Hey Everyone,
I made what I am sure is a super common mistake for new reefers, thinking I could save some money by doing everything DIY for my first reef tank. It was a valuable learning experience but after battling near constant algae blooms, fluctuating params and an unsightly set up I bit the bullet and upgraded to a Fiji Cube 20g AIO Peninsula tank. So far, so good:
I am hoping for guidance on one thing though. I am having trouble getting the flow rate correct for the system. My two main concerns here are 1) the pump is much louder than it should be and 2) I ended up moving my heater into the DT because the water level in the return chamber kept dropping.
Does anyone have any ideas for what adjustments I can try out? This is a really noob question but does closing the intake aperture on the pump increase or decrease the flow?
EDIT: Just did some poking around and I think part of the problem may be loose Chaeto from the fuge compartment blocking up the outflow into the return compartment. Anyone else dealt with a similar issue?
Thanks!
I made what I am sure is a super common mistake for new reefers, thinking I could save some money by doing everything DIY for my first reef tank. It was a valuable learning experience but after battling near constant algae blooms, fluctuating params and an unsightly set up I bit the bullet and upgraded to a Fiji Cube 20g AIO Peninsula tank. So far, so good:
I am hoping for guidance on one thing though. I am having trouble getting the flow rate correct for the system. My two main concerns here are 1) the pump is much louder than it should be and 2) I ended up moving my heater into the DT because the water level in the return chamber kept dropping.
Does anyone have any ideas for what adjustments I can try out? This is a really noob question but does closing the intake aperture on the pump increase or decrease the flow?
EDIT: Just did some poking around and I think part of the problem may be loose Chaeto from the fuge compartment blocking up the outflow into the return compartment. Anyone else dealt with a similar issue?
Thanks!
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