turn on intermittently. I monkeyed with the JBJ ballast for a bit. I think it was poor wiring - the connections seemed suspect.
Leftover from my 10 gallon FW planted nano heyday (I had quite a few...), I had a bunch of the 32w custom sea life PC upgrades. It was unbelievable easy to get it in there. I think there may even be a way I can stick a second one in there. Would 64w of 50/50 (10k/true actinic) lighting on a 12g nano be overkill? Or is 32w going to fit the bill just fine? Because I have more of these laying around heh heh ...
1. I had to angle it funny to cram it in the hood. I figure it's ok though, because the angle of the light bulb over the reef is really irrelevant. It's relative to the viewer, and hidden when the lid is closed.
2. I used the original JBJ clip to keep the light off the plastic splash guard. There was not enough room to screw it in and actually mount the light. What I did was flip it upside down and stick it on the end of the light bulb. The nub where the screw normally rests in acts to keep the light propped up over the hood. The rubber boot at the other end is snug in where it sits, and the cord is snug in the little hole that lets it out of the splashguard.
3. I removed the crappy JBJ ballast and bent the reflector flat. I had to curl the bottom edge up to get it out of the way of the screws.
4. I had to cut a little chunk out of the back of the hood where the cord exits, in order to allow room for the new cord (it's like, seriously heavy duty).
You can see in the pic how the clip props it up, etc.
Here is a link to the light, I'm not recommending the online retailer (or dissing them), it's just the first link I dug up to the product.
http://www.reefgeek.com/products/categories/lighting/104210.html
Well I got too frustrated dealing with the shatty ballast that JBJ puts in the nanocube. The light would only turn on intermittently. I monkeyed with the JBJ ballast for a bit. I think it was poor wiring - the connections seemed suspect.
Leftover from my 10 gallon FW planted nano heyday (I had quite a few...), I had a bunch of the 32w custom sea life PC upgrades. It was unbelievable easy to get it in there. I think there may even be a way I can stick a second one in there. Would 64w of 50/50 (10k/true actinic) lighting on a 12g nano be overkill? Or is 32w going to fit the bill just fine? Because I have more of these laying around heh heh ...
1. I had to angle it funny to cram it in the hood. I figure it's ok though, because the angle of the light bulb over the reef is really irrelevant. It's relative to the viewer, and hidden when the lid is closed.
2. I used the original JBJ clip to keep the light off the plastic splash guard. There was not enough room to screw it in and actually mount the light. What I did was flip it upside down and stick it on the end of the light bulb. The nub where the screw normally rests in acts to keep the light propped up over the hood. The rubber boot at the other end is snug in where it sits, and the cord is snug in the little hole that lets it out of the splashguard.
3. I removed the crappy JBJ ballast and bent the reflector flat. I had to curl the bottom edge up to get it out of the way of the screws.
4. I had to cut a little chunk out of the back of the hood where the cord exits, in order to allow room for the new cord (it's like, seriously heavy duty).
You can see in the pic how the clip props it up, etc.
Here is a link to the light, I'm not recommending the online retailer (or dissing them), it's just the first link I dug up to the product.
http://www.reefgeek.com/products/categories/lighting/104210.html
