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I'm in the planning stages of a new tank. I currently have a Red Sea Max E-170 that I've enjoyed so far (8months 13days), but I want to get a sump and a bigger tank. I've been looking at a bunch of different tanks, but I really love the Red Sea look and the Reefer 350 or 425 are both very appealing to me.
Threads like this one also help drive that desire home.
I currently have the following equipment that I'd move to the new tank:
I wanna follow this thread really closely. I also wanna try Dr. Tims Fishless Cycle.
Threads like this one also help drive that desire home.
I currently have the following equipment that I'd move to the new tank:
- Apex 2016 (Ph, ORP, Cond, and Temp probes with rack)
- Neptune DOS with DDR
- 2 - Tunze 6040 power heads and Apex Cable
- Crystal ATO Reservoir (5 Gal)
- AutoAqua Smart ATO
- 2 - 100 W Eheim Heaters
- UPS
- Apex Wall Power for power failure detection
- BRS CO2 Scrubber
- Do I want the 350 or 425 (i like the extra cabinet space)? Is there another quality tank with a clean look I should be thinking about?
- Do I want to get the reefer deluxe with the Hydra HD lights or go with Kessil lights this time? I have the kessil on my nano aquarium (just a simple 15 gallon) and I love the simplicity of programming, but I know the Hydra are great lights I just gotta figure out the right settings.
- Should I keep with the Red Sea Reef Care system? I really think I'd enjoy the triton or aquaforest system more.
- Should I do the hard plumbing upgrade?
- What return pump should I use? (I want something controllable, like the vectra M1/L1)
- What skimmer should I use?
- What about a carbon Reactor? GFO Reactor? Biopellets?
- Should the reactors be off the return pump?
- Where even do the reactors put the water?
- What about some cheato in the sump? I'd love to have a nice please to reduce the algae in the DT and grow pods.
- Do I get another EB824 Power Bar for my Apex or flip my power heads to the WAVs?
I wanna follow this thread really closely. I also wanna try Dr. Tims Fishless Cycle.
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