Yo Cali,
Actually, your fish only inspired me to the same. The rocks are not tied together, they are just locked in by the branches. The right side sits on pvc directly on the bottom glass. Therefore even if the sand shifts it will have no effect. The left side doesn't have much in rocks so i am not concerned there.
I'm PM about the part.
Actually, your fish only inspired me to the same. The rocks are not tied together, they are just locked in by the branches. The right side sits on pvc directly on the bottom glass. Therefore even if the sand shifts it will have no effect. The left side doesn't have much in rocks so i am not concerned there.
I'm PM about the part.
xxnonamexx
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What made you go with the sand as opposed to Bare Botoom?
Thanks Guys!
Rich do you remember the mess when you came over? lol
XX, i went with sand mostly for aesthetics. I love seeing the way sand shapes up with dunes and whatnot. Just looks more natural to me. It also doubles as a nitrate filter. On top of that, i can now get gobies again with maybe a shrimp to pair it up.
Twin, this will be fish only for the most part. I will keep my anemones and some leathers and anything that i can get away with. It will all depend on the fish, they will dictate that.
J, i think you will be very pleased to find how easy it is to aquascape with it. The branchier they are the better. How much longer you got to go with the cooking?
Rich do you remember the mess when you came over? lol
XX, i went with sand mostly for aesthetics. I love seeing the way sand shapes up with dunes and whatnot. Just looks more natural to me. It also doubles as a nitrate filter. On top of that, i can now get gobies again with maybe a shrimp to pair it up.
Twin, this will be fish only for the most part. I will keep my anemones and some leathers and anything that i can get away with. It will all depend on the fish, they will dictate that.
J, i think you will be very pleased to find how easy it is to aquascape with it. The branchier they are the better. How much longer you got to go with the cooking?
I"m not sure about the cooking. I bet the tonga is good to go but I'd rather do it all at once. And now I'm thinking about getting some large rocks from Sean's store, so that would add on another few months of cooking. I feel like my tank will never be done, lol, it's been in standby mode for a while now.
one thing with the sand and flow, you can't quite have the same high flow as with BB. there is no way to point a tunze the short length of the glass and not have a sand storm
I like both methods, they each offer different possibilities. I prefer sand for aesthetic reasons.
one thing with the sand and flow, you can't quite have the same high flow as with BB. there is no way to point a tunze the short length of the glass and not have a sand storm
I like both methods, they each offer different possibilities. I prefer sand for aesthetic reasons.I tested the water yesterday and the ammonia is 0, the nitrite is pretty low. Seems like i will be having a short cycle. I am most likely going to be putting some stuff back in by next week. This is probably based on either the rock being of good quality, it did smell fresh, i paid for overnight delivery, and the skimmer doing it's job.
I also took the time to add a powerhead to the overflow. In the past this was an area that seemed to accumulate detritus. Not any more! I am also working on a pvc piping system to go around the perimeter of the sump. It will have holes drilled that will act like a spraybar keeping detritus off the sump floor. I am really taking steps to make sure the detritus stays suspended so it can be removed by skimming.
I am still debating about the reactor or esv b-ionic. I am really leaning towards the b-ionic doser. I will decide soon.
Here's a few pics.
I also took the time to add a powerhead to the overflow. In the past this was an area that seemed to accumulate detritus. Not any more! I am also working on a pvc piping system to go around the perimeter of the sump. It will have holes drilled that will act like a spraybar keeping detritus off the sump floor. I am really taking steps to make sure the detritus stays suspended so it can be removed by skimming.
I am still debating about the reactor or esv b-ionic. I am really leaning towards the b-ionic doser. I will decide soon.
Here's a few pics.
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LOL, nah Cali, if i was i wouldn't be typing!
I just felt like the original design kind of impeded the foam from spilling over and into the cup. Not when it reaches the top it spreads sideways and right into the cup with no resistance. When i find something made out of acrylic i will replace it. I should see if the local plastics store can make it for me.
I just felt like the original design kind of impeded the foam from spilling over and into the cup. Not when it reaches the top it spreads sideways and right into the cup with no resistance. When i find something made out of acrylic i will replace it. I should see if the local plastics store can make it for me.
- Location
- Forest Hills
nice landscape. shows u've took some thinking thru in put it together. i just hope ur fishes n or snails do not remodel for u.:biglaugh:
i dont quite like dunes due to increase chance of dead spots where detris built up.
i dont quite like dunes due to increase chance of dead spots where detris built up.
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I got around to building my sump spraybar. The goal here is to keep the crap suspended to be skimmed or eaten by inverts. I took the extra step to carve out the pvc couplings so that any crap falling inside can also be removed. The eggcrate is going to house more live rock in the future.
The tank is going through the normal algea bloom after cycling. I did a water change and cleaned out the sump. My grazing fish are in heaven right now. I'll post some tank pics soon.
Here is my latest project.
The tank is going through the normal algea bloom after cycling. I did a water change and cleaned out the sump. My grazing fish are in heaven right now. I'll post some tank pics soon.
Here is my latest project.
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J, i have an extra outlet on the return that i am going to try first. If i don't get enough flow i will go to a dedicated pump in the sump. I have plenty of mags laying around. Just need to replace the screws. My return now is a mag 9.5, i might just go back to the mag 18 so that it's one less pump.
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