Thanks!
fifty50's Reef Octopus 32g Tank
- Thread starter fifty50
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Thanks!
- Location
- New Jersey
Looking really nice!
Sunny
Sunny
Thanks to you for all the SPS!
- Location
- New Jersey
Nice shots man!!! Are you dosing?
Yea, I've been dosing BRS 2 Part everyday for a few months now. Probably not testing as much as I should be but things are responding well. I also started dosing salifert amino acid last week. Too soon to notice any effects though.
- Location
- New Jersey
Your dosing manualy or using a doser ?
manually. have yet to purchase two dosers to automate things. not much room in the cabinet. i'm also manually topping off; meh.
Thanks!
Looking forward to seeing yours! Setup was straight forward. At the moment, can't think of anything that you should be aware of. It's been running for 6.5mo now and have no regrets.
Your tank looks great.
I've been looking at these for a few months and I'm wondering how happy you are with the sump design? Is there enough room to add anything else in there? An extra pump for a chiller, or a reactor? Is there any room for stuff - like supplies or food?
I've been looking at these for a few months and I'm wondering how happy you are with the sump design? Is there enough room to add anything else in there? An extra pump for a chiller, or a reactor? Is there any room for stuff - like supplies or food?
I do wish they had a shelf in the stand above the sump to hold supplies or whatnot but if you're good at DIY then you can do yourself. the sump takes up the entire available footprint in the stand. the baffle is adjustable so you can place it wherever. I currently have the filter sock w/ holder, skimmer and heater in the main chamber then the return and live rock in the other chamber. plenty of room for those items. not sure how large the pumps are for a chiller or reactor but you should have room for one or all of them.
here's a photo of what the sump looks like with all the equipment I mentioned above:
thanks. i do wish the stand had some sort of room for an ATO reservoir. my osmolator collects dust until i set it up for when i'm away on vacation with a 5gal homer bucket. quite an eye sore when not on vacation though so i manually top off.
Hi fifty50. I joined here even though I am not in your area so I could post to this thread. I have searched around and have not turned up much regarding people that actually have this this tank setup. I am looking to buy one and have a few questions. My biggest question is how happy are you with the overflow system and is it fairly quiet? I plan to keep it in my bedroom and although I don't need absolute quiet in my room but I don't want to be excessive. I will not likely buy the Reef Octopus cabinet. I think for the same or less money I can get an better one made. I already purchase a Maxspect Razor LED light fixture for this setup. Thanks.
Thanks for joining just to post to my thread! I like this tank and don't have any regrets. Overflow is quiet enough. The hum of the return pump I notice more than the sound of the overflow. Tank is quiet overall though as it's located in the hallway just outside the bedroom.
Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions!
it's been a damn long time since i've posted photos of the tank. it continues to do well. since the last update i've added new frags as well from local frag swaps. starting to run out of space!
here are a few quick iPhone photos from left to right..
better photos to come in the near future. put an order in to finally add some more fish to the tank. also some berghia nudibranch to take care of the aiptasia that are starting to come back!
here are a few quick iPhone photos from left to right..
better photos to come in the near future. put an order in to finally add some more fish to the tank. also some berghia nudibranch to take care of the aiptasia that are starting to come back!
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