Reddit reviews VicTsing Ultra Silent High Out Energy Efficient Aquarium Air Pump Fish Tank Oxygen Airpump with 2 Air Stone / 2M Silicone Tube
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Combination of parts from Amazon and ebay. Not all of them are necessary, fittings and Brute trashcans and such are from Home Depot.
Runs the lights, pump, fans, and other electronics. Kind of excessive. 5A would be enough.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E6S0JS4
Don't cheap out on these. Crappy plastic check valves really screwed me early on.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KZOCQMA
Needed for priming the pump or flushing the nutrient reservoir.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018HMFG7O
This was roughly 4x what I actually needed.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B8PAAJW
Transplanting the sprouts into this was weird, but they took well to it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004IAM29K
Everything I chose was 5/16 inner diameter.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CGVJ9QG
Hydroponic pots, specifically for Leca substrate.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N9AE9BE
I think that dripping from two feet aerates the water naturally, but this can't hurt.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L17IPEO
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01339F5ZO
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01339G2F6
Wait for sales on these! The 270W light is $80 now, but I got it for $60.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RWQ4B50
To make the door airtight.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011CXIPO6
This will be enough for a bunch of grows. A little goes a long way.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017H73708
Will also last a long time. Only takes a few drops to balance a gallon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BNKWZY
This thing was bigger than I anticipated.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E582DV2/
For making the irrigation loops.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/302176243137
Loud as heck. Ended up using a quieter fan I had around.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272508816366
Quiet as heck. Rated for 2.1GPM. It's enough, but I think that a 5GPM pump would have been better.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272403296601
I think the best option for visibility of flow would be air bubbles, as you suggested. Problem is, air will settle out of the system unless more is added.
Maybe an air pump and air stone for aquariums would work? You'd have a constant source of bubbles anyway.
You'd have to have a reservoir and install a vent of some kind for the air that's introduced to the system to escape but I would think it could be done.
https://www.amazon.com/EarlyGrow-70738-Medium-Domed-Propagator/dp/B01BOY6Y2I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486046691&sr=8-1&keywords=Humidity+dome
https://www.amazon.com/Hydrofarm-Seedling-Heat-Watts-Inches/dp/B0001WV010/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1486046723&sr=8-7&keywords=seedling+mat
I got one of these: https://www.amazon.com/VicTsing-Aquarium-Oxygen-stones-Silicone/dp/B00L17IPEO/ref=sr_1_4?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1486046840&sr=1-4&keywords=aquarium+air+pump so I could bubble water in a cup in the dome to bring in air and humidity.
Edit the dome is quite small but I only grow 4-6 plants at a time. You can get a bigger one.
Thanks for the response, Henry!
I was initially pretty nervous that I had prematurely ordered the wrong size tent, but after mulling it over, and then reading your comments, I think this will be perfect.
The booklet that I was referring to is just some printed material that came with the light, and makes no reference to the model, or the brand for that matter. I'm sure, as you suggested, it's just a generic reference to a broad range of products.
On a side note - I bought an air pump that came with two ~1.5 inch stones (3-4 cm) and is labeled as 5w or 3.5L/min. It wasn't until I plugged it in to test it that I realized it may be too weak.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L17IPEO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Any thoughts?
Thanks again for all your help! I'll definitely be sure to post updates and pictures as this process gets rolling.
The tomato cage is a good idea. I was thinking of doing a scrog, both are viable.
Are you saying that one of these isn't strong enough for the 5 gal buckets? (one stone in each bucket)
Moving tanks is easy if you have a plan, and lots of buckets/totes and water.
There is lots of advice out there, you should probably just read all of it and decide what seems best for you:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-dos-and-donts-of-moving-with-a-saltwater-tank.83072/
https://www.petcha.com/how-to-move-your-reef-aquarium/
With 3 tanks it might require more home depot buckets than I needed, but it's always helpful to have more FISH ONLY (with label) buckets.
Some cheap heaters and a multi-stone air stone pump will turn the buckets into stable mini tanks, and you can get the livestock out of the tanks and into buckets with clean tank water with a bit of new water, then they will be fine while you disassemble the tank. Since you probably aren't going far you should be okay without running the heat/air while in transit, but having buckets with life support in them means you won't need to worry about fishes while you are doing tear down/setup.
Put some water in totes, or whatever it seems will work best to hold the various live rock formations. Put rock without corals on the bottom, maybe get a blue LED flashlight because it will make finding corals easier when it comes to put the rocks back together if you have soft corals / mushrooms that will probably retract while in transit. You should probably "piss off" corals like acans/euphyllia with by swishing in the water or gentle powerhead blasts, so that when you pull them out of the water they aren't so full of water that it damages the flesh from the weight of the tentacles/etc. Definitely submerge any super valuable corals, but most corals can deal with being out of the water for short periods of time, especially if you put some paper towels over them and occasionally pour some saltwater over top.
Make a bunch of water, then make some more! Maximum heaters in your saltwater mixing bucket! Getting enough warm saltwater water to fill the system again was the main reason we didn't finish the "move" until about 4am, after starting around 6pm.
Run fresh carbon once you get it running again to help get rid of stress toxins released during the move.