Tank Upgrade what Hardware?

[Jack007]

Hi,

I have started one year ago with this fascinating hobby. We did start with a 300L tank (Peninsula from RedSea) now we want to upgrade to 700 L. Over the past 5 month we were faced with EEFW, Dinos and other things and we spent around 2 hours per day "in" the tank :). Now things become more stable again and I have many questions regarding the upgrade. We need to move corals and fish from the old to the new tank overnight but first of all I want to see what might be the best hardware.

Currently we do use the Red Sea ecosystem and I really like that it is all in one app and for us it is working smoothly. In addition we have the Aqua wiz. This thing I do not like much, it does not really work for us, it is noise and needs a lot of maintenance. So I would never ever by this device again. However I want to have some kind of KH measurement, PH, Salinity, ORP and if possible CA.

Is there a good alternative for the Red Sea ecosystem and the Aqua wiz? The Red Sea LED is okish but tbh not the best. We do dose KH, CA, MA, Nitrat, Phosphate and Trace elements (K+ and A-) on a daily basis.

What do you recommend? Again it is fully ok to replace everything :)

Thank you so much in advance!

 

[ShawnSaucier]

Congrats on the new tank!
Always exciting building a new system. I am a fan of multiple companies products and believe in a mix and match scenario.

Lighting:
I love Kessil. Nothing like that shimmer. I currently run 2x Kessil A500x on my 48x30x30. On my last system which was a peninsula I ran 4x a360x with two AI Blades. I have used Radion in the past, but I love the shimmer as it reminds me of Metal Halide.

In sump/stand equipment:
Skimmer: Deltec or Tunze
Return/Manifold pumps: Ecotech, Abyzz or Red Dragon
Algae Reactor: Tunze 3181
UV: Ice Cap 27w

In tank flow:
Powerheads: Ecotech or Tunze.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

You could also look into reef octo skimmers; those are good.

I agree with just about everything that was listed above!

 

[Jack007]

Thanks. The Tank will be 2 meter long and I am wondering about the flow pump. So far I have the red sea wave which is actually good but I hate to clean it. Not because of the work but by 99% I need to readjust the directon of the flow multiple times after cleaning. I want to place the flow pump(2) only at one end of the tank because it will be a room divider. I like the idea to have the motor on outside of the tank but well I feel the very broad flow of the red sea wave actually is a good thing. But Maybe I am wrong currently I feel I have some issues because of the flow and maybe this is due to the very red sea wave. (I it is very hard to adjust the direction of the flow).

 

[exnisstech]

Are you looking at automating dosing for alkalinity? If not there isn't really a need for continuous monitoring IMO. I use a reefdose and my SPS tank does pretty well with weekly testing. I'll test more often if I'm adjusting my amount of additive due to increased growth. Been fine for 3+ years but I don't have any cool graphs to fret over