Hi! I have that exact tank. Remove some of the film from the back left chamber right after the sock. Use a IM chaetomax grow light and run chaeto in that chamber. Replace socks with filter cups which are 2.75. You can make a home made lid or order a custom one. As for the madarin, we sell tank raised and also pods to seed your aquarium!
~Shaun K.That was my exact plan for that chamber. How do you deal with light bleed through? As for cups, I was either going with them or Intank baskets. For the mandarins, luckily i have an aquaculture farm that has pods and tank raised as well that have been thriving in another setup.Hi! I have that exact tank. Remove some of the film from the back left chamber right after the sock. Use a IM chaetomax grow light and run chaeto in that chamber. Replace socks with filter cups which are 2.75. You can make a home made lid or order a custom one. As for the madarin, we sell tank raised and also pods to seed your aquarium!
The light bleed through shouldn't be and issue, assuming that you have rocks blocking the view of the false wall. Also you would be usually running the light at night while your display lights are off. Hope this helps!
~ Shaun K.The light bleed through shouldn't be and issue, assuming that you have rocks blocking the view of the false wall. Also you would be usually running the light at night while your display lights are off. Hope this helps!
Curious...what’s the difference between the K1-50 and a K2-50??
That's a very good question. The specs are exactly the same. I reached out Coralvue to find out for sure. I'm guessing the K2 is just an updated model.
Did a little searching, looks like the K2 has more of the bottle shape and a little more tweaking available than the K1. At least that's would I could find.
Yes, I have the 3D Reefing Diffuser on all of my Prime's on both my tanks. It helps blend the light and get rid of the disco ball effect and also helps with some of the light spill. Doesn't really help with spread but (2) primes are more than enough for the 36" footprint of the 50.3
Awesome! Did you ever consider the Reefer 250? If you did, why this over that? I'm on the fence on both. Thanks!
I have the Waterbox 20 Cube and was really impressed with the quality. I'm also not a huge fan of of using manufactured stands and wanted to build my own, which was an option with Waterbox. Doing so, I saved nearly $800 which I was able to put into other equipment. I did have to give up having a sump but the rear chambers on the this one are plenty big enough for everything I need as it's mainly going to be a euphyllia tank.
Thanks for the color. I have an AIO too, and I find the rear sumps are manageable. You get less viewing space but I didn't get bothered in my 20 gallon. Would you prefer a tank with a sump if you were to keep some SPS in there too?
