A new start!

[carlson]

As some of you may know, i had a decent 75 gallon aquarium setup for a year. But four months ago i got marine velvet and lost every fish( about 12 really expensive ones) except for two blue/green chromis that i have right now in a 29 gallon temporary setup along with some coral. Today, I am finnaly going to began to setup the 75 again and try to do a lps dominated tank. I already have a new ro system coming in the mail monday, but today i plan on buying the new sand, rock and main pump. I am also going to spray paint the back of the 75 black, and clean out the sump and overflow. I am also going to start working on a canopy. I should have lots more post on this thread today. Thanks for your support

 

[Chalice addict]

Hope everything goes well! and you don't have that problem again

 

[ahchris]

Keep the updates coming!

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[fishroomlady]

so sorry about your losses velvet is a vicious disease - usually kills so quickly and usally before you're able to figure out what is going on. Good luck on the restart!

 

[Zero Nitrates]

Looking forward to the build!

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

I bought the Rio 2500. Trying to decide whether I should hard plumb or you tubing

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

so the ro buddy came in today and something isn't working right. I hooked it up to a faucet outside with all the correct tubing and im getting way more waste water than ro. It seems to be making good ro water but I'm getting the ro water amount of waste water. If that makes since

 

[Zero Nitrates]

getting way more waste water than ro.

I get the same with my system

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

You mean you getting the same amount of ro and waste water or the same as mine

 

[ptreef]

Whats your water pressure?

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

We have a well so our pressure varies. All I know for sure is it has a pretty decent stream or water coming out of the waste water. Would it make a difference? I would be satisfied if the ro water come t out was the same amount as the waste

 

[ptreef]

you should be like 3:1 waste to RO... 2:1 if your lucky. Also depends on how "dirty: your incoming water is.

Higher water pressure results in less waste.

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

Oh I didn't know that you got more wast than ri

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

The pump really makes it look like I need a bigger sump.. And i have a lot more room. 40 breeder maybe?

 

[ptreef]

Bigger the better. I don't know if that will hold the back flow of a 75g anyway.

a cheap 20g tank will work. 30g breeder better but more $$
I'd pull bio balls. They can lead to nitrate issues down the road.
Put a skimmer in there instead!

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

Now I'm just waiting for it to fill up so I can put everything from the other tank in it.

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

Still a long ways to go I have to get alot of rocks and fish

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

Had a chance to work on the aquascape some

 

[Carlson Moncrief]

Since I've heard so many bad things about Rio pumps, I figured i would give my personal view on them after having used them for some time and just purchasing a newer one, the 2500+. I've heard these pumps are noisy, not trustworthy, and just plain sucky from forums and i can personally say after using them that just because they aren't over 200 dollars none of this is true at all. My pump is dead silent I can hear anything on my aquarium walking by but the overflow and water movement. Even after opening the door and putting my head next to it I can hardly even hear a vibration. This pump moves water too! It was rated for around 800 gallons but I wasn't expected to get that since my tank height is close to 5 feel tall. I see no reason to spend more money on a different pump because other people say it's better. I cant blame them, there trying to make money, but this is my opinion.