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VIVOSUN 2-pack 210GPH Submersible... Amazon product
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Does water go from drain pipes direct into the roller? Will you get splashing noise? First baffle is bubble trap / noise reducer. Not sure how your roller gets attached so it might not be need
It Will be in plumbed in to the roller so noise shouldn’t be an issue. But I guess we will see. And yea the ato design is weird I was confused as to why it didn’t have a lid either. I plan on plugging the hole and using a tunze osmalator ato anyway. There’s a few things with the whole tank design that I think could have been executed better, but it’s hard to complain with how inexpensive the set up was.Does water go from drain pipes direct into the roller? Will you get splashing noise? First baffle is bubble trap / noise reducer. Not sure how your roller gets attached so it might not be needed
My ato came with a lid!My ato I lose the c clip that locks tubing in I message seller they sending new fitting for free
Strange the filter sock section has a lid but the ato doesn’t. I will figure something out, piece of polycarbonate with some rails on the bottom should do the job.
However my filter sock lid is not exactly to spec.
Just saw VCA makes a dual version of this with two random flow generators splitting off of a single 3/4” lock line connection. Am considering that in combo with the eFlux 1900. Could point each RFG in a different direction.current USA told me the lockline is 3/4
VCA told me to buy this
3/4" FLEXIBLE Random Flow Generator RFG Flex – Vivid Creative
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Apparently you just separate a knuckle of 3/4 lockline and this is designed to snap right on
The rating is 420-500gph but they said to overdrive it with a solid 650-700 or more and it can provide current for the whole tank without additional powerheads
Just saw VCA makes a dual version of this with two random flow generators splitting off of a single 3/4” lock line connection. Am considering that in combo with the eFlux 1900. Could point each RFG in a different direction.
Not planning on adding any power heads until corals go in.
Overkill?
The shelving unit is actually a way to disguise two structural load bearing vertical supports near middle of the tank. If they were centered you wouldn’t fit any decent sized sump.Man... if that stand was taller and didn't have that center shelving unit in it, I'd be all over this deal... But if I'm going to buy it and replace the stand and the sump with something else (because I don't like the design), it's going to cost me more than just buying the things I want separately :-/
yes, I understand it's supports, but this is why a few companies have switched to aluminum extrusions and in some cases steel instead of particle board/wood. I run sumps with a large refugium section and a skimmer section, so the sump space in that stand is simply not large enough for my purposes. It's also not tall enough (Though I find this is the case with most stands honestly. I want manufacturers to start making 40-45" tall stands as an option, that would make my day)The shelving unit is actually a way to disguise two structural load bearing vertical supports near middle of the tank. If they were centered you wouldn’t fit any decent sized sump.
Being a frameless tank you don’t want any flex, and the cabinet maker overdesigned the stand for the weight of the tank.
The company tells me most cabinets this size are lucky to have 3 load bearing supports (including outer L and R walls, and they designed theirs with 4)
yes, I understand it's supports, but this is why a few companies have switched to aluminum extrusions and in some cases steel instead of particle board/wood. I run sumps with a large refugium section and a skimmer section, so the sump space in that stand is simply not large enough for my purposes. It's also not tall enough (Though I find this is the case with most stands honestly. I want manufacturers to start making 40-45" tall stands as an option, that would make my day)
Just saw VCA makes a dual version of this with two random flow generators splitting off of a single 3/4” lock line connection. Am considering that in combo with the eFlux 1900. Could point each RFG in a different direction.
Not planning on adding any power heads until corals go in.
Overkill?
I'm 6'0", not crazy tall, but tall enough where I find most stands to be too short.Why run a large fuge shen you could run a smaller ats? Ats algae > cheato and macro. It’s like at least 5x more efficient than equal amount of cheato in terms of nutrient export. Possibly even greater.
Meaning in made up numbers 1 cubic foot of turf algae consume the same nutrients as 5 cubic feet of cheato.
You also wouldn’t need a skimmer. But you could always use one if you wanted. It won’t hurt anything. I ditched my skimmer a 14-16 months ago things just got better
I hear ya the stand height. How tall are you? I hate bending over to see stuff at the top of my tank. Or always looking diagonally downwards