Wow, so sorry. I am not too fond of what I see either. It looks better on the intank website. I’m thinking someone needs to make a 1/2 inch black plexiglass cover with cuts outs in the back but I suspect something like that may cost $100 or more. I love your rock Scape.I received the intank sump cover for the tank today and I'm not impressed. It's a cheap plastic piece that is not even close to straight. I'm not sure if you can tell in the picture, but it dips down significantly in the middle:
With the screen top on, it's even worse...not even close to level...see how the right side is not even touching the top:
I will contact intank to see if I just got a bad one, but if this is representative of what the piece is supposed to be, I would not recommend it.
It’s been a long time since I had a glass cover on a saltwater tank. I think there was a lot of salt creep or cleaning. Maybe you can get one of those customer acrylic ones although they are pricey.
Check out my build thread for how i solved what you are attempting to do. I did not like the exposed filter area on the 30L either.I received the intank sump cover for the tank today and I'm not impressed. It's a cheap plastic piece that is not even close to straight. I'm not sure if you can tell in the picture, but it dips down significantly in the middle:
With the screen top on, it's even worse...not even close to level...see how the right side is not even touching the top:
I will contact intank to see if I just got a bad one, but if this is representative of what the piece is supposed to be, I would not recommend it.
I ran my 30 L withe the 36 orbit marine & it was okay. Easy to adjust & use but when I changed to 2 AI 16 had primes I saw a big difference in my corals. They are good starter lights.
Hello! I have the same issue, I just set up my twenty yesterday. I think it’s because the little caddy thing is right next to that baffle, the water isn’t flowing evenly over so it’s all choppy and makin’ noise. I took the caddy and moved it next to the weir so there’s space between the caddy and the baffle that leads into the return pump and it’s quiet again. Maybe try that and see if it helps? If that doesn’t help and the water level is low in your return pump chamber like someone said you may need to add a little water to it. After I put my hands in my tank it displaces the water, which makes it noisy, and I stop the pump then restart it and it balances out and stops making noise. Hope this helps!
If you plan on doing periodic water changes, and don’t overfeed, you probably won’t need a skimmer. Initially, when I setup my 30l, I thought I wanted a skimmer (like my larger 75gal with sump), but didn’t like the look and found out it really isn’t necessary. Something to think about.
