What sump did you go with? I began designing a custom sump. I'm trying to see if GEO could make something that works with the new Clarisea gen 3 but could retrofit socks in the future if supply or repairs become an issue. I think people underestimate having a large return section. What is the benefit of going to 1.25" returns? I know you went with 1.5" drains.
Originally, I thought about going with a Geo, but the cost turned me off. I went with a Bashsea SS-48 sump. The SS-60 had the same return pump dimensions, thus going with a SS-48.
What's the turnover rate you're looking for? I was probably going to do 1" drains, 3/4" returns, and 2 Vectra S2s. That would give me 4-5x turnover for the system and I could afford to put S2s on the mixing station and elsewhere.
I am also looking at a 4x-5x turnover. Using 2 Cor 20's I am at a 4.5 turnover with the pumps at 100 percent...YEA!!! I haven't even put into play my Clear Water Algae Scrubber yet. I hate running anything at 100 percent. I was looking at 2 Ecotech L2's, but the footprint of 2 L2's is a problem. If anyone can unquestionably show me that 2 Cor 20's have the same footprint as the Ecotech L2's then it will be a no brainer, I will go with the Ecotech L2's.
Try the bumblebee snail method and let us know how it goes! Source: I have bumblebees but no vermited... obviously, that's science.
Could have a custom sump designed by like Advanced Acrylics. Not really that much more costly and could have exact dimensions then.
I may have a custom sump made in the future, but right now this tank upgrade is killing me financially...LOL!!!
I hear that. Wishing I would have just went custom from the start. Went through 2 waterboxes now and this Cade. While I think the Cade is so much better than the waterbox, I still wish I would have went custom. Running into issues that are design flaws that aren't easily fixable.
I went with a custom tank because I like the dimensions, and CDA stood out to me. I didn't go custom on the sump because I was scared of the added cost. I like having 2 return pumps for redundancy, but, a Royal Exclusiv Red Dragon return pump is only one of 2 manufacturer that I would go with a single pump. The other being Abyzz, but at double the cost of the Red Dragon, which is already a ton of money.
Get what you pay for! I've never heard bad things about Abyzz.
Yea, but $3000 for a return pump. I have never heard anything bad about a Red Dragon as well, but at half the cost. The difference is you get a better built pump, not sure really, with a 2 year warranty from Royal Exclusiv, vs, and awesome built pump with a 10 year warranty at double the cost. Trust me, I have been looking at the Abyzz, as its much smaller than the Red Dragon, just not sure if I can justify the cost of spending $3000 for the pump I need.
Ambient lighting acceptable. White/bright lights are the enemy
So where do you think Apex went wrong? I came up with two hypotheses:I just had the first actual major issue with the Apwx Trident. Ironically, its just before I am shutting it down for shipment to Neptune. I notice a sudden spike in the Trident Alk readings vs the GHL KHD. The KHD was showing a constant 8.8-8.9 reading, initially, so was the Trident...until the last day or two. While the KHD was showing 8.8-8.9, the Trident suddenly jumped up to 11.8-12.7. I just shut down the Trident to ship it to Neptune, and when I removed the reagents to start the shut down, I see why the readings were off. I did a complete reagent replacement on the Trident before doing the comparison, so I wouldn't have to deal with the fan boys. I even said this in the comparison thread. WELL, the Alk reagent was empty. The Apex Fusion showed that I was at 73 percent...HMM!!!
The GHL KHD and the Neptune Trident. If I was using the Apex auto dosing, this would have created an issue.
