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

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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!

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My tank ain’t the prettiest, it’s a 20 water box. Always been a fan of saltwater and fishes but never paid any mind to corals until 2-3 months ago. There’s constantly people roaming around this tank that’s sitting about shoulder level. This lid is so nice.

 

[Top_Lids]

TANK TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?

 

[LadyMac]

TANK TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?

Don’t get the cheap heaters. I’ve seen people buying some of the off brand cheap things (mostly fresh keepers) but having a heater that you can control the temp and of a quality build can mean the difference between life and death with your inhabitants.

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

Late entry but, looks like an awesome give away !

 

[Projects with Sam]

TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?
build it yourself!
A lot of the times the off the self stuff is expensive garbage that you can easily replicate for yourself with customizations that fit your needs.

 

[rmorris_14]

TANK TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?

Have back ups incase something fails

 

[Mschmidt]

TANK TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?

buy the best pumps, heaters, and lights your budget will allow. there are things you can go cheap on, but those are not them. also, find the size you think you need and get at least one size larger.

 

[2000se]

Official entry: With a reefer250 with no lid, this would help me keep all my wrasse from jumping out! The plank feeder would help me keep them fed while away. It's a win win!!

 

[Firemanceej]

TANK TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?

Make an investment in your equipment. If you can afford to, buy reliable brands and avoid lower quality equipment. Especially when it comes to lighting and pumps. You'll be thankful that you did later on down the line.

 

[Arcticwolf]

TANK TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?

Save the box! Lol...let's be real, we all upgrade and we all shop the marketplace threads. Nothing sells better than a clean item in the original packaging. And most importantly, care for your equipment. Take the time to clean it up regularly. Your pumps and lights will thank you

 

[Reef Wizard]

TANK TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?

Have some sort of Thermostat controller on your heater. Dont trust the dial on a heater as they can be off plus or minus a few degrees and you wouldnt know it

 

[Firemanceej]

TANK TALK: What is your dream fish or invertebrate?

I would love to own a McCoskeri Wrasse one day. Their colors are stunning!

 

[mww00ds]

TANK TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?

Slow and steady wins the race.

 

[Firemanceej]

Tank taught me about balance. No one thing makes a tank work.

Balance is key!

 

[Firemanceej]

TANK TALK: Share a lesson you've learned from your reef tank that applies to life outside the aquarium. It could be patience, resilience, or the importance of balance. Comment with your reef-inspired life lesson for entry into the giveaway

It's definitely to be patient and trust the process. I was very anxious to add fish and coral sooner than I should of but I remained patient and trust the cycling process and everything has worked out for my first year of reefing. Same as life, be patient through all the ups and downs, never give up and keep pushing forward.

 

[Mschmidt]

Save the box! Lol...let's be real, we all upgrade and we all shop the marketplace threads. Nothing sells better than a clean item in the original packaging. And most importantly, care for your equipment. Take the time to clean it up regularly. Your pumps and lights will thank you

Solid advice there. Also important for returns if something breaks under warranty.

 

[Kedron1977]

425 g2 can use to auto feed all my fish

 

[SpyC]

TANK TALK: Regarding aquarium equipment, what is one piece of advice you would give to another aquarist?

Inexpensive is not the same as cheap and expensive does not mean quality. Ensure you spend a reasonable amount of time researching equipment on youtube and forums.

 

[RDtrack]

I could really use your plank feeder. I've heard that you can somewhat be successful with Tukas with it. I have a few on order after the holidays.

As for the lid. I'd love to have another for my 60 gallon cube, have one on my 280 mixed reef now and love them.

Great prizes from two amazing companies. Whoever win is going to be lucky.

 

[Skithiryx]

Late to the game but glad I'm here to play. I would put one of these much needed ldts onto my redsea 425xl in replace of the flimsy mesh and use the autofeeder for some of my breeding projects.