Anyone out there running a refugium along with the Nyos 160? Is there enough room for both in the Waterbox 220 sump?
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How long did it take you to get the tank from order to delivery? I just ordered one and I'm curious, I think the 6-8 weeks is bull in my case
Nov. 2...When i talked to them last week they said they arent getting a shipment of 220s until January. They couldnt give me a day in january and couldn't even gaurentee I would get mine from that shipment xD. Hopefully we get them in January or sooner, seems like they have lots of conflicting communication :/
Did you end up receiving your tank yet?
Hello, congrats on the new tank. I have a Waterbox 170 and I run both the Nyos 160 and a refugium. I was very concerned at first that the refugium area in the Waterbox sump would be too small. However, I picked up a Kessil 160 tuna flora algae grow light. With what I would consider a medium bio load, it easily takes my phosphate and nitrate down to undetectable.
What are your goals with the refugium?
My goals for refugium are to reduce phospahtes and nitrates, but to also help with keeping pods for the mandarin fish we plan to get. We bought a Kessil H80 for ours.
You might find that the H80 will take you longer to make an impact on phosphates and nitrates. You would have a bigger tank (50 gallons more) and a lower intensity light. If you start from the beginning of the tank and run for long periods 16 hours+, you might be OK. Obviously this depends on how much you feed your fish or corals. Another thing to consider is how much light you plan to have on your main aquarium. I found dialing in my photoperiod, amount of macro algae and feeding to not be as straight forward as I had expected. This is probably because dialing in phosphate for a reef tank takes more time than I anticipated.
Unfortunately, no. I did get a message from @Waterbox Aquariums letting me know that I should receive it the week of January 20th, which will put it at 12 weeks from the time I ordered it. Super bummed, but what can I do? Did you get yours?
Unfortunately, no. I did get a message from @Waterbox Aquariums letting me know that I should receive it the week of January 20th, which will put it at 12 weeks from the time I ordered it. Super bummed, but what can I do? Did you get yours?
My goals for refugium are to reduce phospahtes and nitrates, but to also help with keeping pods for the mandarin fish we plan to get. We bought a Kessil H80 for ours.
I’m anxiously waiting as well . I ordered mine on the first of November (blue Friday) and haven’t received anything .i finally contacted them and was told I would not receive it till the 10th of February.i was upset as well but what can I do :/Nov. 2...When i talked to them last week they said they arent getting a shipment of 220s until January. They couldnt give me a day in january and couldn't even gaurentee I would get mine from that shipment xD. Hopefully we get them in January or sooner, seems like they have lots of conflicting communication :/
I’m anxiously waiting as well . I ordered mine on the first of November (blue Friday) and haven’t received anything .i finally contacted them and was told I would not receive it till the 10th of February.i was upset as well but what can I do :/
I ordered the 220 waterbox back in november 2019 and it will be arriving this week. thinking about doing the triton method. any of you running the triton method on your waterbox? do you think the fuge in the sump that comes with the waterbox is large enough for the method or are you running a pax bellum or some other type of reactor?
thanks