JBJ 28 Gallon LED Cube

[milano07]

Originally Posted by NanoHuman

Even if you have to put some more money into it, it is still a killer deal.

For 100 bucks you could easily supplement with blue LEDs to make the corals and fish happier.

Before replacing my lighting with my own custom lights I placed a xenia colony in which at least doubled in size over the course of a month and a half on the standard lighting. It was also enough to maintain a large hammer coral.

I am sure I would be interested in this set up if I had to modify it. The appeal of this all in one set up is that it's suppose to have all one needs for a healthy reef. So it would not be that attractive anymore if I had to do a bunch of changes.

Just out of curiosity, what type of blue leds you think I could get to improve the stock lighting

[NanoHuman]

A healthy reef is a matter of perspective.

With any AIO you are ready to start something, but how healthy and great it is is a matter of the users opinion and what you want to keep in the tank.

I was not happy with the capabilities, and modifying it was more fun than a hassle.

The fact remains that the blue spectrum is the most important in reef life, and it is weak in this tank. 4 poorly placed 600mA LEDs don't cut it. Not to mention the appearance also suffers.

If I didn't want to build my own LED fixture I would have just supplemented with something like

http://www.oceaniccorals.com/store/i...&productId=357

15" will fit in the hood, though I suspect you would have to do a bit of modifications. The Exotic strips would also do just fine.

http://premiumaquatics.com/aquatic-s...s/EX-8010.html