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07-15-2008, 01:23 PM
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I have to agree with REDNECK_REEFER and Chaloupa
I have a 29g and have had no problems. No issues with heat and even during very hot weather evaporation is minimal. I've added a hydor nano powerhead and the oceanic skimmer and it is pretty well maintenance free. 
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07-15-2008, 03:48 PM
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JBJ has the cracking issue fixed. The newer tanks with serial numbers are ok. I've had one for almost a year. The lighting crapped out on me. Now I run open top with a
150w sunpod. It gets warm but not bad enough for a chiller. I lose between 1 and 2 litres of water a day. For the cost of the tank I would not buy another AIO, it was good to get me going in the salt world.
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07-15-2008, 08:24 PM
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In my limited time with thses I really like it. No heat issues lights and fans all worked perfect out of the box. I have added th Bc skimmer and a koralia 1 so far and am in the process of turning the back middle campartment into a refugium.
I can see that I will have another of thses in the future,
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07-16-2008, 03:13 PM
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As for the evaporation rate, I go through 2l of top off water every month, which is nothing to speak of. As for component problems I am told by a buddy who owns a lfs that the 14 has had far more problems than the other two sizes.
Last edited by oilfieldsafety; 07-16-2008 at 03:14 PM. Reason: spelling
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07-16-2008, 06:46 PM
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I have a 34g red sea max. it seem to ok i am close to the one year mark all is still working. i added a koriala 1 behind my rock wall to blow out debris and had a nano in fr added flow, recently had to move it to a hospital tank. i have now found it you cross the two flows upward it is good enough. i keep zoas, rics, mushroom,buble coral, torch coral, toadstool, gargonian, and a BTA. acro will not live. Trust me
 i really have no complaints. just a few mods is all. 1. replace biomedia with LR rubble. (bags are too hard to get too to rinse) 2. Cut filtersponge in half. (Reduces flow a little)i run carbon atop this when needed. 3. May need a second powerhead for flow. (depending on corals) The right side has lots of flow, as with the botom. the left side has far less.
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07-16-2008, 08:11 PM
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I'm actually fairly happy with out 8 gal biocube even though I just use it as a quarantine/frag tank now that we have the bigger ones. I don't find heat or evaporation to be an issue, but it's not in a hot room (only about 75) so I think that helps.
We did have one ballast go on us a couple months after buying it and we contacted the company and they sent a replacement no problems. When it was set up as a nano reef everything in it was really happy and growing well.The filter cartridge is a little sticky to get out but that's probably "user error" rather than a fault  I would recommend them, and I like that they're glass rather than acryllic...I'm hard on the algae and acryllic wouldn't work for me.
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