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Foreword
As with any type of lighting retrofit, there are many dangers, difficulties, and pitfalls that may
occur. The BioCube 8 retrofit should be attempted by those familiar with AC power and wiring,
electronics, LEDs, LED Drivers, soldering LEDs, series circuits, and be comfortable with the fact that this
retrofit will require complete disassembly and removal of many components of the original hood. If you
are uncomfortable with potential hazards, dangers, or pitfalls that may occur in the course of
performing this retrofit, you should not attempt this retrofit. In addition, this retrofit kit will only work
with the Oceanic Biocube 8 hood, not the Coralife Biocube 8 hood.
Outline
Here is a general outline of the steps we think end up with the easiest retrofit:
1.
Remove unnecessary components from hood (everything but fans).
2.
Attach LEDs to heatsink and wire up LED string. Attach heatsink to hood.
3.
Complete wiring for LEDs, driver and fans.
4.
Close hood and test.
Hood Preparation
In this step, we remove everything except the fans. This includes the clear plastic splash
guard/light cover, CF bulbs, reflectors, moonlights, transformer, etc.
First, remove the clear plastic light cover. Use a Philips screwdriver to remove the 4 retaining screws
and remove the cover. After the cover is removed, remove the power compact light bulbs.
