AcanthurusRex
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I'm using the Avast skim mate locker. Works well. Drilled a 2 inch hole just above the sump through the dividing wall. I also run the dosing lines through this hole.
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I'm going to replace the factory ATO in my 525. The stock one just doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence.
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Gravity fails very infrequently in my part of the country.
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LFS sent me this today, 625 came in quick. Waiting on a few other things, super excited!
Night_shift_reefer_
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Finally got my 350 deluxe set up! An amazing tank but this ATO is making me nervous.
First problem I had was that the water would come out fine until the float “floated”. Once the float dropped again the water won’t drip out again.
Second problem is the water around the needle valve is leaking. Is there normally a o ring around the needle valve ? Thanks everyone!
First problem I had was that the water would come out fine until the float “floated”. Once the float dropped again the water won’t drip out again.
Second problem is the water around the needle valve is leaking. Is there normally a o ring around the needle valve ? Thanks everyone!
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I have heard of repeated issues with the ATO. I have a 625xxl and I scrapped it when I set it up and added a Neptune ATK.
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Ya I think I’m going to do the same. Filling the ATO isn’t the easiest ether. I’ve got a osmolator nano from my old tank and think I’m going to use that instead.
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That extra space is worth the extra money IMO. Love that white cabinet beside your tank and will probably do the same in the future.Just upgraded from a 250 to a 350. Loving the white stand and the extra space! This is all that survived Irma though
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The owner of my LFS said to make the drip hole in the float valve assembly a little bigger and it would help with the flow. He has three RS tanks running in his shop and all of them use the factory ATO. I just set up my 525 this past weekend so I don't know from personal experience (yet) if that will work or not but the guy hasn't steered me wrong so far. Making the hole larger was easy to do by hand with a drill bit. We'll see how well it works over the next week or so. The factory ATO makes me nervous too so I'm going watch it closely. I've got a Smart ATO on my small tank and it works great so I'll probably switch to that at some point.
Filling the reservoir is a pain. I bought a long funnel and that helped a little. I have to get one with a flexible tube and that should make it a little easier. I hope.
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Just upgraded from a 250 to a 350. Loving the white stand and the extra space! This is all that survived Irma though
Where did you get that white cabinet?
It's just one of those simple cheap closet maid cube type cabinets from Home Depot, but I turned it sideways to hide all my equipment and to hide the fish food from the dogs. They've gone through 2 packs of food now...dunno what it is about the seaweed extreme but they want it!
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Just upgraded from a 250 to a 350. Loving the white stand and the extra space! This is all that survived Irma though
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Just upgraded from a 250 to a 350. Loving the white stand and the extra space! This is all that survived Irma though
How long have you had the three different clownfish together? Do they get along? I think this is the first tank I have ever seen to mix them together. Do you have more or just those three? Thanks
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You might have tried this already, but the doors are very adjustable. It took me a few tries to get my door to line up correctly and sit flush.
Actually, I bought my old reefer 250 from a guy on Craigslist a couple of years ago and he had the thing overstocked with 7 clowns, a blue hippo tang, a chromis and 6 serpent stars. I rehomed all the clowns I could catch, including the largest who had to be kept separate from the others. The last 3 were too quick so I gave up and just kept them. The hippo tang didn't make it through Irma and and chromis struggled for a bit but really, they're the reason I wanted a bigger tank. I added the yellow tang recently and she does well with everyone. For a throuple of clowns, they get along weirdly well. In fact, once they settled into the new tank, they immediately laid eggs. I was unaware of this and tried to rearrange some rock looking for a frag that fell and they all started attacking me. Usually, they swim to the other side, but they weren't backing down. Realized I had my hand right across their eggs and they were pretty po'd. I put the rock back and noticed all 3 were guarding and tending to the eggs. Since there was such a large group of clowns of varying sizes, I wasn't sure who was male or female. Guess I have at least one female
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I have a 750 XXL Coming in 2 weeks I would like to know how much evaporation you are getting a week. I am going to get a external tank in the basement and do not want to have to worry about it for 3-4 weeks at a time?
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