*** Tank Talk with Top Lids & Avast Marine Giveaway!! WIN a Plank Autofeeder and Custom Lid for Your Tank!! ***

[KRains]

Avast Marine and Top Lids are teaming up to bring you an awesome and fun giveaway with a bit of a different spin!! Welcome to the "Tank Talk with Top Lids & Avast Marine Giveaway!!" Both Avast Marine and Top Lids have established themselves with a reputation for quality and innovation that leads to epic excellence! We're proud to have both of these great companies as sponsors of our community, and super excited about seeing them come together for this event!

Now, I said this giveaway has a bit of a different spin to it, and here's what I mean... One of the things we love about having a community like Reef2Reef is that we can come together over our passion for all things marine and celebrate the wonderful parts of the reef hobby, we enjoy showing off tanks, talking through complications, finding solutions, and celebrating progress toward those thriving beautiful reef aquariums, and we do all of that together in community! Well, in this event, you guys are going to get to talk through all of these different aspects of the hobby with the guys behind these 2 awesome brands.

Each day, you will be given a discussion prompt (or sometimes maybe more than one), and your response to that prompt is your entry to the giveaway! It really is that simple! Engaging in conversation about reefing topics with @Avast Justin and @Top_Lids is how you participate and WIN in this contest!!

The grand prize for this giveaway is a Plank Autofeeder and a large bag of Reef Jerky (feeds an average size tank for 5-6 months) from Avast Marine and a custom Luxury Lid from Top Lids w/ Food Regulator!

Also, in addition to that grand prize, the great folks at Avast Marine and Top Lids have said that they will be monitoring the giveaway with the plan to award bonus prizes to people they see who are completely engaged with the contest and the ongoing conversations in here! So keep your participation up, and you could win cool bonus prizes!

Ready to get started? Here ya go!

HOW TO ENTER

OFFICIAL ENTRY (Required): Make a post in this thread telling us about your tank and how you would use this prize if you win!

DAILY ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES: Here's how to get additional entries each day... Each day, one (or both) of the contest sponsors will post a discussion prompt. You get an entry to the contest by interacting with that prompt! (If there are multiple prompts, then multiple entries are possible for that day). Also, be sure to make ONE post in THIS thread for each entry. (Combined entries in a single post only counts as one entry.)

The goal is to keep the conversation going, learn and enjoy community, and win great prizes!!

BONUS ENTRY FOR R2R SUPPORTING & PARTNER MEMBERS: This is an entry option that is only available if you are a Reef2Reef Supporting or Partner Member. If you are a supporting/partner member please make a post in this thread stating that you are a R2R supporter/partner. Our partner member drive is currently open! Get more info HERE!!

THE PRIZE

- 1 Plank Autofeeder from Avast Marine + a large bag of Reef Jerky (feeds an average size tank for 5-6 months)

- 1 completely custom Luxury Lid from Top Lids (max size of 72" x 26") + 1 Food Regulator with your choice of color

THE DRAWING

Entries will be accepted through December 22, 2023. We will choose the winner via a random number generator. The winner will be announced by Avast Marine and Top Lids in a special live stream on December 23rd. So be sure to join in for that drawing! (We will also tage the winner in this thread.)

Thanks again to Avast Marine and Top Lids for this awesome giveaway!

#r2rgiveaway

I am in the process of a new Red Sea 625 XXL G2 build. Be nice to have a good lid.

I am a R2R supporter/partner

 

[Reef Wizard]

TANK TALK: Manual feeding is an important activity by which to observe and evaluate all the animals in your care. Tell us about your feeding routine. Did you know the Plank mixing chamber is a convenient means to manually feed frozen food? What are your thoughts or questions concerning the balance between manual and automatic feeding?

I feed manually with tank water so pellets sink in the morning and feed frozen at night.


The balance is between manual and automatic is portioning out how much goes into the tank. Thats the biggest concern for me

 

[Mschmidt]

TANK TALK: Manual feeding is an important activity by which to observe and evaluate all the animals in your care. Tell us about your feeding routine. Did you know the Plank mixing chamber is a convenient means to manually feed frozen food? What are your thoughts or questions concerning the balance between manual and automatic feeding?

I feed homemade frozen in the evening. Usually around 830. I 3d printed a feeding cup to hold everything in place, and the fish learned very quickly where it is. It's also right over my gyre mad the return nozzle, so anything that doesn't get eaten out of the cup gets broadcast through the tank.

 

[Trixter227]

TANK TALK: Manual feeding is an important activity by which to observe and evaluate all the animals in your care. Tell us about your feeding routine. Did you know the Plank mixing chamber is a convenient means to manually feed frozen food? What are your thoughts or questions concerning the balance between manual and automatic feeding?

This is exactly how i use it! Manual feeding morning and dinner. Plank for small in-between feeding or if im rushed and miss a manual feeding.
If i switch to only auto feeding my fish wouldn't like me anymore. They would worship the black pipe instead.

 

[Top_Lids]

TANK TALK: Let's talk about tank mates. Which fish and coral combinations have surprised you with unexpected harmony in your reef? Share your success stories and photos for your entry today.

 

[Mschmidt]

TANK TALK: Let's talk about tank mates. Which fish and coral combinations have surprised you with unexpected harmony in your reef? Share your success stories and photos for your entry today.

My clowns don't have a nem, so they have taken to the hammers. As yet the hammers haven't seemed to mind.

Also, just after the upgrade, the hawkfish and the dragonette would play together. dragonette would swim up over the hawk and then drift back down onto him. the hawk was very careful to put his dorsal fin down.

