A FOWLR Equipment Thread

[E.intheC]

Just curious... What equipment are you using on your FOWLR? :spin2: It would be helpful to list tank size, approximate bioload, and any planned/anticipated changes to equipment as well.

As for me.. I've got a 90 gallon FOWLR with 20 gal. sump. Light bioload now, but increasing slowly to a med-heavy bioload:

Skimmer: Vertex IN-100 (will upgrade when it becomes necessary.. probably within the next few months) ..skimming wet.

Flow: Koralia Evos (1050 and 1400).. looking to increase this as well.

Lighting: 4x54 watt Tek T5 fixture. *Overkill, I know. However, I like how the bulbs really bring out the fish colors, and it helps grow algae (good for grazers, and coralline covered rocks). I usually have only 2 of the four bulbs on at any one time.

Misc: I use a BRS reactor for carbon and change it monthly. Reef Keeper Lite for lighting and temp control. ATO, although my pump died recently and I have been manually topping off in the meantime.

 

[Hydrologist]

You can see my signature below for my equipment in my FOWLR

 

[DoubleM 10]

55 gallon tank with 15 gallon sump

skimmer is reefdynamics ins-80

aqueon 750gph and 250gph at opposite ends

lifereef overflow

mag 9.5 return

aqueon heater

had a heavy bioload. now its super small(one fish)

46 gallon bow front equip

2 korilia nanos 450gph and 1 750pgh korilia

skimmer is a reef octo hob 1000

4x32watt t5-ho aquatic life fixture

aqueon heater

4x54 watt t5-ho aquatic life fixture

looking to add a sump to this set up

 

[Curious George]

I have an 80 gallon aquarium with:

Eshopps Sump running carbon (replaced monthly) 25mg of Rowaphos (replaced every other month) placed in a home made egg crate basket
Home made RO/DI water
I have bio balls in the sump and rinse half every 3 months in tank water during a water change
Magdrive 5
Eheim 250 Watt Heater
40lbs of aragonite sand
Eshopps overflow
15 Watt Aqua UV Sterilizer ran slowwww
70 lbs of LARGE Fiji Rock
2 T5 Lights (1 Actinic and 1 10k) just enough to see the fish
3 of my favorite fish--I like to be conservative on stocking

I do a 20% water change monthly and use Instant Ocean Salt. I am a happy hobbyist.

Oh, and the most important piece of equipment is my 30 gallon QT

 

[Sonicblast12]

Can't say enough about UV sterilizers for FO tanks.

 

[bigfish520]

450g display, 200g sump
2 super reef octopus 5000s
Reeflo Dart
Bunch of Koralias(will be upgrading to 2 mp60s in the next couple months)
around 300pnds sand in dt and sump
350pnds live rock
GFO in a Kent reactor and carbon in my filter socks
25w uv sterilizer with a real slow flow(getting a 55w on fri)
4x110w vhos on dt and 2x65w compact fluorescents over fuge(need more lighting on dt)

 

[D5HP]

75g display
29g sump / half of it is a fuge (full height fuge w/ 6" DSB)
18W UV
Coralife 220g skimmer
BRS Dual reactor for carbon and GFO
MP40
720gph return split to fuge
2x65W PC lighting
about 100lbs of rock and 200lbs of sand total (adding more now)
ATO
2-150W jager heaters

 

[slowwrx137]

90g display
29g sump
7.5g fuge
Filter sock
18W UV
Eshopps psk-150 skimmer
BRS Dual reactor for carbon and GFO
mag 9.5 return
2 Koralia K3 powerheads
JBJ ATO
Fluval 300w heater
Current Sundial T5HO fixture with ATI bulbs

 

[thornious]

75g AGA display

Flow: Koralia 1050, Aqueon 1250, and a Marineland power head 1140 breaking the surface of the water.

Lighting: basic florescent single tube

Current filters: Marineland Magnum 300 and Rena Filstar XP2

Heater: Hydro THEO 300W

50lbs of live rock "will be adding more"

Crushed Coral bed


"waiting to be installed"
Sump: 20g
Skimmer: Vertex IN-100
Return pump: Mag 5
Overflow: Eshopps PF800