PLEASE HELP... BC 14 fan relpacement

Dragline322 · 07-30-2007, 09:44 PM

My fans were extremely loud, I contacted Aquarium Systems and they sent me a new set of fans. I was wondering if it is possible to remove the hood from the BIO CUBE 14, and if so... HOW? I can see that there are pins in the rear at the hinges they have a solid side and the other side has a hole in the center. I am not sure if these are designed to be removed, or how to remove them if they are designed to be removed. anyone who has this information please HELP

veriann · 07-30-2007, 11:24 PM

welcome to TR tranformer club bud. Autobots over there serve the beer, decepticons over there hand out finger food, or is it>? You can call me Raiden : God of Lighting marshmellows............ um yeah.....dont know about you nano, or rather a follow on for how to dismantle, i do know however loud fans can be made silent with silcon spray. Just work out how to spray it away from the tank though. Welcome anyways bud

tim · 07-30-2007, 11:28 PM

their should be 2 screws on each hinge. remove them and the top should come off.

Dragline322 · 07-31-2007, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tim

their should be 2 screws on each hinge. remove them and the top should come off.

I looked at the hinges, but i could not find any screws... wher exactly are they?

**CarmieJo** · 08-01-2007, 07:55 AM

On my NanoCube they are on the inside on the tank side of the hood. IDK if the BC is the same.

Dragline322 · 08-01-2007, 10:25 AM

Nope not there... I took the cnopy apart from underneath... anyone with a BC knows what I mean... but working like that with a tank full of water, I could easily see either getting electrocuted, or getting componets wet and causing a fire later...

**CarmieJo** · 08-01-2007, 07:29 PM

Zap! I actually bumped my PC light and knocked it in my aquarium when I had my hands in the tank. I was really lucky because instead of pulling my hands out of the water I grabbed the light as it and my hands were both in the water. Once I had done that I couldn't get my arm loose and was hollering for my husband to come and help me.

lReef lKeeper · 08-01-2007, 07:56 PM

HA HA HA !! i bet that scared the crap out of you Carmie !! sorry i could not help but laugh. been there done that (multiple times).

**CarmieJo** · 08-01-2007, 08:39 PM

I didn't think it was funny when it was happening but now it sounds like a comedy routine.

Dragline322 · 08-02-2007, 12:47 AM

oh... btw, i did mess around with the fans just a bit... I mean after all I already had the hood dismantled and it was ease of access at that point. The timer kicked on and lo and behold very very unfortuniately I being the unlucky b@$t@rd that I am managed to only make the noise worse... not only a loud hum now, sounding like a friggin leaf blower in my bedroom, but alos a nice little rattle and tapping noise as well... GREAT. anybody interested in a BC 14 setup???

saxman · 08-02-2007, 03:40 PM

i duuno how the biocubes are put together, but the JBJ lids pop off very easily at the hinges so you can work on them...no tools really required.

can you post a pic of the lid and the hinges?