Sunken New Fiji Cube 32 Gallon EXT Build

[sunken3]

Tank looks great. How do you like the filter roller mat?

i am up in the air on it. it was a pain to assemble and is a bit of a challenge to re-floss when it runs out. I have a trigger fleece roller on my large tank, which is easier to use. I also, manually advance the roller daily (manually as in push the button)... I don't know if it just doesnt advance well on its own, of if I didnt setup the float correctly. I havent had time to chase that down. I still prefer it to filter socks so that is something,

 

[nyfishkid87]

Thank you very much for the detailed feedback.

 

[sunken3]

Thank you very much for the detailed feedback.

you're welcome... I am liking it less as (as others have said), it unscrews itself and stop working altogether without intervention. I don't think it's a great roller mat... that said... it fits the spot and is still way better than filter socks!

 

[sunken3]

ok.. bought the new RedSea doser4, 3d printed off a bottle holder and downed 4 x 800ml bottles of Voss. so far so good!

 

[sunken3]

The family was complaining about the light bleeding all over the room so I 3d printed off a couple of light shades as well.

 

[PeterEde]

I have decided to build a new 32G mostly coral tank so that my current 250G can be a mostly fish tank as the fish I have are getting larger and there are a few not-reef-safe guys I want to buy. I decided a while back I like roller mats (and dislike changing filter socks - that said, if you do still use filter socks (as I do on one tank), I highly recommend "Reef Diaper's"... disposable is the way to go) - but I digress. I have a trigger roller mat on my large tank which works well. I really liked the look of the Fiji Cube sump and when I saw they came out with a roller mat that fit, I decided to give it a try. So I bought the 20g sump. I already had a Fiji Cube 10G AIO and a 22G EXT (plumbed to a reef diaper / Trigger sump), so I decided to go with the 32G EXT from Fiji. I couldn't find a stand I liked (or a price I liked) - so I decided to build my own. The journey began...

If mostly corals do you really want a roller mat?
I'm considering removing my roller and going back to a sock. Much easier to clean a sock than replace a roll. Just my thought

 

[sunken3]

i have had sock filters for so long.. I moved to the reef diaper which is way better... but I still would rather monkey once every 2 months with a roller mat than every other day with sock filters.. (i hate them,,,, ugh )

 

[Kyle’s_exotics]

What roller mat is that?

 

[Ottoson]

wow I really like your set up! It's similar to mine, do you think its worth it to invest in a filter roller? I'm considering that or the disposable filter socks.

 

[sunken3]

What roller mat is that?

Fiji Cube ARF-20 Auto Roller Mat Filter. i bought the sump that came with it.​

 

[sunken3]

wow I really like your set up! It's similar to mine, do you think its worth it to invest in a filter roller? I'm considering that or the disposable filter socks.

thank you! I and I think it's personal preference. the fleece rollers are more expensive. for years I used filer socks but only changed them after they would overflow... i would have a pile of dirty ones and spend too much time trying to hose them sort of clean... I would wash in the washing machine, but then you also have fish smell in the same tub our clothes go in. I moved to the reef diapers as soon as i saw them on Amazon - they are basically a fleece roller in sock form. but I still prefer the roller.

 

[flatlander93]

What did you do about the light situation? I have the same tank and it’s dumb how difficult lighting it is due to the center overflow. I mounted mine on the back wall of the overflow. Fijicube said it was fine.

 

[sunken3]

What did you do about the light situation? I have the same tank and it’s dumb how difficult lighting it is due to the center overflow. I mounted mine on the back wall of the overflow. Fijicube said it was fine.

if you look a few posts up you'll see (pic) i ended up getting 2 lights . originally i thought maybe i'd go with high light corals on one side and low light on the other... but i needed symmetry!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

The family was complaining about the light bleeding all over the room so I 3d printed off a couple of light shades as well.

Those light shades look cool!

 

[dangit]

Nicely done with this setup. The Fiji tanks are really nice I’m working on setting up my first one