Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[living_tribunal]

I think most of that depends on the previous owner and how they cared for said tank while wet and dry.

And how old it is.

It’s like buying a used piano: if you know how to look, you’ll probably score a deal.

If you’re an idiot like me, you have a lot of work in front of you.

Building that tank nearly made me quit the hobby

 

[JoshH]

I need to like color mark my pumps with my tank and take a bunch of pics so I can always get it lined up right again.

Flow is the one thing that drives me absolute bonkers! Makes me never want to clean my pumps.

This is actually another huge advantage of closed loops I hadn't even thought about. Once you get the outlets exactly the way you want them. You never have to touch them ever again... unless you're adjusting for coral growth changes.

 

[dantimdad]

This is actually another huge advantage of closed loops I hadn't even thought about. Once you get the outlets exactly the way you want them. You never have to touch them ever again... unless you're adjusting for coral growth changes.

People overlook closed loops too often in my opinion. There is very little maintenance if setup properly.

 

[living_tribunal]

This is actually another huge advantage of closed loops I hadn't even thought about. Once you get the outlets exactly the way you want them. You never have to touch them ever again... unless you're adjusting for coral growth changes.

It was getting so late and I couldn’t get it right so I just set the back left pump to heavy waves at low speed and the front right to else which is dang powerful, like 2,250 bursts.

I love these ow25 just wish you could toggle the power of else mode.

We’ll see how everything looks when I get home. I think I need to redo flow to hit the rocks harder for detritus. Ever since I started over feeding, a bunch of food is staying on the rocks.

 

[Why-Me]

Nice!! How big is your tank? For my little fishbowl, I wish I could get a slightly weaker flow, which is why I was looking at RFGs in the first place! I’ve got my SPS up top anyway, they are fine. Everything else is happier with much less.

I have a 40b with an mp10 and mp40 now.
Going to use that nutrient transport mode to whip up as much cyano and detritus I can for my WC today.
Kinda excited to see how well it works.

It was getting so late and I couldn’t get it right so I just set the back left pump to heavy waves at low speed and the front right to else which is dang powerful, like 2,250 bursts.

I love these ow25 just wish you could toggle the power of else mode.

We’ll see how everything looks when I get home. I think I need to redo flow to hit the rocks harder for detritus. Ever since I started over feeding, a bunch of food is staying on the rocks.

I wanna get a pair of the ow or sow jebaos on my office tank.

 

[JoshH]

People overlook closed loops too often in my opinion. There is very little maintenance if setup properly.

This was my main draw to them, even now with dual pumps that I plan on my setup. Return pumps require much less maintenance than powerheads and they are also much easier to take apart, less parts, less scrubbing the list goes on and on...

 

[dantimdad]

A closed loop will tend to use a bit more electricity but, it's worth it to me.

 

[JoshH]

A closed loop will tend to use a bit more electricity but, it's worth it to me.

Would it though? With today's DC pumps the difference in wattages is almost negligible...

 

[dantimdad]

True. I keep forgetting how much more efficient they have become.

 

[Magellan]

This is actually another huge advantage of closed loops I hadn't even thought about. Once you get the outlets exactly the way you want them. You never have to touch them ever again... unless you're adjusting for coral growth changes.

Exactly!!!

 

[Magellan]

I have a 40b with an mp10 and mp40 now.

Well if flow solves cyano, you are going to win that battle!

 

[Why-Me]

Well if flow solves cyano, you are going to win that battle!

I won the mp40 from one of the weekly BRS giveaways on the website

 

[JoshH]

True. I keep forgetting how much more efficient they have become.

They are still more wattage for sure, just nowhere near the wattage of the iwaki Reeflo Panworld setups... it certainly depends on how the closed loop is setup I think as well...

 

[dantimdad]

I am going to use a reefflo on my mixing station.

 

[JoshH]

I am going to use a reefflo on my mixing station.

I think I'm going to use my trusty mag 9.5 for my mixing station whenever that plan comes to fruition.

 

[dantimdad]

We are going to mix 325 gallons in a batch more than likely. So the dart or larger is almost a necessity.

 

[JoshH]

We are going to mix 325 gallons in a batch more than likely. So the dart or larger is almost a necessity.

Yeah... my mixing station is going to be about 50 orso gallons, 100 if needed (Dual 50 G tanks). I'm just a tad short of your monster ;Hilarious

 

[dantimdad]

I honestly could use two 500-1000 gallon tanks but the expense for that would be insane.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

They always inflate more the day after the water change...

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Why 10% at night? Seems that is when a lot of coral feed.

The two RP-M pumps on the back are 100% reef mode 24/7, just figured I'd give the fish a break to sleep.