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I'm using the Sapphire skimmer for 24NC. Skims pretty well and fully concealed inside the hood. Probably the best you can get in the market now for a 24NC. However, the bad thing is the only place you can order from is the USA. Shipping usually takes less than 2 weeks though.

Thanks drevil. I've done that after the first burn. Don't wanna stink the whole house with burnt plastic smell anymore.

the modded NC24 hood. Can you guess how many fans are there? (thgie) Left side view. reflector and UV glass salvaged from a Atman 2ft light. Rest of the stuff bought from SLT. Right side view. Where the switches are. The switches! One for the MH. One for the moonlights. Behind the switches. The 2x thick fans are really powerful stuff. Bottom of the hood, where all the wires hide and play. 2x fans to help with the cooling too. The moonlight. Which is actually only a super-bright blue LED. There's 4x in each of the clear corners of the plastic cover. Just sufficient to light up at night. The holes drilled to accomodate the chiller intake and return. Skimmer not here yet... so air pump activated to keep the fish happy after lights off. With the moonlights on. That's all folks. Hope you like what I did. A lot of stuff was learnt and adapted from nanocustoms' expert series mod.

think royal gramma is out of stock at RD alr.. will check out LCK this weekend! thanks lots!

anyone see royal grammas around? been trying to get one for very long!

sorry guys. forgotten all about this thread! the tank has been running for quite some time now. Melted the clear plastic cover for the lights once because itchy hands me switched on the lights but forgot to on the fans. Got a replacement from JBJ. Thumbs up to them. So far, all is fine. The fans are really essential to running such a high wattage lamp in a enclosed hood. I will post some pics soon. So watch this space! ps. currently waiting for the sapphire skimmers to be delivered from nanocustoms. fellow nanocube users may want to look at their website for custom made skimmers. I've been waiting since May, FYI! but looks like it's going to be released anytime soon.

Hi ming69, can you add me to the waiting list (if you have one?) for sunflower and eagle eye zoos if you intend to frag again?? Thanks lots! very pretty zoos.

agreed. aquamarin should be able to help you better.

up!

As above. If you have removed the hood and wouldn't be using it, I would like to purchase the splash guard from you. PM me please. Thanks.

do you have a picture of the 20 plus polyps frag?

Hi all, Just want to check with users of e-ballast for MH whether is it normal to hear a buzzing sound from the ballast when it is in operation? Cos I just got a e-ballast and it produces a buzzing sound. Thanks in advance.

Have quite a lot of rocks (filling up a big pail full, and additional few pieces in a big red plastic bag), probably more than 20kg. Some is live, some is already dead. Take the whole lot at $15. Also have an unopened bag of grade 1 sand for sale at $5. Collection at Jurong West.

the light has been completed. The hood now consists of 1x 150W MH, 4x blue LEDs, 4x 60mm fans, 2x 40mm fans, thermal cutoff at 60 degrees C, and additional switches to control MH and LEDs. It's in the testing phase now, running and with each run, i will increase the time that the MH is switched on, to see if anything gets burnt. I will get some pics up if anyone is interested, do drop a reply. Thanks.

Yes, I have 6 fans inside (4x 60mm at the vents, 2x 40mm standing, sucking air out from the MH). Made countless visits to SLT already, going again today to get some more connectors then shopping is (i hope) done. Probably can do the wiring today and fire it up during the weekend when i can monitor. Still finding some way to mount the tempered glass... will epoxy work in high temperature? My idea now is to stick some metal bracket at the reflector to hold the glass.

Thanks. You've already helped me. Just got the e-ballast from you on Sat. Now trying to mount everything together and pray the thermal switch do work well to prevent any possible plastic burning. Any other things to note when modding the nano cube?

I have one CL450 used for about a year. Looking at $180.

thanks lots. gave them a call but they say MH e-ballast is out of stock. guess i will have to go searching in sim lim tower or kelantan lane.

Thanks for your reply James. Yes, I understand that it may not be cheaper, perhaps more expensive compared to buying a clip on. But i guess it's more for the aesthetics, not the $$. I wanted to go for a clip on MH to in the first place, but after looking at the hood, I've decided to keep it if I can. I have a 2ft MH currently, so I can salvage the reflector, holder, MH bulb and UV glass. I will still need more powerful fans, e-ballast (the old one is magnetic and runs pretty hot), thermal fuse (believe this is cheap) and the aluminum sheet as the base. I figured the e-ballast is the most expensive here but at least it runs cooler than if I were to buy a clip on MH that runs on magnetic ballast only to change it to e-ballast some time later. So do you have any lobangs for the materials??

Hi. I've just got a nanocube and am interested to mod the lighting to have MH power. Hope anyone who have been through this can help me find some materials that i will need as below. 1. E-ballast for 150W MH lamp 2. Aluminium sheet that is cut to dimension Thanks in advance to any comments and suggestions.

Hi all. I have a Atman 2ft MH with blue PL for sale. Ballast is build in. It has a 14K MH bulb which is used for about 6 months. PM me if interested. Thanks. edit: This is a link to the Atman MH model that I'm selling: Atman 2ft MH

Hi. I have a Atman one that comes with 1 150W MH and 1 blue PL. MH bulb is 14K and used for about 6 months. Letting go at $100. Interested? PM me. Thanks.

Hi. I would like to downgrade my chiller to the CL280 because currently it's oversized for my nano tank. The CL450 has been used for around a year and in good condition. Wish to trade for a CL280 with a $20 top up from you. PM me know if you are interested. On the other hand, if anyone is interested to buy my CL450, will let go at $200. Thanks.

very very nice tank! Thanks for sharing bro. Really appreciate your advice over PM.

Hi. Do you still have Ca test kit?