Very nice tank. I have a a 40 gallon reef tank I've been running over 3 years now. Getting past the first year is the hard part IMO. One thing I wished I would have did from the beginning in my experience, is to run a higher magnesium once your corals start growing. Around 1350-1500 ppm. YOur LPS corals will tend to look better with it, and it prevents your calcium and alkalinity from "fighting" with each other (one causing the other to precipitate). Just makes things easier, just like running a protien skimmer.
Have seen a lot of bad reviews on that stand it is made of particle board. Would rather have a completely wooden or metal stand as if any water gets on that it will be bas
@@darkmagician2346 check out my first video on it! Completely reinforced corners-a towel or 2 under the filters and the fix is in! But if you’re not a DIY person I totally understand that too.
Hey does the fx6 work good for this setup? Have the same exact tank and want to do almost the same setup but don’t want to go to small with the fx4. Your tank looks awesome!
Thank you! The FX6 works great, if you can swing it I would recommend 2 that way when you inevitably have to clean it out you still have another filter running with all the beneficial bacteria in it and undisturbed. Clean them/change or add material in a rotation. Works great.
@@Mello2500 Hey 👋 first off thanks for watching. I guess I could’ve, this just all started as a little experiment with a 50 gallon setup in my bedroom with a fluval 407, junk lights etc…. Some sale around Christmas lead me to this 125 gallon setup. I’m not so sure it could even be drilled and the stand isn’t that sump friendly(space). Hindsight a sump setup may have been a little easier to maintain and a little more aesthetically pleasing, but this has been working surprisingly well!
I am glad to see everything is going great on your tank with no magor issues.
@@tmanning4usa thank you! Coming right along. Do you have a saltwater tank as well?
Very nice tank. I have a a 40 gallon reef tank I've been running over 3 years now. Getting past the first year is the hard part IMO. One thing I wished I would have did from the beginning in my experience, is to run a higher magnesium once your corals start growing. Around 1350-1500 ppm. YOur LPS corals will tend to look better with it, and it prevents your calcium and alkalinity from "fighting" with each other (one causing the other to precipitate). Just makes things easier, just like running a protien skimmer.
@@jeff-ds2pr that’s about where I run my mag. What kind of salt mix are you using and what do you prefer to dose?
@@bshaut I just use Reef Crystals. I dose with Brightwell Mg to get the numbers up.
Have seen a lot of bad reviews on that stand it is made of particle board. Would rather have a completely wooden or metal stand as if any water gets on that it will be bas
@@darkmagician2346 check out my first video on it! Completely reinforced corners-a towel or 2 under the filters and the fix is in! But if you’re not a DIY person I totally understand that too.
Hey does the fx6 work good for this setup? Have the same exact tank and want to do almost the same setup but don’t want to go to small with the fx4. Your tank looks awesome!
Thank you! The FX6 works great, if you can swing it I would recommend 2 that way when you inevitably have to clean it out you still have another filter running with all the beneficial bacteria in it and undisturbed. Clean them/change or add material in a rotation. Works great.
Why don’t you use a sump?
@@Mello2500 Hey 👋 first off thanks for watching. I guess I could’ve, this just all started as a little experiment with a 50 gallon setup in my bedroom with a fluval 407, junk lights etc…. Some sale around Christmas lead me to this 125 gallon setup. I’m not so sure it could even be drilled and the stand isn’t that sump friendly(space). Hindsight a sump setup may have been a little easier to maintain and a little more aesthetically pleasing, but this has been working surprisingly well!
Where is the sensor for Tunze ATO placed?
It is a little hard to see in the video, but it is mounted high on the back glass between the skimmer intake and the Oase filter intake.