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Thomas' 12g JBJ Nanocube DX

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Started this tank back in 2004 https://www.nano-reef.com/forums/topic/43646-my-new-nanocube-dx/#comments , then brought it back in 2007 briefly to train a harem of baby clowns from Robin https://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1082963 , then finally resurrected it about a year ago with some sand from @Coral reefer after about 15 years of being in the basement. The old photos didn't survive, but I basically made a few mods to the overflow to eliminate surface oils and replaced the return with a mini jet pump.

This iteration was designed to help train a target Mandarin to eat prepared food and quarantine new corals. Then I started conditioning other fish before adding them to my 29g or giving them away to other members.

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Everything looked as expected under 20 year old power compacts (bad).
 
So I figured maybe swap out the light for a 12" AI Blade Grow since it would fit the form factor. Got one on an open box deal but noticed an issue right away:

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There was a huge gradient of color likely due to the recessed holes for each LED cluster and how they're all the same orientation. I submitted a return to AI and they sent out a new unit with the updated clusters rotated 180° every time (easiest to see with the white LED):

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Then came the surgery:
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