Waterbox 20 Anemone Cube AIO

[Gatortailale]

Tank has been running since May. Moved a few anemones in few weeks ago. Added clown pair last Tuesday. Still a work in progress but I'm happy with this start.

 

[ReeferMan]

Very nice

[zoozilla]

Nice !  I really need to set up something similar.  My anemones are all in the sump currently.

[achansek]

Love the clowns and the set up!

[YHSublime]

Nice job, Craig! What kind of light are you using?

 

[Gatortailale]

Was able to source a used gen4 radion. Nems split and now 6.  Only issue so far is one of the nems walked and blocked overflow which caused pump suck air & topoff to add water. Good thing kid was up late and alerted me to issue.  The female is mean & doesn't like my hand in tank to move things. 

 

 

[Gatortailale]

As an update - my only complaint thus far using an AIO tank is that the anemones - when want to split - like to find a dark area.  In this tank, they seek to squeeze through the overflow teeth and into filter area where more dark.  And when they do that they block flow of water, causing ATO to add more water for the short period; then I wake up and find anemone and excess water.  So far it has not overflowed, but bit annoying.  I did recently buy a used MP 10 and got he nem-guard so maybe they will be happier with more flow.  Finally, the 4 have split and now 7 in system.

[YHSublime]

Nice! I just got a photo update from close to a decade ago when I did a nem tank at work office in a fluval edge. You’ve got me hankering to do another!

[zoozilla]

1 hour ago, Gatortailale said:

Finally, the 4 have split and now 7 in system.

 

Very nice!  At that rate, you'll be packed with Nems

[Gatortailale]

If anyone following along has any AIO tank experience, any recommendation which chamber in the filter area would be best to run the ATO sensor in?  I had been running it in the return chamber of the waterbox.  But, given the 3+ times an anemone has blocked the overflow slots - resulting in ATO pumping in water thinking tank low - I've now moved the sensor to the left side of the middle chamber. 

 

Thanks  

[YHSublime]

18 hours ago, Gatortailale said:

If anyone following along has any AIO tank experience, any recommendation which chamber in the filter area would be best to run the ATO sensor in?  I had been running it in the return chamber of the waterbox.  But, given the 3+ times an anemone has blocked the overflow slots - resulting in ATO pumping in water thinking tank low - I've now moved the sensor to the left side of the middle chamber. 

 

Thanks  

I'm pretty sure the return chamber is the standard

[gastone]

Craig,

 

Can you use an overflow cover?  I know with the small openings they can get clogged up fairly quickly.  I have to clean mine with a toothbrush a few times weekly, but I can't see a nem making it though.  Then no concerns about the ato in the return chamber.

 

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Edited October 30, 2024 by gastone

[BowieReefer84]

Can you simply keep more water in the tank (which would result in more water in the return chamber), therefore leaving less risk of the ATO kicking on?