Hello, I am writing from Italy and I apologize if my English is not correct. Congratulations for the very useful video as was the one that explained how to replace the original battery. I would now like to purchase this lithium battery backup system for the same Vortech MP 40 pumps. I have to get two. The link rightly takes me to the Amazon website UK, but only some indicate products can be shipped to Italy. I therefore kindly ask you to confirm that the products are this one: Lithium Battery: TalentCell Mini UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply 27000mAh 98Wh Lithium ion Backup Battery with DC 12V/9V/5V Output Adapter plug: DC Power Adapter 5.5 mm x 2.1 mm to 3.5 mm x 1.3 mm, DC in line socket Female to DC Male Plug, Coaxial Power Converter for CCTV Equipment, Video Surveillance Camera, LED lights, Notebook, PC I wouldn't want to order something similar but wrong. Thanks and congratulations again!

Worth noting that AFR is DRAMATICALLY cheaper when you purchase it as a powder and mix it up yourself. Comparing just the liquid AFR price against Kalkwasser is a worst case scenario... I'd personally never really recommend buying the liquid unless you absolutely refuse to mix it up yourself (in which case you probably wouldn't want to use Kalk anyways). Solid video, brother!

How's the pump getting on? Looking to get one for my 180L but I'm not sure what size to get because you're running the axis 20 in that little 12 gallon at 70%

What's with these cloackly geezers using the finger? I'm assuming they weren't happy to be making this video, even though their channel seems to be reef, and by extension aquarium stuff the last guy was also water based, in the case of the ro/di for pure water, both being water based. Is it something in water circles that makes them bitter to be making their video, like what crawled up their assholes to annoy their viewers so many favorite comments LOL

What kinda puffer fish is that

Ty good show 💯

If i do a 10 gallon water change every week in a 55 gallon do i still need to dose kalkwasser or all for reef ? Im still learning....

Are the little red nipples on the ends there to try to reduce crusting up? I haven’t fitted them on mine, but have considerable buildup from my RZ Complete…

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Alex you as always are to hard on yourself. The net look spectacular and those point you have mentioned been not nice I couldn't have told before you said it. It looked to me as it was meant to be ! Good job 👏

Are you related to Mike Paletta you guys resemble each other?

I am glad you covered this. I got it recently for my tank and was very impressed by it. It made organizing tubes super easy. The fact you could mount the tube organizers with screws or M3 tape was a big win for me.

Does the end of the dosing line for alkalinity especially, not get clogged up?

Alex I have mp40’s does this just plug straight in as you say ? Is there a separate lead also that runs the mp40 to the battery ?

Hi Alex. What is the “blue tube” plumbed in with RO line on the right of the sump half way through your video? Curiosity has got the better of me…. Thanks.

Off topic, but do you know much about the bubble magus curve 5? It's constantly overflowing since i added UV. Ive tried lifting it up at various heights and it continues to bubble up fast and water literally builds up in the cup. Ive taken the hose drain stop off to let it drain back into the sump and left it for a while to see if it would right itself. It hasn't so I switched ito off for 2 days. Just tried it again today and irs no different. Its switched back off now.

That is odd the dosing tube colors don't match their care kit. Worth a shot to contact them, maybe they would send you out a red one to match, or at least sell it individually.

Hi @Reef Dork, Perhaps you could get hold of some of the black silicone strips that are used to hold the tanks together, and either stick the mesh to it, or sandwich it between the strip and the bar? Cheers, Rich.

I made a mess of mine cutting it to fit around my overflow box. Waterbox give you a nicr glass cover for the top. But i wish id just went over it. Although then it is ouodnt sit flush at the back. I hated putting it together. How did you cut the metal? Im struggling with it right now. I havw an AI blade rhat sits on the tank rests, which sits on the glass. So the light is only whout 2-3 inches above the water. So it means lifitng the light up everytime i need to take the lid off or move it back etc.

mine passed in 24 hours. The store was hessitand to sell it to me i did all i could but it still died

This is no longer offered in the US it appears…

You know you will end up with the Uber expensive policarbonate ones so just do it!

