aquatop recife

First ever saltwater tank and I am loving it! Picked up my tank a few months ago and so far so good! I have been making changes here and there to the tank and trying to upgrade all the stock equipment(recommendation much appreciated!). So far for the third chamber I removed first box and the...

Hello all. Quick preference poll. I have an aquatop recife 40 AIO and have a large 3x3x7ish sponge in the first chamber. I haven't had any issues with it but know it will need to be replaced eventually. I'm looking at the in-tank floss holder and floss pads but could also just buy a new long...

Hello everyone! I'm new to R2R and getting back into the aquarium hobby. The Aquatop Recife ECO 40 caught my eye and I pulled the trigger on ordering one last night. I did some reading on what others have upgraded so I've already ordered some add-ons. My plan if to keep coral and some fish. When...

I just set up an Aquatop 40 and I’m having a hard time with the water level in the display and the chambers in back. I replaced the stock pump with a sicce 1.5 and I’m wondering if it is pushing too much water and is not able to flow through the back chambers fast enough. The level in the...

Hi everyone....decide to finally jump in and get my build thread started! Equipment Aquatop Recife 40g AIO w/Stand Aquaillumination Prime 16HD Reef (Bought this used missing the skimmer, which after several attempts at installing "other" skimmers turns out only the original Aquatop skimmer...

Looking to set up my first tank and I just picked up a used Aquatop Recife 40g AIO tank and stand which I got a great deal on; however, the skimmer is missing the little piece that you adjust it with, the light was missing, and the powerhead is missing the mount to have it actually stay in...

How do I properly adjust a skimmer? My AquaTop Recife 40’s skimmer had no instructions, so I’m really not sure what the recommended height is. Once I have the height set, should I be raising and lowering it to keep getting skim mate? Basically, when I do a water change, that day my skimmer is...