mpitzer November 14, 2016 Share November 14, 2016 Good Afternoon Everyone, After three months of buying equipment and reading, I am finally ready to start setting up the FOWLR aquarium. I am a little reluctant to set it up now given that I have a 2 week vacation at the end of December but I also assume that it would be a good time to buy some live rock and get it cycled. Here is a list of what I have so far: Tank and Stand 16G Sump w/o refugium (Drain section/filter baffles/return section) Salt RODI System 250W titanium heater with controller 2 wES MP10s Reef Octopus 110 SSS Tunze Recirculation Pump (634 GPH) Ecotech Radion G3 and tank mount Vertex Cerebra Prima Controller Going to buy an ATO this week. Please advise on any other necessities that I absolutely need before starting the process. Also, any thoughts on whether it would be a good idea to hold off until after my vacation next month would be appreciated. Thanks, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii November 14, 2016 Share November 14, 2016 Although it might be nice to get it cycling, if it were me, I'd wait till after the vacation beings the setup is so new to you. I would just be paranoid of having a spill or something. It would make the end of the vacation pretty crappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpitzer November 14, 2016 Author Share November 14, 2016 Am I good with the equipment for now as long as I get an ATO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii November 14, 2016 Share November 14, 2016 To me that seems like a great list of equipment. My personal opinion is that light is probably a bit overkill for FOWLER but if you plan on moving to reef later down the road then it will be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii November 14, 2016 Share November 14, 2016 You just running a refugium or are you planning on a simmer too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpitzer November 15, 2016 Author Share November 15, 2016 I am not planning on running a refugium unless I splurge for a trigger system ruby cube sump. Right now, my sump doesn't have a refugium area, it has the main drain area where I would put the Reef Octopus 110SSS skimmer, a 1.5" baffled filter area, and a return section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii November 15, 2016 Share November 15, 2016 oops. Missed that. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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