JBJ nano Cube Filtration...

gwiley

gwiley

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Just wanted to know if anyone had any experience with the three stage filtration in the nano cube deluxe.
Im trying to decide if i even want to keep the foam/skimmer and the bioballs. please let me know.
 
mach03infront

mach03infront

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i have the same thing still debating on what to do also? and also had some filter floss.... i want a new pump set up i have the dx 12 gallon seems like theres not enough flow to me
 
gwiley

gwiley

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what about the ceramic rings... im wanting to keep either the balls or the rings, and then just put a good chunk of chaeto in that chamber.
 
scsinet

scsinet

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The choice of what kind of media to run in ANY filter, let alone this one specifically is a matter of what you plan to do with the tank.
If you are doing just a small FO system, then you want to run the balls, the ceramic, etc.
If you are doing a reef, then I'd put at least 12 lbs of rock in there, and run the foam only.
I started with a 12DX on my nano and moved to the 24, but I did the same thing (proportionally) with both tanks. I put at least 1lb/gallon of live rock into the tank, and ran only the foam, only in the first chamber, skipping the bio balls, carbon, and ceramic. Then I slid my heater down into the 2nd compartment. This setup has worked great for 3 years and 2 tanks now and I haven't had a lick of trouble.
By the way, throw out the junk pump that came with your tank and put in a Maxi-Jet 600 or 900 in there instead. The stock pump has a tendency to not start back up after a power failure, and has bearing reliability problems, and you'll never find spare parts for it.
Also, if you didn't get the surface skimmer attachment with the tank, get one, it's worth the 8 bucks.
 
mach03infront

mach03infront

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sorry to hijack your thread but can i put a Maxi-Jet 600 / 900 into the filter box like the stock one??? i am confused how this would work.... if i get the Maxi-Jet 600 do i leave the other pump in there or can i just have Maxi-Jet 600?
 
scsinet

scsinet

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No you replace it. Remove the stock pump and put the maxi in there instead. When you buy a MJ 600 or 900, it'll come with all sorts of attachments and doo-dads for sticking them inside the tank. You won't need any of that junk; just the bare pump.
 
debbie

debbie

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SCSInet said:
The choice of what kind of media to run in ANY filter, let alone this one specifically is a matter of what you plan to do with the tank.
If you are doing just a small FO system, then you want to run the balls, the ceramic, etc.
If you are doing a reef, then I'd put at least 12 lbs of rock in there, and run the foam only.
I started with a 12DX on my nano and moved to the 24, but I did the same thing (proportionally) with both tanks. I put at least 1lb/gallon of live rock into the tank, and ran only the foam, only in the first chamber, skipping the bio balls, carbon, and ceramic. Then I slid my heater down into the 2nd compartment. This setup has worked great for 3 years and 2 tanks now and I haven't had a lick of trouble.
** Do you think of the lights it comes with??
By the way, throw out the junk pump that came with your tank and put in a Maxi-Jet 600 or 900 in there instead. The stock pump has a tendency to not start back up after a power failure, and has bearing reliability problems, and you'll never find spare parts for it.
**Can you tell me what kind of pump this tank comes with??
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coral keeper

coral keeper

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I'm not trying to hijack your thread but i have a size 8 oceanic bio cube and was wondering if i could do this, in the first chamber but as much live rock as i can fit in there and on the second chamber fill it up with cheato algae and scrub off the paint in the back of the bio cube and put a lighting for the cheato and live rock and in the 3rd chamber upgrade the pump and I'm not sure what kind to upgrade it to, so can someone plz tell me a good pump to put in the 3rd chamber. Thanks.
 
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