Arsonmfg

If its $20 for both pumps and the extra parts I'll take it. I could always use the extra parts for that just in case moment lol.

Not a closet sump, I just have all of the electronics in the closet. I could probably fit a larger tank in the corner of the closet, can the lines run a few feet?

Yeah you can run 50ft of line, it'll make no difference... You'll just need to purge the line initially to get all of the fresh air out.

If you have the room in your closet I'd go for a 10 or 15# bottle... The cost is like $7 more to fill a 15# bottle vs a 5# bottle.

Even with a small demand, you'll be refilling that paintball tank like crazy.

If u aren't going to have any sps, then u might just want to hand dose. Seems like a waste of money to get either, if u don't want SPS

He's going to be keeping a clam or two...

I'm running the Aquamaxx s1 and the build quality is good. With the size of your tank and such a small demand that little guy should work really good.

I wouldn't do the barb get the screw in type connector that will take the hard tubing that you see on RO units or the tubing that feeds the water to an ice maker, they come in 1/4" and 3/8" , I'd do the 3/8"

 

The connector will make it easier to disconnect when you need to discoonect it for cleaning or "whatever"

 

Does that make sense?

Agreed, a plug with a whole drilled and tapped for 1/4" NPT and then use a 1/4" john guest fitting into the threaded plug.

Look at this page, the piece you want it pictured in the center.

https://www.savko.com/portal/speedfit.asp

I have a new design of CA reactor, I call it new school reactor. much easier to maintain and adjust. Plus, it is space saver! i am looking for a manufactuer to fabricate a prototype. Do you want to try once I have the prototype?:O

Do you have a proof of concept or is this something completely new you've come up with? Let me know if you have a cad drawing or something similar and I might be able to help you with getting that prototype built.

It's totally going to be a heated topic fueled by personal preference when in reality you can find awesome looking tanks with either method.  Reactor is old school Hardcore, and if you have the space to set it all up and the patience to get it going then I say go that route. If your limited on space then I say go with a dosing pump. If there is a true benefit of either, I truly wouldn't know as I have seen great results from both. If you don't believe 2 part can work I advise checking out this awesome Tank of the Month: http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/25-tank-of-the-month

No reason for it to be heated or for it to even be a debate, both methods work extremely well if done properly... It really comes down to your husbandry style and how you want to spend your money.

A reactor is going to have a larger up front cost but it's very low cost and takes very little to maintain it... I run reborn media in my reactor and have never had to supplement mag into my system (using arm media I did have to supplement mag however) Setting up a reactor is really simple and it's a piece of cake to dial in if you've got good equipment.

One of the biggest reasons you see people going from 2 part to a reactor is because of the amount of Alk and Cal required, at some point you'll find your dosing pumps are constantly cycling to keep up with demands of your tank. Now if you have a tank with lips and softies the demands will be much less than say a tank like mine that's wall to wall sps colonies. I'm actually in the process of designing a new reactor for my system because the demand about has my current reactor tapped out.

Something else to consider is that if you're talking about an sps tank you'll have to be supplementing more than just Alk, Cal and Mag to replace the other depleted elements. A reactor will provide most of those elements on it's own.

I was a 2 part guy for many years and had great success with it as long as I didn't do something stupid like priming my dosing pumps and letting the ALK run overnight and spike my tank... I did that more than once   Thankfully it never killed anything just pissed it off and then I had to let it naturally drop and then turn the dosers back on.

I personally always ran small bottles so that in the instance that one of my pumps failed and stuck on (or I left it on like an idiot) that there was never enough to completely fry my whole tank, at least that was the theory since I never emptied a whole bottle into the tank but I can imagine a small bottle doing a lot less damage vs a gallon of Alk solution going into the tank.

So in the end, one takes more work than the other to maintain, and one costs more than the other. Personally i never saw much a quality difference between the two when it came to growth etc. I prefer the reactor purely because it's less for me to mess with or forget to maintain. 

I should also mention I made all of my own 2 part so my Alk and Cal supplements were dirt cheap, but I still had to take the time to make them.

So they both work equally well, pick which one best fits your husbandry style...

The long fins look like someone dropped them tail first into a paper shredder lol... I dig the black ice clowns though.

Been watching this since I first heard about it, if it's accurate and reliable they've got my money!

Ace hardware usually stocks it as well as park rose which isn't that far from you.

I have a sharpened coat hanger I use to take care of problem fish.

Looks good!

That worked out great!

Thank you sir! You have my # and budget, looking forward to seeing what we can work out.

Did you send me a pm? 

I didn't get anything from you...

I pmed him like couple mins after the post robert!! Picking it up today

Good score! I've been meaning to get one.

Shoot me an idea of what you want to spend and I can see about putting together a pack for you.

I don't think there's much question of what I prefer to keep...

[language filter]! So if for some reason it falls through I'll take it!

I checked Marinelands web site before I setup my 25gallon frameless cube. They stated place it right on the stand with no pad.

 

Also as per redsea web site

 

The aquarium sits on a recessed base that “floats” it above the cabinet, which seamlessly follows the contour of the glass.

 

http://5w56d28u4co20frgwagf5y18.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/design2.jpg

I think you're confused, the pad has nothing to do with the tank being frameless aka rimless on the top.

The Redsea max tanks as well we the larger Marineland's all have a lower frame that is used to suspend the base of the tank from sitting flush against the stand. The smaller tanks from mainland do not have the trim and should in fact be suspended from sitting flush on the stand by using a foam pad or a piece of styrofoam.

This has been discussed at length for many years... If you call and talk to the manufacturers they will explain this to you as well.

lol... This thread sure did get amusing quick!

Anyone who's getting butthurt over this needs to chill out, it's just a frag coloring contest.

Hey I didn't even make the cut and I've known Tim for a long time and last time I checked I was halfway decent at keeping sps.

The reason for the pad is because on a solid panel bottom, (like how my tank is as well) the smallest grain of sand or dirt can create a pressure point and crack the bottom panel once it's got some water in the tank to put weight on it. 

It's definitely necessary!

That looks sweet, I dig the stand for sure... The whole setup is very Elos looking which IMO is definitely not a bad thing!

Not sure what you can do to improve as this one looks amazing......

 

Maybe figure a 20 footer for the new house  something you can swim in

Thanks man, 20' would be sweet but I'm afraid I'll end up paying the mortgage solo if I were to do that one! Biggest thing will be the addition of a real fish room and a slightly bigger footprint. Maybe 8' but we'll just have to wait and see. There's still a lot to be figured out since we're going a different direction that originally planned and the tank isn't exactly the first priority. 

This will definitely be my last tank upgrade for many years!

Looks similar to a piece I have thats turned blue and starting to show hints of gold...

Here is the thing I would like to know what kind of supplement will make all the corals open and look happy

 

First 10 people get it right will be on the list

 

This is a Aussie tricolor tenuis

 

Yellow and green body with blue tip

 

Bright green scallop

 

Polyp are green and blue

 

Show me your knowledge people

You should probably clarify this a little more.

IMO people should just post a picture of their tank... That's the easiest way to tell if someone is capable of keeping acros.