I ran the orbit 20 for a few months now i have a better understanding of jellys im using a pulse 80 mk2
First impression of the pulse 80 mk2 are good looks great and is pretty easy to get goin straight from the box , instructions could be a little more clear but ive dealt with worse.
when first filling the tank you got to fill the water to the absolute top to get the media box and pump to fill with water after working this out eveything else was straight forward ,
also like to add cubics customer service in the uk is top class cant fault these guys atall very helpful
, ive added a airstone to my biomedia tank to bring my ph up as it seems to sit just under 8.0 without it , im using biohome ultimate media which was already matured in my orbit 20 and got my tank kick cycled pretty well within 3 weeks of start up , ive also got a bag of carbon and a phosphrate remover in my media box which keeps my water in check
I used aquavitro seed bacteria for cycling with the jellys in the tank to great success
Also aquavitro aplha can be used safly if needed
8.4 ph buffer is a big no no jellys dont like it atall
Im currently trying a few diffrent foods cubic powder food , baby brine in bottle and live , live rottifers , jbl plankton (pur) and some others ive found much smaller feedings are alot more efficent at getting the food in there bellys rather than bunching up at the mouth and being ejected
I hoover the bottom of my tank every 2 days for settled food using a small air line tube with a stick attached this enables me to clear 90% of the debris with in ten mins with minimal mess and stress
My tanks been running for just over a month and my 5 moon jellys are which have moved from there orbit 20 to the pulse 80 are now settling in well .
Will update in a month or so once my tanks fully settled in Joe