 

[taytay_1119]

TANK TALK: Let's talk about tank mates. Which fish and coral combinations have surprised you with unexpected harmony in your reef? Share your success stories and photos for your entry today.

We had a Talbots damsel in our tank and always heard that damsels were a**holes. this one was surprisingly calm. It actually got bullied by our bicolor Blenny. I would love to get another one, or three, and add it to the tank, just not now (would be too much). We weren’t expecting our neon blue goby to be a cleaner-type fish as in he likes to swim on the sides of our fish and ‘clean’ them. It’s always fun to watch him do that
Pic is from over a month ago

 

[Brisk]

TANK TALK: Manual feeding is an important activity by which to observe and evaluate all the animals in your care. Tell us about your feeding routine. Did you know the Plank mixing chamber is a convenient means to manually feed frozen food? What are your thoughts or questions concerning the balance between manual and automatic feeding?

My plan was to manual feed as much as possible. I find manually feeding to be relaxing and enjoyable to watch your fishes. If I ever got an auto feeder, it would be for when I'm away only. I didn't think of using the Plank mixing chamber to manually feed frozen food. Now that I know, I would definitely use the Plank to manually feed also.

 

[Brisk]

TANK TALK: Let's talk about tank mates. Which fish and coral combinations have surprised you with unexpected harmony in your reef? Share your success stories and photos for your entry today.

I don't have the opportunity as of yet to experience fish and coral combinations. When I do, I hope I can have success stories as many others I've read.

 

[rmorris_14]

TANK TALK: Manual feeding is an important activity by which to observe and evaluate all the animals in your care. Tell us about your feeding routine. Did you know the Plank mixing chamber is a convenient means to manually feed frozen food? What are your thoughts or questions concerning the balance between manual and automatic feeding?

I soak anything I feed in tank water in a shot glass (don't do shots at my house) for about 5 to 10 minutes and then use a turkey baster. I like to get some down low where the watchman and pistol live. I've never used an uatomatic feeder, but I would love to learn... HINT HINT NUDGE NUDGE

 

[JoJosReef]

TANK TALK: Let's talk about tank mates. Which fish and coral combinations have surprised you with unexpected harmony in your reef? Share your success stories and photos for your entry today.

I don't know why they like the red monti setosa so much, but it's become the throne of my tailspot blenny and the wrasses congregate around it.

 

[Justin Swinney]

90 g 4 year old reef could really use a lid to keep these wrasses from carpet surfing

 

[tbrown]

TANK TALK: Manual feeding is an important activity by which to observe and evaluate all the animals in your care. Tell us about your feeding routine. Did you know the Plank mixing chamber is a convenient means to manually feed frozen food? What are your thoughts or questions concerning the balance between manual and automatic feeding?

I auto feed 4 times daily to keep the Foxface and Wrasses fat and happy but I always manually feed phyto and frozen once or twice a week and nori sheets frequently.

I think automatic feeders are definitely a great option for those high metabolism fish but they require frequent checks to make sure they're working and dispensing properly and to ensure the food stay at a good level and dry.

 

[tbrown]

TANK TALK: Let's talk about tank mates. Which fish and coral combinations have surprised you with unexpected harmony in your reef? Share your success stories and photos for your entry today.

My Blue Chromis lives in my Birdsnest. It's rather interesting because anytime he feels threatened or as the lights are dimming, he swims over and plops in the middle of the coral.

My Clowns refuse to be hosted by the Nems, but their cousin loves being hosted by the Nest.

 

[Trixter227]

TANK TALK: Let's talk about tank mates. Which fish and coral combinations have surprised you with unexpected harmony in your reef? Share your success stories and photos for your entry today.

Tailspot blenny and my zoas. Im assuming they are soft? He loves to lay on the pile of zoas.
Foxface and wrasse. Fox tears and shakes the algea off the rocks. The wrasse will follow him around and eat the little stirred up bits. Its neat to watch them holdhands through the tank.

 

[RJT]

TANK TALK: Manual feeding is an important activity by which to observe and evaluate all the animals in your care. Tell us about your feeding routine. Did you know the Plank mixing chamber is a convenient means to manually feed frozen food? What are your thoughts or questions concerning the balance between manual and automatic feeding?

I feed the tank twice a day once at first light with frozen food and nori sheet. I see how the fish and corals are doing. And see how clean the tank looks. I put the frozen food in the plank that I have. It works great. Later afternoon I feed half a sheet of nori and frozen food. The plankfeeder feeds the tank 3 additional times. All of this feeding allows me to have multiple angels in my mixed reef tank without any nipping.

 

[padilla95624]

I have a 100 gallon reef tank full of corals and fish. I feed a homemade frozen concoction every day. While on vacation, I hate using the typical auto feeders I have found at stores or on line. They either do not work or dump way too much food all at once. The plank seems like the perfect design. I modeled and 3D printed my own feeder based on photos I saw of the plank and it worked well. A real plank would give me piece of mind wile away.

 

[LadyMac]

TANK TALK: Let's talk about tank mates. Which fish and coral combinations have surprised you with unexpected harmony in your reef? Share your success stories and photos for your entry today.

My clowns really enjoyed the frammer. They sleep in a barnacle but during the day they’d play in the other.

 

[Fragtastic1]

I have a new IM ext 200 and would love to have the lid and feeder to top it off. I want to have some anthias and the feeder would work great for them. And the lid would keep my wrasse in.

 

[nickm]

This lid and auto feeder will be a great addition to my Reef Savvy tank, I've deemed the Savvy260. After the holidays I will be setting it up and starting my build tread on here. Good luck to all the entrants.