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My ELOS tank I just got came in a wooden box that took hours to open. So there's a chance your delivery person won't be able to wait. I have no idea how big Reefers get delivered. My Reefer 170 came in a very sturdy engineered wood box, and I didn't notice a crack in the overflow glass until I...

Yeah I will probably see symptoms in other ways, but this would tell me much sooner before other things started to fail. I don't know what you mean about a reactor. I'm going to be dosing.

For sale thread: https://bareefers.org/forum/threads/fs-red-sea-reefer-170-w-extras-ready-for-water.32794/

This is probably one of the longest running tanks I've had so far, 5 years! But it's time to let it go. As you may know, my home is getting a nice remodel, the living room build will be specifically catered to a new peninsula tank, which will be my new long term tank (as long as we have the...

Right, I have a bunch of smaller pumps, but I'm going to try to push it through the return pump (which is plenty big). There's some potential benefits of pulling water straight into the DT through the return for a UV.

I've had a similar experience. After I removed my fish and corals to a temp tank, pods exploded everywhere. I would often see a few, but without any fish, these things were crawling all over the glass in a few days without fish.

Yes, I've often measured flow this way. But I'm not sure how to: 1. Know if flow degrades over time (pump maintenance, blockage, etc) - easy fix, just keep cleaning things 2. The UV will run in parallel with my return. It will merge back with the main return line before going into the tank. Yes...

I also took some advice and I won't be using a chiller afterall. Having that fit in the stand just to help with possibly a couple hot days in the summer when my air conditioner isn't on, just isn't worth it. I'll get some fans to blow across the sump, and if that's not enough I'll add some on...

Good news: the tank is full of water (up to the overflow lip) and it does not leak. Holding water like a champ. I'll probably just fire up the gyres just to make sure they work (still within the warranty range) and imagine some fish and corals.

Update from Francois at ELOS America: He has agreed to get a whole new stand from Italy, painted there as well. He was saying he understands that I'd rather have this done right, rather than as fast as possible (of course I want as fast as possible, but there's some things I won't compromise...

I'll probably surround the flow meters with unions so I can pop them off to clean just in case they get clogged or if I end up not wanting to use them. I think putting them on when I want to check the flow might be good. I don't now how much they alter flow rates, but hopefully not enough to...

I've had to re-arrange my sump now that I know the true footprint of the stand. I've considered putting my electrical area on the opposite side, since the outlets are over there, but I intend to keep that end of the stand "open," thus having a lot more airflow out the back. This will also give...

I've had great success with Aquabiomic's Live Reef Rubble to get a nice diverse amount of live pods. Takes awhile to build up, but it's a great start. They are almost always out of stock, so sign up for the email notifications for when they're available...

Yeah back in the day they seemed to be bad. But everyone on R2R is suggesting to use them for my manifold so I can really make sure I'm getting the right flow.

I'm getting a custom sump from luna-reef.com, and I'm going to have them make a custom "tray/pan" to match.

I am doing a leak test. Decided to just go with RODI just in case. Don’t come at me, I know it’s a waste but here we are. Crossing my fingers the tank itself is quality AF. So far so good. I’m going to the lip of the overflow for now. Should I plug the drain and test the overflow compartment...

Yes. They have their own app to control it with your phone. You can also use it without an app, and just hit the on/off switches just like the DJ strip.

Gotcha! Thank you!!

I’m going to have my drain go into a ReefMat that takes a 1” drain. This drain is 1-1/4”. It came with an adapter that goes to a barbed fitting with a male thread. Should I get something like this that both converts from thread to slip and reduces to 1” all at once? Coupling, PVC, 1-1/4 x 1...

Even for a manifold? I’ll have one for my return at least.