Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

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What's that little light you have running there?
It came with the tank. It's a great little beginner tank, but I have a few complaints. The pump and light run on the same power adapter. So to switch one off would switch them both off. Second, the light is a touch pad on and off with default to off, so even if it wasnt tied to the pump using a wall timer would only work to switch power off. The light will not turn itself on.

There is a mod that requires soldering that will bypass the switch and leave the light constantly on, which then you can get a separate power supply and run a timer on the light.

Other than that, it's a great little tank, and you can catch them on sale at PetSmart for around $35 I believe.

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It came with the tank. It's a great little beginner tank, but I have a few complaints. The pump and light run on the same power adapter. So to switch one off would switch them both off. Second, the light is a touch pad on and off with default to off, so even if it wasnt tied to the pump using a wall timer would only work to switch power off. The light will not turn itself off.

There is a mod that requires soldering that will bypass the switch and leave the light constantly on, which then you can get a separate power supply and run a timer on the light.

Other than that, it's a great little tank, and you can catch them on sale at PetSmart for around $35 I believe.

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Thanks for the info.
 

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Here’s a good read for anyone who’s bored and like genetics lol. I’ve thought of procuring a pretty little steel girl for my guy but I had sold off all my containers and heat tape.
OMG this one from the link is incredible. Rainbow Fish, indeed.
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OMG this one from the link is incredible. Rainbow Fish, indeed.
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Coppers are amazing in person! You should get one. They change depending on how the light hits them.
 

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Yall go look at FootheFlowerhorn on the YouTubes. He/she has a beautiful wild betta in a walstad tank(no filter, no ferts, only heater and light)
That's Awesome.... Great Something Else I now want to do.....
 

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Anybody have a cool pleco? We got a normal leopard one back when we set the tank up, Rachel thought the albino bristlenose was the ugliest fish she had ever seen :(

I call this guy Steve Irwin ;Hilarious
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Crikey that's a looker mate!
 

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