I have 2 tanks.. both set up with a ATO Aqua lifter pump ...
On both tank the ATO back drains at time into my RO water reservoir.
SO much that the ATO RO water tank leaks on the floor...
Any advise ?
That's right.. I won this at the last frag swap....
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and what did i do.... well convert it of course ... so i can sale frags at the next one....
I had the tank Cut 9 " Tall... Original 29 Gal Tank...
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I also Had a baffle cut...
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OK SO after going to multiple frag swaps and spending money on frags....
Here is what i decided to do...
Now my main tank ... usually has egg crate in the sand beds for frags that i just got OR find and glue...
SO i decided i am going to dedicate a tank to JUST FRAGS....
well i just bought a 29...
Ok so i finally got the Stands done painted and installed...
These are about as custom made as you can get...
I took pictures so I will do my best to walk you through what i have done..
First planning... This means measured the LED Modules and decided which direction i was going to mount them...
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Equip:
112 Rimless with Starphire Glass Front
30 Gal Sump / refuge
Octopus 110 skimmer
Mag 12 return
4 power heads
Large Canister filter running Carbon 2 week clean and carbon replace rotation
Herbie Over flow with an additional Emergency over flow
1/4 Chiller
18 Watt UV Turbo...
Last Couple days i have been working hard...
I bought the 112 Rimless with a Safire Glass Front that was posted...
Here it is.. Now obviously i still have to wait for the water to clear up so I can do the rock work that you can not see any way...
I have 4 power heads running in it right now...
75 Gal tank ..
Pipes are 3/4 "
Return ----> 18W UV ( rated at 1,000 GPH ) ----> 1/4 Chiller ---> return to tank...
I have a pump seems to be 1,200 GPH ... Yet... flow is slower then expected...
Any ideas ? I thought about buying another pump with a Higher PH rating ... and just valving the...
Everything looks like it has air bubbles on it
Monti has brown algalea .. An baster blew most off
Tiny air bubbles and stringy stuff all over everything
I forget what it is called and how to fix it ...
All parks looks normal going to retest today
So i have seen this before.. AND i seem to recall on my last system i had a power head in my sump are with my Micro Algae and pods...
I still have my old k1 ..
looking for input... positive and negative..
75 Gal RR
4X T5 HO ( red, blue, 2 X white )
3 Cooling fans in the Hood
moon lights
about 80 lbs of mixed FIGI and base LR
Multiple Zoes, Ric, One Mush and a few well feed Aiptasia ( already dosed )
I even have a Frag rack in need of frags..
* note my Skull rock i saved from the last tank..
Only...
I got baby clowns...
I can not get good pictures because they hide behind the dirty glass..
I let the glass get dirty so they do not bang on it.. hopeing it will help.. and it is better then painting it..
I am feeding them DT's every day in there corner... They are in my 40 up stairs...
I have...
So i have a few nems and i have found out something i think as intersting..
I had 2 of the many nems that have been moving around always trying to find the right place to stay..
What i did was take a smal caly pot .. The smalles i could find.. I put the nem in it without flow for an hour.
I...