IM 200 EXT Peninsula
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we shall see, took it down from a sprinter with 3 people lol but it was damn tiring.
moved it on to a hydraulic lift then a dolly
need to build the stand first
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Has anyone actually use these skimmers before?
The ratings seem a bit wonky
The ratings seem a bit wonky
- Heavy - 350g
- Medium - 500g
- Light - 650
anthonys_aqua
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anybody good with installing ceiling mounts? my last one went crooked lol
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Heard the skimmer creates a lot of micro bubbles
this skimmer shoots out a lot of micro bubbles
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id love to go to reef octopus again but theyre so expensive
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anybody got tips/advice on transferring rocks/fish? I have a few corals not sure if theyre worth transferring.
i was planning on getting some kp aquatics live rock to help cycle, but i do have a decent amount of fish still
5 clowns, yellow tang, powder brown tang, convict tang, stripey, yellow coris wrasse, christmas wrasse, starry blenny.
dont want to overload the system and slow the cycle down
i was planning on getting some kp aquatics live rock to help cycle, but i do have a decent amount of fish still
5 clowns, yellow tang, powder brown tang, convict tang, stripey, yellow coris wrasse, christmas wrasse, starry blenny.
dont want to overload the system and slow the cycle down
Are you setting up with established rock or starting from scratch? If the latter, then I would suggest getting some real ocean live rock or established rock from a trusted disease free system. I would then do a fishless cycle by dosing ammonium bicarbonate until you get residual nutrients at a good level. Just moving a few corals, a lot of fish and very little established bacteria and turning on the lights is a recipe for dinos to take over in no time. Also, Unique has real Fiji live rock, it's not cheap, but a very good choice for getting the right bacteria.
I was just going to recommend RO since it’s proven and easy to find parts. Look for a used one, but it does take awhile to find good deals.
If you buy new, everything today is expensive. And you finding out that big tank = big equipment = big money.
It seems that the price of the sump is expensive to me, I am not saying it is a bad sump just the price as gone up since COVID, I am glad I bought everything prior to COVID. It is what it is now, and sadly we are not going back. The new, New.Issue with those is that they’re ridiculously expensive since they’re all acrylic
Most around this price range and they’re not as big as the IM, honestly leaning more towards the IM and just modifying it
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anthonys_aqua
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Moving rocks from my current tank and adding new rocks, but yeah i will be most likely ordering rocks kp aquatics or live gulf rock
I am sorry about the comment on pricing I feel like this guy
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mbcqiTRxqH0?t=1&feature=share
I haven't look at equipment other than lighting for 6 years so the new pricing is a shocker to me,
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anybody got suggestions for pumps? I was gonna get jebaos version of mp60, theyre about $400
I'm a huge Tunze fan, but I guess it depends on budget and type of pump you like? For MP style pumps, I would definitely go with the Jebaos, but I'm not a fan of pumps only going in one direction and that have a narrow flow output. Gyre style pumps are good, but require a lot of maintenance keeping them clean (best practice is buying extra sets of cages and impellers). Octo Pulse 4's are pretty good and you can angle them slightly to aim them around, which is nice. I have a pair that I used with my Wave Engine and they moved a lot of water around, which I really liked on my temp tank. A pair of Tunze 6105's w/Orcas with some pumps in the middle would work nicely.
What are plans for corals, mixed, sps?
What are plans for corals, mixed, sps?
