New Member new cube!

TurtleVaglivielo · Nov 23, 2015

hey everyone so i have a 220 gallon penninsula that i took to my parents house before deployment during deployment i decided its way to hard to have a 220 gallon in an apartment and to keep moving so i decided to get something smaller so here is my new 50 gal build its gonna be a slower one considering i wont be home for 2 more months but figured wed get it going and see what kind of advice everyone has
Equipment: mp10 powerhead, AI vega light custom 4 chamber glass sump, bubble magus skimmer jebao controllable return pump thats what i have so far
Future equipment: 4 part dosing pump (need some input on dosing never tried it before), possible AI prime for a sump light would like to have it all matching i know a lil expensive and over kill for a sump light, looking into controllers, possibly a jbj ato, and a reactor
Looking for input:
aquascape- what do you guys find best for scaping a cube (my first cube) shelf tonga or lace
Dosing- never dosed before looking into some sps so of course calc and alk but other input on that
ATO- what brands is everyone liking?
Controllers- of course everyone would love an apex but my bank account doesnt really love apex haha
and reactors- something clean that i can run from another cabinet into the stand and still look clean
look forward to everyones inputs a few starter pics having a few issues uploading pictures so will do them tomorrow on my phone

steve&mari · Nov 23, 2015

Welcome to the community. Thank you for your service to our country. Sounds like a awesome setup you're downsizing from. Nice start on equipment we have some of the same brands n love it. I've had good luck with rkl n now a rkl plus for controller got it used on here for 150 works on a budget good. I also suggest tunze ato lots use the jbj but I've seen a lot of reports of fires caused by them. I'm not to dosing yet so not much help there sorry lol. I love our brs dual reactor also we have the two little fishes 150 as well there good reactors on a budget.

TurtleVaglivielo · Nov 24, 2015

perfect thank you for the helpful insight
i have the nextreef mr1 monster on my 220 and have loved it but will for sure look into those other two as well should be posting pictures of both tanks for the downgrade tomorrow!