Cheeze
Active Member
Hi everyone! New to the forum, and back into reefing after a 12 year break! Looks like A LOT has changed since I last had my tank setup, but I know all you in this forum will be a huge help!
I'll start a build thread once my tank is up, but I just yesterday put in an order for the AIO Fiji Cube 38 Peninsula and am super excited to get back into this rewarding hobby.
I'm starting to look into the needed equipment and supplies while I wait for the tank to arrive. My hit list so far:
- Sand (trying to figure out the coarseness, but figure 35-40 lbs)
- Rocks (30-35 lbs dry rock)
- Salt (leaning towards the regular Red Sea Salt over the Coral Pro after doing their online RecipeWizard)
- Lighting (no clue on this yet)
- Protein Skimmer (leaning towards the Tunze 9004, which should fit into the back chamber in the AIO, if not the Fiji skimmer)
- Return pump to replace the stock pump which I heard is noisy
- Powerhead or wavemaker (any suggestions on the gph for a 38 gallon peninsula?)
- Heater
- UV Sterilizer
- Carbon bags
- RO/DI unit (already ordered a 5 stage from Bulk Reef Supply)
- Tester kits
- Algae scraper
- Power strip (Tripp Lite or American DJ)
- Timer plugs for the light and UV Sterilizer
Anything else important I might be missing? Do you suggest any additional mechanical filtration, like floss, sponge or bio balls?
Thank you all in advance for all the help I'll be getting from this awesome site!!
I'll start a build thread once my tank is up, but I just yesterday put in an order for the AIO Fiji Cube 38 Peninsula and am super excited to get back into this rewarding hobby.
I'm starting to look into the needed equipment and supplies while I wait for the tank to arrive. My hit list so far:
- Sand (trying to figure out the coarseness, but figure 35-40 lbs)
- Rocks (30-35 lbs dry rock)
- Salt (leaning towards the regular Red Sea Salt over the Coral Pro after doing their online RecipeWizard)
- Lighting (no clue on this yet)
- Protein Skimmer (leaning towards the Tunze 9004, which should fit into the back chamber in the AIO, if not the Fiji skimmer)
- Return pump to replace the stock pump which I heard is noisy
- Powerhead or wavemaker (any suggestions on the gph for a 38 gallon peninsula?)
- Heater
- UV Sterilizer
- Carbon bags
- RO/DI unit (already ordered a 5 stage from Bulk Reef Supply)
- Tester kits
- Algae scraper
- Power strip (Tripp Lite or American DJ)
- Timer plugs for the light and UV Sterilizer
Anything else important I might be missing? Do you suggest any additional mechanical filtration, like floss, sponge or bio balls?
Thank you all in advance for all the help I'll be getting from this awesome site!!
