My algae snuffed out my only coral, I don't even know if it's still alive now... tank is in a blackout (for about a week now) so IDK if the coral is alive...
Thinking about switching to salt...
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Hope the clowns pull through. Sounds like a nice score on the 40B.
2nd pic on this page is probably the most common sump layout
http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/sumps/glass/
Another common design is to have the return in the middle with a "T" off the return to feed the refugium. Pic kind of shows that here.
http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html
Copperbands are sometimes difficult to get eating. They don't ship well.
2nd pic on this page is probably the most common sump layout
http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/sumps/glass/
Another common design is to have the return in the middle with a "T" off the return to feed the refugium. Pic kind of shows that here.
http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html
Copperbands are sometimes difficult to get eating. They don't ship well.
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Time for some awesome paint art! Would setting it up this way be possible? I plan on having a fairly deep sand bed, some rock and macro algae in here. I would like for the equipment to be as hidden as possible.
I need to do more research as to how much the tank will drain, when the pump is shut off. this will determine if i can move the skimmer to the sump, since its fairly noisy if the water level is low.
This is a top down view.
I need to do more research as to how much the tank will drain, when the pump is shut off. this will determine if i can move the skimmer to the sump, since its fairly noisy if the water level is low.
This is a top down view.
I had a single 2 polyp coral. Then the dark maroon scum/algae crap arrived. In a 20gal it took over in literally 2 days and I lost the coral somewhere under it. Tank has been in black out mode for about a week now, as that's the way to kill the stuff. Worked too, very little is left. But the week-long black out may have killed the coral too, if the algae didn't.
This was in response you you asking why you couldn't have a macro algae display tank. Algae will spread, and may kill corals.
Yes I forget to say that, the Black ones are baffles, and the red would be a bubble trap if necessary.
Yes I forget to say that, the Black ones are baffles, and the red would be a bubble trap if necessary.
There is no reason that won't work but having such a small return area will require more frequent freshwater top-offs.
