shopping for tank equiptment

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 8, 2017

I recently purchased A
VORTECH WIRELESS MODULE: WXM - NEPTUNE SYSTEMS
and
APEX CONTROLLER SYSTEM - NEPTUNE SYSTEMS
from brs and i'm wondering if there's anything else I should purchase?

reeferfoxx · Oct 8, 2017

Jaylivi1212 said:
I recently purchased A
VORTECH WIRELESS MODULE: WXM - NEPTUNE SYSTEMS
and
APEX CONTROLLER SYSTEM - NEPTUNE SYSTEMS
from brs and i'm wondering if there's anything else I should purchase?

What else do you have?

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 8, 2017

reeferfoxx said:
What else do you have?

This is for my tank build thread. So i got return pump sump skimmer heater

reeferfoxx · Oct 8, 2017

Jaylivi1212 said:
This is for my tank build thread. So i got return pump sump skimmer heater

Auto top off? Auto Doser? Lights? I'm sorry but the question is a little broad?

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 8, 2017

reeferfoxx said:
Auto top off? Auto Doser? Lights? I'm sorry but the question is a little broad?

No top off and doser. I have 2 radions. Should I get the apex modules for ato and doser?

reeferfoxx · Oct 8, 2017

Jaylivi1212 said:
No top off and doser. I have 2 radions. Should I get the apex modules for ato and doser?

Yes I think that would be a great addition. The Tunze osmolator would be a great addition. Auto dosers aren't a requirement but make life so much easier. With this investment I would also look into the leak detector or the LDK i think is what it is called.

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 8, 2017

reeferfoxx said:
Yes I think that would be a great addition. The Tunze osmolator would be a great addition. Auto dosers aren't a requirement but make life so much easier. With this investment I would also look into the leak detector or the LDK i think is what it is called.

I was thinking about that but the space is sorta limited in the stand. You can check out my build thread to see the stand.

reeferfoxx · Oct 8, 2017

Jaylivi1212 said:
I was thinking about that but the space is sorta limited in the stand. You can check out my build thread to see the stand.

For the auto top off or leak detector?

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 8, 2017

reeferfoxx said:
For the auto top off or leak detector?

Both I believe. I wouldn’t even be able to fit an ato box near the tank

reeferfoxx · Oct 8, 2017

With a peristaltic pump connected to the ATO, you could place the ATO reservoir almost anywhere. Personally i recommend the Avast Peristaltic pump.

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 8, 2017

reeferfoxx said:
With a peristaltic pump connected to the ATO, you could place the ATO reservoir almost anywhere. Personally i recommend the Avast Peristaltic pump.

That’s very neat. Would it work with Neptune systems? Also can you check out my build thread and tell me anything Else i could upgrade?

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 8, 2017

reeferfoxx said:
With a peristaltic pump connected to the ATO, you could place the ATO reservoir almost anywhere. Personally i recommend the Avast Peristaltic pump.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/110-temporary-set-up.327767/

reeferfoxx · Oct 8, 2017

Jaylivi1212 said:
That’s very neat. Would it work with Neptune systems? Also can you check out my build thread and tell me anything Else i could upgrade?

The way it would work is with the salinity probe via apex and the ATO module, apex will let you know if the salinity raises or lowers and if the ATO is running or not. Plus you can program it to shut off if there were a malfunction.

I think you need some wave pumps or a gyre like the maxspect gyre. Ecotech MP40 is a sleek wave makers also. The gyres are really popular right now too. Anything else would be optional and I think you should save your pennies. Meaning, optional equipment would be carbon reactors, cheato reactors, algae turf scrubbers.

All in all I think your next purchases should be the ATO, Dosing pumps and powerheads or wave makers.

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 8, 2017

I currently

reeferfoxx said:
The way it would work is with the salinity probe via apex and the ATO module, apex will let you know if the salinity raises or lowers and if the ATO is running or not. Plus you can program it to shut off if there were a malfunction.

I think you need some wave pumps or a gyre like the maxspect gyre. Ecotech MP40 is a sleek wave makers also. The gyres are really popular right now too. Anything else would be optional and I think you should save your pennies. Meaning, optional equipment would be carbon reactors, cheato reactors, algae turf scrubbers.

All in all I think your next purchases should be the ATO, Dosing pumps and powerheads or wave makers.

I currently have a sicce voyager 2. I was going to purchase another one. What’s the big difference between that and mp40

reeferfoxx · Oct 8, 2017

Jaylivi1212 said:
I currently

I currently have a sicce voyager 2. I was going to purchase another one. What’s the big difference between that and mp40

Huge frag sale going on... keeps crashing the site :mad:

The difference between those pumps and the sicce is they are controllable. You can create more random flow. But it's not necessary if you place your pumps right.

After looking at your tank, you might also want to get more rock.

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 8, 2017

reeferfoxx said:
Huge frag sale going on... keeps crashing the site :mad:

The difference between those pumps and the sicce is they are controllable. You can create more random flow. But it's not necessary if you place your pumps right.

After looking at your tank, you might also want to get more rock.

Should I continue with reef saver rock?

reeferfoxx · Oct 8, 2017

Jaylivi1212 said:
Should I continue with reef saver rock?

That is a good question! I think that people get caught up on keeping a sterile environment free of weird pests and creatures that hitchhike on live rock. But if possible, for example, You were looking into 30 more pounds of rock, I would do 50/50 BRS reef saver and live rock. If I were shopping for live rock, I would look for the most creature rich rock you can find. Some local fish store sell rock packed with coralline, sponges, worms, fan worms, micro brittlestars etc etc. Now some of that rock can come with aiptasia, vermitide snails, asterina stars and/or unwanted crabs. To me though, it's a learning experience and it really helps with the bio diversity. Most of the pros go for live rock and skip the dry rock but it's more cost effective to mix your rock as it will seed the dry rock.

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 9, 2017

reeferfoxx said:
That is a good question! I think that people get caught up on keeping a sterile environment free of weird pests and creatures that hitchhike on live rock. But if possible, for example, You were looking into 30 more pounds of rock, I would do 50/50 BRS reef saver and live rock. If I were shopping for live rock, I would look for the most creature rich rock you can find. Some local fish store sell rock packed with coralline, sponges, worms, fan worms, micro brittlestars etc etc. Now some of that rock can come with aiptasia, vermitide snails, asterina stars and/or unwanted crabs. To me though, it's a learning experience and it really helps with the bio diversity. Most of the pros go for live rock and skip the dry rock but it's more cost effective to mix your rock as it will seed the dry rock.

I’ve had bad experience with purchasing live rock from my lfs

Jaylivi1212 · Oct 9, 2017

And BRS out of MP40s

reeferfoxx · Oct 9, 2017

Jaylivi1212 said:
I’ve had bad experience with purchasing live rock from my lfs

I see. Well, its going to take some time for the brs rock to mature. Might even be ugly for a couple years. Kind of wish it would take 7 days, reality is its going to take awhilr. You'll get cyano, hair algae, possible chrysophytes. IME, I found dealing with pests much easier than algae.