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Hi all, wanted to start my build thread, now it’s all sorted and going well.
So far I have

Stock lighting.
Eheim compact 1000 return pump.
Cp1 fluval powerhead, looking to change it so any recommendations are welcome.
Intank media basket in chamber 1 with poly filter pad, floss and purigen.
Chamber 2 is Red Sea reef carbon
Fluval heater

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2 clownfish- already paired
1 cleaner sheimp
4 red leg hermits
1 cerith snail
2 nassarius snails- excuse spelling
Lots and lots of plankton, grown with in my tank itself. Incredible!

Corals:-

1 quite large leather finger coral,
Few frags on the way

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Hi all, wanted to start my build thread, now it’s all sorted and going well.
So far I have

Stock lighting.
Eheim compact 1000 return pump.
Cp1 fluval powerhead, looking to change it so any recommendations are welcome.
Intank media basket in chamber 1 with poly filter pad, floss and purigen.
Chamber 2 is Red Sea reef carbon
Fluval heater

Live stock:-

2 clownfish- already paired
1 cleaner sheimp
4 red leg hermits
1 cerith snail
2 nassarius snails- excuse spelling
Lots and lots of plankton, grown with in my tank itself. Incredible!

Corals:-

1 quite large leather finger coral,
Few frags on the way

37BF4F58-6BBF-4FE6-8A52-9197F1491840.jpeg B8AAF625-75FD-448F-8A1B-7E5706BA0674.jpeg
Never use "Eheim compact 1000", it will heat up your tank. Try MJ900 instead.
Stock lighting - horrible. Aqua Knight A029 works way better.
Cp1 fluval powerhead - Sicce Voyager Nano or Koralia Evolution Nano works great.
I have UTS (Upperflow Turf Scrubber) in chamber 2, work great. Carbon and purigen with floss and UV 9W in chamber 1.
 

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Never use "Eheim compact 1000", it will heat up your tank. Try MJ900 instead.
Stock lighting - horrible. Aqua Knight A029 works way better.
Cp1 fluval powerhead - Sicce Voyager Nano or Koralia Evolution Nano works great.
I have UTS (Upperflow Turf Scrubber) in chamber 2, work great. Carbon and purigen with floss and UV 9W in chamber 1.

+1 on the eheim heating up your tank. That was my first replacement pump. When I had the evo, I obtained the best results from a $9 aquaneat pump off Amazon.
 
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Never use "Eheim compact 1000", it will heat up your tank. Try MJ900 instead.
Stock lighting - horrible. Aqua Knight A029 works way better.
Cp1 fluval powerhead - Sicce Voyager Nano or Koralia Evolution Nano works great.
I have UTS (Upperflow Turf Scrubber) in chamber 2, work great. Carbon and purigen with floss and UV 9W in chamber 1.
Can’t say I’ve had any trouble with it heating the water if I am honest, the only issue with it, is that it’s getting louder and louder. Anyway I bought a sicce yesterday so I’ll try that when it comes. As I don’t want it loud
 

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I had the Eheim compact 1000, I thought it was a good little pump. I put a silicon pad at the bottom of chamber 3 and it stopped all the noise.
 
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