Glad to see someone using the FC-80. I’m strongly considering this for my build. Question for you, what size is the skimmer cup lid? Wanting to see if the Avast Marine Swabbie lids will fit.
It's about 5&1/16th inches across. I'll upload a pic.
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Glad to see someone using the FC-80. I’m strongly considering this for my build. Question for you, what size is the skimmer cup lid? Wanting to see if the Avast Marine Swabbie lids will fit.
No problem.Awesome thank you for the measurement, really appreciate it!
What has this been keeping you parameters at for Calcium and Alkalinity?I do and it works well. I have been running it daily. The containers are 1 gallon and I just recently bumped it up to 1 tsp of kalk in the gallon of water.
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HoHonset not sure I haven't checked it yet. Went to check it a while back and realized all my kits were expired. I am only running 1/2 tsp to a gallon of ro water and slow dripping it pretty slow.
@Whisnantrider Corals are looking good !!! Could you possibly get the dimensions on the Icecap Battery Backup? I really want two Ecotech BBUs but I think they're bigger and this really is a tight fit. I'll go with the Icecaps if I have to. We have power outages here all the time.
Following this! I think your tank looks great! I just pulled the trigger on my first saltwater aquarium. Ordered everything this past weekend so it should be here within 2 weeks. Got the 250 as well! Can't wait to set it up. Been researching since September. Things are still sort of foreign to me, but I'll get there, haha. Do you have a fuge? Is the stock ATO what you use?
Thanks for the kind words and interest. I look forward to seeing your build.
I do not currently run a fuge. They have never worked out for me in the past so I didn't bother. I am using the stock ato and haven't had any issues with it. I have had others in the past and I think either way will work just fine. I just wanted to try to keep everything as simple as possible with this tank.
No problem. Yeah, I'll be sure to tag you in a post when I begin the process.
Nice, yeah I was wondering whether to do one or not, but it does seem to complicate the simple setup so we shall see. As of now banking on not and keeping the simple system as is. Are you running any reactors to keep nitrates and phosphates in check and preventing algal outbreaks or just leaving that to WCs and a CUC?
Nice looking tank sir!
The only media I have ran is the filter socks,I pondrix and pura pad. I just got the Redsea Media cups and put the pond matrix in one with a price of filter floss on top. The other is about half pond matrix, Chemi-pure Blue and filter floss. We will see how this combination fairs. So far I'm pleased hut it's only been a few days.
@Toadstool92 Glad to hear you're getting a Reefer 250 !!! I have one too. Be sure to have a build thread for it to share with other reefers and to chart your own progress.Following this! I think your tank looks great! I just pulled the trigger on my first saltwater aquarium. Ordered everything this past weekend so it should be here within 2 weeks. Got the 250 as well! Can't wait to set it up. Been researching since September. Things are still sort of foreign to me, but I'll get there, haha. Do you have a fuge? Is the stock ATO what you use?