Figi AIO 75 gallon

pvtguckin · May 31, 2022

I am upgrading to a 75 gallon tank- bought the Figi cube AIO kit 4rth gen, questions…. What’s the easiest way to install it into the tank? It has to be secured with acrylic (I have it on order) still debating doing a middle of the rear panel instal Vs the side. I don’t want to over do it with the adhesive so I’m thinking just outline tiny amounts to edges that will touch and wipe excess? Second - I need to find a pump to fit in this set up ? Does anyone have this that has a recommendation? I heard one of the down falls to this Figi AIO is it’s a small space to cram one in, I will also have a power head in tank too so this really just needs to be for filtration rather than whole tank water movement like my tiny evo 13. Any thoughts or suggestions from anyone who has this set up would be much appreciated !

blaxsun · May 31, 2022

I'm thinking the right side for installation (just me). Assuming you went with the 75-gallon version, you have 5.3" x 3.93" to work with for a pump - so you could run a Sicce 3.0 Silent (4.9" x 3.0"). I've used the Sicce 3.0 pump (great pump) in other applications, so provided it's enough flow it should just fit.

pvtguckin · Jun 3, 2022

Bad news- it came today and it’s too tall- the top support bracket on the tank hits it by like 1/2 inch their website if full of crap says it fits aqueon brand 75 g tanks. I don’t know what to do

Lonestar77566 · Jun 22, 2022

I have this same setup. You will need to silicone in on the sides and bottom. I used 3/4" backer rod to fill the gap between the glass and the box and recessed it about 1/4" behind the front of the box (to allow silicone to fill in the space). Yes they lie about fitting an aqueon 75, (its taller as you now know). I used a dremel with a plastic cutting bit and carved out the inside lip. Pretty easy to do. I use the Sicce 2.0 (568 gph) and fits perfectly in the return chamber. I hope this helps.

SamMule · Jan 21, 2023

pvtguckin said:
Bad news- it came today and it’s too tall- the top support bracket on the tank hits it by like 1/2 inch their website if full of crap says it fits aqueon brand 75 g tanks. I don’t know what to do

Hey, did you ever measure the actual height of your kit?
I have an aquaeon 75 and it measures 19.75" to the bottom of the trim and the kit is advertised at 19.5".

Wondering if aquaeon changed thier tanks or they fiji is off on their advertised height.
Considering one of these since tenecor doesn't seem to offer one that is enclosed on both sides.

Willreef44 · Nov 25, 2023

Lonestar77566 said:
I have this same setup. You will need to silicone in on the sides and bottom. I used 3/4" backer rod to fill the gap between the glass and the box and recessed it about 1/4" behind the front of the box (to allow silicone to fill in the space). Yes they lie about fitting an aqueon 75, (it’s taller as you now know). I used a dremel with a plastic cutting bit and carved out the inside lip. Pretty easy to do. I use the Sicce 2.0 (568 gph) and fits perfectly in the return chamber. I hope this helps.

Willreef44 · Nov 25, 2023

@Lonestar77566 can you post some pictures of how this turned out? I am trying to replicate your setup but not sure how much of the inside lip to cut out. Thanks.

SamMule · Nov 25, 2023

FWIW, I ended up getting the tenecor kit and it fits my aqueon tank just fine. This is not the peninsula style kit, but they do offer one. Tank has been running for about 9mo without any issues.

Willreef44 · Dec 2, 2023

SamMule said:
FWIW, I ended up getting the tenecor kit and it fits my aqueon tank just fine. This is not the peninsula style kit, but they do offer one. Tank has been running for about 9mo without any issues.

Thanks for the photos, what size brand return pump are you using? Will Sicce 2.0 fit with the Tenecor kit?