Equipment recommendations for 50g

[TheRockPlayz]

I have a 50g 4ftx12in tank and I need equipment recommendations - ideally cheaper.
I have a light I used for a 20g tank that I will use multiple for the 50g but I need
Temper controller + heaters
Wave maker
ATO
Filtration
I’ve thought about a canister but I don’t know what to aim for since I’ve never used one before. I have also heard of using hang on back refugiums.

All recommendations for anything I’ve missed are welcome as well

Thank you

 

[Uncle99]

Maybe some of this will help.

INKBIRD 306a dual probe wifi is a super controller for about 50 bucks which allows for two heaters to be plugged in and comes with an App for your phone and automatic notifications.

I use standard digital heaters with cages to protect from breakage.

By using both the INKBIRD and a digital heater, I get more redundancy as if the INKBIRD was to fail, the digital heater settings would shutdown heat as well as the INKBIRD.

For wave makers I use all Jebao

ATO I use the Kramor which uses two optic sensors for redundancy plus I plug that into a multi timer which only allows power for 1 minute, every hour. This provides again, solid redundancy to protect from overflow.

For filtration I use an AquaClear 110 HOB and two sponges which are fast and simple to swap twice weekly so the filter does not become a “nitrate factory”

Also I use a Coralife 160 skimmer HOB.

All this stuff I get off Amazon at very inexpensive prices.

Use all this on a 60g.

 

[TheRockPlayz]

Thank you! This is very helpful!

 

[X-37B]

Wave makers look at Jebao.
Ato-Tunze are what I use.
You can use this simple gravity fed ato to start. I use it on my 12g mantis tank.
I dose A4R through the 1 liter vottle to keep alk and ca stable.
For filtration use live rock to start the system with decent flow is all you need.
You can use a small hob like the one on my 12g, 20x12×12, to put floss, carbon ect, in. Seachem makes larger ones.
This little 12g has a Hygger for flow, another good powerhead, a Seachem 50 hob, Hygger heater comes with controller, and a Tunze skimmer.
Simple system that can be expanded to meet the larger systems needs.

For my other systems I run brs titainium heaters with aqualogic controllers.

The largest of 6 systems is my 150g.

 

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+1 for adding an inkbird on a heater. It’s a great failsafe to have. I would suggest a grounding probe and GFCI outlets as well for safety