Uh-Loom-In-Um!!! Not Al-U-Mini-Um!!!

Sand the bottom of those middle bars, get some super glue and accelerator spray and glue the mesh? Then after remove the ties. If that wouldn't be secure enough, get another bar if you have more, and sandwich the mesh between them with an adhesive (I'd use a few spots of something that sets fast like super glue, combined with a stronger slower curing adhesive of some sort). That way it should look clean with no cable ties

Its a good effort tbf they are a pain in the ass. Those thinner bars are for support i had to use one on my 3ft tank as the cutouts for lights and weir made it more tricky with the net. I also have the DD version although ive had a red sea one ready to replace it with when i can get the patience

What is the name of that tiny powerhead?

That cover is the right choice, those polycarbonate ones don't look good and would look out of place on that tank. Router out a groove in the cross brace so you can use the same mesh cord.

Do Red Sea not do a DIY version

New light as well? I mean the blades

Is it worth trying to heat the mesh up with a hairdryer to see if it will stretch a little. Nothing to lose

Don't cheap out on such a beautiful tank. Get's yourself a polycarbonate lid. I know you'll be much happier with the look and finish of a nice lid. With your following, I'm sure you can swing a discount to showcase someones lid.

3d print the middle bars with the slit for the mesh rubber stringy thing. I think you can also find the corner bits of all sorts as 3d print.

Absolutely pain making these lids, I've given up on them now and just make my own with Polycarbonate sheets from Toolstation

Put a small weight holding piece down. Then run a heat gun carefully along then area of tight mesh this should settle things and save loads of time.

I believe those middle bars are a cross brace type support for the mesh if you had a wider/longer section. Could you use something like the front of a wide cable trunking strip to clip over the middle two bars, hiding them, the cable ties and covering the gap?

Looks good. I have the London Aquatics lid as I know I’d completely balls up anything DIY. AAC clam in I see ( I also succumbed to the temptation yesterday ! )

Looks sharp!

So are you saying that the Kalk on the big tank is not enough and you have to use two-part?

Just bought one. Thanks

Have you had any problems with the app? Frag ox corals and some other people have been saying they have some problems with it. Thanks for the video, this is the best bang for my buck light i have found.

I’ve owned the Axis 40 for the past 7 months. *great pump* , but here’s a product issue I’ve run into! The date resets to February 7th, 2160. Clearly, a bit gets flipped from a 1 to a 0 somewhere lol. It happens rarely with no known cause, but once it starts happening changing the date on the app just doesn’t work. I had to unplug the thing and plug it back in to get it to chill. Then after a few weeks or month, the issue mysteriously reappears. Now, it only messed with schedules…. So all I did was place it in its own “tank” and had all my other AI products run in the main tank where the time and date is always correct. That way if the pump date resets, it doesn’t shut the lights off or anything. Super annoying, rare mystery bug you’ll see some talk about online. AI had sent replacement pumps for free to most I’ve seen… I’ve just kept mine because I want to find out what the issue is and determine a fix by hacking the pump to ignore it’s internal date and reference another equipment’s date instead to develop a workaround

Im glad i see your video, i was about to get it, but no more

Why doesn‘t annyone use „Magnesiumwasser“?🤡From the same sources you could also buy Magnesium Hydroxide(MgOH) which is very similar to Calcium Hydroxide(CaOH)🦊

After getting this pump based on this review I’m very disappointed I have it running an AF90 reactor and I continually have to keep upping the speed because after a while it stops being able to pump enough water to push the air through adequately and the reactor stops flowing Very frustrating Started at a nice low 16%, now I’m in the 40s to get a mild tumble on my GFO and actual flow

hi , excellent video, do you have to switch off the return pump in order to change the roll, thank you

The flame hawk fish are so cool!

Hi mate, where is the best place to drip the kalkwasser, with the skimmer or overflow display box? And what the best time in the night to drip it please, cheers pal 🇮🇪

I couldnt find the equivalent or adaptors in the US. Anyone have a link for these items? Thx

Can I let on all the time? In the power?

So wait you have a 48x24x24 and that's only 80/90 gallons? Shouldn't those measurements equal around 120 gallons