NickF
Well-Known Member
Hi all, thought I’d start a new thread for my new build. Athough I haven’t ordered the tank yet I’ve already ordered some equipment and today I went to Abyss Aquatics to check out their Aquaroche as I’d decided against going with live rock again. I was never happy with my scape in the C130, I pretty much chucked it in when I got the tank set up because I needed to keep it wet, couldn’t scape it very well because it was under water and was constantly knocking it over until I finally gave in and had it leaning against the back wall.
I liked the thought of being able to try out different scapes before adding the rocks to the tank and I was really impressed with the Aquaroche so I ended up picking this up:
I’ve also got a few extra shelves to play around with.
I asked about the recommendations regarding cycling a new tank with Aquaroche, thinking it would would be longer than using live rock and as I’m in no hurry I had no problem with that. They said that they use JBL Denitrol with all their Aquaroche tanks and that fish should be added within 24 hours of adding it. I couldn’t get my head around this as I was planning on taking my time with the cycle and was thinking 2-3 months before adding any fish. I understand that the fish needs to be added immediately for their waste to feed the bacteria and any delay would cause the bacteria to die off from a lack of a food source but I’m still not sure.
Here’s some blurb from the JBL site:
https://www.jbl.de/en/blog/detail/2...ng-an-aquarium-without-a-run-in-phase-part-1?
I’ve also ordered:
Nyos Quantum 120 Protein Skimmer
2x Maxspect Ethereal LED lights
Maxspect Gyre XF250
Still need to sort out a return pump and was thinking Eheim CompactON 3000, anyone here using this pump? Looking for something quiet an this seems to have good reviews.
Also need a heater, any suggestions for a good heater for a 350?
Oh yeah, also need to order the tank
I used to use Chemipure,Purigen and RowaPhos in the media rack of the 130 and with weekly water changes apart from the occasional issue overall I was pretty happy with my tank considering it was my first marine tank and I didn’t have a clue what I was doing when I started. As I’ve never had a tank with a sump before I want to try and keep it simple when I get the 350 up and running while I get used to it, can I just put these in the sump or should I be running carbon/gfo through a reactor? I’ll be doing 10% weekly water changes once it’s cycled.
Is there anything else I should be thinking about, what’s people’s opinion of the ATO in the Reefer? I’ve heard complaints about the small reservoir but I didn’t have an ATO in my 130 and was used to topping up every couple of days anyway.
Really looking forward to having lots of extra room to work with in the new tank, gives me more options for fish/corals (the 130 was beginning to get cramped) athough that also means more expense , think I’m going to have to get lots of overtime in at work!
All comments and suggestions welcome, cheers.
I liked the thought of being able to try out different scapes before adding the rocks to the tank and I was really impressed with the Aquaroche so I ended up picking this up:
I’ve also got a few extra shelves to play around with.
I asked about the recommendations regarding cycling a new tank with Aquaroche, thinking it would would be longer than using live rock and as I’m in no hurry I had no problem with that. They said that they use JBL Denitrol with all their Aquaroche tanks and that fish should be added within 24 hours of adding it. I couldn’t get my head around this as I was planning on taking my time with the cycle and was thinking 2-3 months before adding any fish. I understand that the fish needs to be added immediately for their waste to feed the bacteria and any delay would cause the bacteria to die off from a lack of a food source but I’m still not sure.
Here’s some blurb from the JBL site:
https://www.jbl.de/en/blog/detail/2...ng-an-aquarium-without-a-run-in-phase-part-1?
I’ve also ordered:
Nyos Quantum 120 Protein Skimmer
2x Maxspect Ethereal LED lights
Maxspect Gyre XF250
Still need to sort out a return pump and was thinking Eheim CompactON 3000, anyone here using this pump? Looking for something quiet an this seems to have good reviews.
Also need a heater, any suggestions for a good heater for a 350?
Oh yeah, also need to order the tank
I used to use Chemipure,Purigen and RowaPhos in the media rack of the 130 and with weekly water changes apart from the occasional issue overall I was pretty happy with my tank considering it was my first marine tank and I didn’t have a clue what I was doing when I started. As I’ve never had a tank with a sump before I want to try and keep it simple when I get the 350 up and running while I get used to it, can I just put these in the sump or should I be running carbon/gfo through a reactor? I’ll be doing 10% weekly water changes once it’s cycled.
Is there anything else I should be thinking about, what’s people’s opinion of the ATO in the Reefer? I’ve heard complaints about the small reservoir but I didn’t have an ATO in my 130 and was used to topping up every couple of days anyway.
Really looking forward to having lots of extra room to work with in the new tank, gives me more options for fish/corals (the 130 was beginning to get cramped) athough that also means more expense , think I’m going to have to get lots of overtime in at work!
All comments and suggestions welcome, cheers.