Family saltwater adventure

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8/19/21 Started a 32 gallon Biocube last December 2020 More to come!

9/6/21 Ok since I last posted a lot has happened! I will combine our whole saltwater adventure with all of our tanks into this one thread.
-We have ordered a Waterbox 165 Frag tank as our main display tank that we hope to fill with coral and fish that will arrive 9/7/21
-We have picked up a Red Sea 350 that we want to eventually turn into a clown fish anemone tank
-We have turned our storage outside to a whole fish area.
-We picked up a breading tank for clown fish and have started the breeding adventure.

 

[Bolicks]

Welcome! I started out with the same tank - great entry point.

 

[Hydrogel]

Hi! Its great so far but already upgrading haha!

 

[Hydrogel]

Welcome! I started out with the same tank - great entry point.

Did the stock light work well for you? It seems to be ok for me so far but I keep wondering if it is good enough!

 

[Srt4eric]

Did the stock light work well for you? It seems to be ok for me so far but I keep wondering if it is good enough!

Rip that lid off but be ready to install an ato if you don't already have one. I have an Ai prime over my biocube. Sooo much better!!!

 

[Hydrogel]

Rip that lid off but be ready to install an ato if you don't already have one. I have an Ai prime over my biocube. Sooo much better!!!

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What ATO Would you recommend? My take is already a bit hot so I am using two fans and I have been looking into ATO!

 

[NanoCrazed]

What ATO Would you recommend? My take is already a bit hot so I am using two fans and I have been looking into ATO!

I'm a big fan of Smart ATO micro... use it in all my tanks. Tried a few others but always went back to this one.

 

[Srt4eric]

What ATO Would you recommend? My take is already a bit hot so I am using two fans and I have been looking into ATO!

I also use the smart micro. Once that lid comes off you'll have no temp issues anymore

 

[Bolicks]

Rip that lid off but be ready to install an ato if you don't already have one. I have an Ai prime over my biocube. Sooo much better!!!

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I did the same with an AI prime - worked nicely. ATO is also a must, I used the reefbreeders prism in the rear chamber.

 

[Srt4eric]

I did the same with an AI prime - worked nicely. ATO is also a must, I used the reefbreeders prism in the rear chamber.

I also have that one. I have 4 different ATOs on 4 different tanks.

 

[MolaMola]

I use a Tunze Nano Osmolator on my BC29 and other small tanks. Love it.

 

[DaddyHook]

Welcome! I use the Smart ATO Duo on multiple tanks. Love them. Dual sensor so you won’t flood you tank when a snail eventually sits over the sensor.

 

[Hydrogel]

Welcome! I use the Smart ATO Duo on multiple tanks. Love them. Dual sensor so you won’t flood you tank when a snail eventually sits over the sensor.

Dang did you actually have a flood?

 

[H2OPlayar]

Dang did you actually have a flood?

You'll have one too, don't worry

 

[Hydrogel]

You'll have one too, don't worry

... Oh man.... lol

 

[fishy408]

Initially I wanted a Tunze 3155 for my 20g, but saw the smart ato at Neptunes so just grabbed it. So far so good. It is 99% silent, while the tunze 3155 in my main tank sounds like a train.

 

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Initially I wanted a Tunze 3155 for my 20g, but saw the smart ato at Neptunes so just grabbed it. So far so good. It is 99% silent, while the tunze 3155 in my main tank sounds like a train.

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That’s good to know because I was thinking of getting theTunze 3155 as I am planning on quickly upgrading tanks…

 

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Our RODI setup late 2020

Biocube early in 2021 before we had fish and before we removed the sand

Biocube after removing all of the sand and getting some fish, shrimp and our first coral!

 

[Hydrogel]

Initially I wanted a Tunze 3155 for my 20g, but saw the smart ato at Neptunes so just grabbed it. So far so good. It is 99% silent, while the tunze 3155 in my main tank sounds like a train.

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Just an update thanks for the suggestions we got autoaqua for autowater changes/auto top off and we love it so far! Thanks for the suggestion!

 

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Here is our rock-scaping adventure for our main display the waterbox:
We have been working on the rockscape for the past month or so.... We bought large pieces from BRS and broke them into smaller parts.

Here is the final look:

Added the sand!! So happy how it turned out