Biorb Aquarium Reviews: Biorb Fish Tanks, The Good & Bad

If you are like me you can’t stand hanging on to packaging, it clutters your closets, and product manuals just build up.  So…what happens if you bought a biorb intelligent LED light and you programmed it once, threw away the packaging and forgot about it, and now you have lost the setup instructions for your biorb led light?  How do you re-program the light, or change the settings and you forgot how?

We did a quick search and it is pretty hard to find the intelligent light manual, so, here it is, all typed up nicely for your viewing pleasure.

The Intelligent Light Manual & Programming Instructions:

Just plug the biorb intelligent light in and I automatically simulate a natural light light in your aquarium

Quick Start – Standard Cycle
1.    Plug the din socket into a Reef One 12v AC power suppliy (only use Reef One power supplies), the moonlight (blue LED) will come on and the light will be in standard mode. (time elapsed 0:00)
2.    The moonlight will then stay on as the light begins to rise up to daylight (white LED’s) simulating natural sunrise. (time elapsed 1:00)
3.    After 1 hour, daylight will be at full power with no moonlight.  In this mode, daylight will stay on for a further 8 hours. (time elapsed 9:00)
4.    After 9 hours the daylight will then start to fade into moonlight, simulating a natural sunset.  This will take a further 1 hour. (time elapsed 10:00)
5.    After 10 hours the moonlight will then remain on until the cycle repeats, this happens automatically, every 24 hours unless interrupted by a power failure or user input. (time elapsed 24:00)
6.    Then the light cycle repeats
To choose from advanced programming profiles
Cleaning and Care:
Clean the lens of the light regularly with Reef One cleaning cloths, if scale builds up use the Reef One Plastic Scratch Remover and Polish.

Features:
TIMER FEATURE: Simply plug the unit in and a light ccle of both sun and moonlight starts automatically!
LED’S: Enjoy a much longer life so no more new bulbs or tubes to buy!
SAFER: 12v power supply, safe for you and your fish
SAVES MONEY: On your bills by using less power for the same brightness!
LESS STRESS: for your fish as the light unit gradually fades up and down, just like sunrise and sunset in the natural world!

Other things the Biorb Intelligent LED Light can do when the bubble button is held down for…
Hold – to delay 24 hour cycle
1xflash – Normal 24 hour light cycle will start from this time of day
2 x flash – Daylight is turned off for 2 hours and then resumes previous cycle (blue LED is not affected by this and will remain on).  Ideal for watching movies or when doing maintenance.  To resume earlier than 2 hours, press for two flashes.
Hold to adjust timings
3x flash – 24 hour standard cycle with 8 hours of daylight
4x flash – 24 hour  cycle with short daylight (5 hours of daylight)
5x flash – 24 hour  cycle with extended daylight (14 hours of daylight)
6x flash – 24 hour permanent daylight with no moonlight
7x flash – 24 hour permanent moonlight with 8 hours of daylight
8x flash – 24 hour daylight and moonlight
9x flash – 30 second demo cycle.  To exit, disconnect from power.

If you have any problems while programming, re-set the light by disconnecting from the power.

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The biube pure is quickly becoming one of the hottest new aquarium kits on the market.  We have featured it before, so I won’t dive into the details now, I just wanted to let everyone know that there are a couple new video’s about the biube pure you can watch if you are contemplating buying one.  EverythingBiorb.com just created a video tutorial on how to set up the biube pure aquarium.  Even if you already know how to set up a biorb tank, we found this video helpful because it shows exactly what comes with the aquarium, so no more guessing what you will get in the box when you buy it, and no more squinting at low resolution thumbnail images in an online store.

To see the other biorb video’s published by Everything Biorb visit them here – Biorb Video

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Great news for everyone looking for a little more information about the biorb magnet cleaner, or other biorb accessories.  We will occasionally be writing posts about specific biorb accessories, and this week, the Biorb Magnetic Algae Cleaner.  The Biorb Magnet Cleaner was created by Reef-One in order to better clean algae off the round biorb tanks.  Similar magnet tank cleaner’s can be found for flat sided and square fish tanks, but are not suitable for the curved shape of the biorb.  From the customer’s we have talked to and from our experience the biorb magnet cleaner does its job well but care should be taken to wipe down your tank before using it, or it will scratch your biorb tank.

User Reviews & Feedback:

“It works great and does not harm the inside or outside of the Biorb aquarium.”

“I’m not sure what the deal is but when I used this the first time, it scratched the heck out of my tank. The scratches are tiny but definitely disrupts the finish on the tank. It does do a good job of cleaning the walls though. I think if I put some cheese cloth or something between the outside piece and the tank it would help with the scratches.” (always wipe down the outside of your aquarium before using the magnet cleaner, or it will scratch your tank)

Manufacturer’s Description:

Better cleaning results – unique blade design removes algae in sheets rather than in a cloud allowing easier removal, and is tough enough to remove the most stubborn algae, even coralline algae.

Easy to use and less damaging – Hi tech polymer blades clean without scratching and prevents grit getting stuck in cleaning surfaces, and if the magnetic coupling is released it floats!
Simply dust the outer surface with a soft cloth to remove any grit and then move the outer section of the cleaner, the internal section will follow cleaning algae off the inside of the aquarium – no more wet hands!  One product fits all – Unlike traditional cleaners this bladed design works equally well on flat sided or spherical aquariums made of plastic and glass

Biorb Magnet Cleaner Video (courtesy of Everything Biorb .com)

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