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I'm asking because I don't know, but don't you have to have some sort of air exchange? A totally sealed cap will prevent evaporation, but won't you run out of oxygen?This is so cool. Just read entire thread. I have 2 6g picos and about to start a 5g up. I also found a cool jar for a 1g Pico.
Now only question with my jar is it has a cork top. So all light will be from side. Should I coat the cork or will it hold for evap? Just not sure on that one. I got it cuz I figure easy to drill if needed.
I have been eagerly waiting to start since sugery in Sept.
Keep the pics coming love the sps you have.
I'm asking because I don't know, but don't you have to have some sort of air exchange? A totally sealed cap will prevent evaporation, but won't you run out of oxygen?
Not sure but I would think the cork would absorb water so I would try and seal it.This is so cool. Just read entire thread. I have 2 6g picos and about to start a 5g up. I also found a cool jar for a 1g Pico.
Now only question with my jar is it has a cork top. So all light will be from side. Should I coat the cork or will it hold for evap? Just not sure on that one. I got it cuz I figure easy to drill if needed.
I have been eagerly waiting to start since sugery in Sept.
Keep the pics coming love the sps you have.
Confirmed. My 6040 arrived today along with some other items. I just tested it on the same jar as yours, except mine has a spigot, and the magnet on the Tunze works perfectly to hold the pump in place. It is a bit larger than I thought it would be, but not too bad I guess. Waiting for 2 more orders to arrive and then I will have the needed parts.Do you think that the magnet will work on a curved surface?
Are you going to put up any pics of the pump in the jar? That would be really helpful!Confirmed. My 6040 arrived today along with some other items. I just tested it on the same jar as yours, except mine has a spigot, and the magnet on the Tunze works perfectly to hold the pump in place. It is a bit larger than I thought it would be, but not too bad I guess. Waiting for 2 more orders to arrive and then I will have the needed parts.
Dennis
Are you going to put up any pics of the pump in the jar? That would be really helpful!
Ya the flow is impressive on paper. I expect it will be quite a lot when it is in the jar. Since the 6020 is 1/3 the price, but is non-adjustable for flow (660 GPH), I plan on testing the 6040 at 100%, with the flow deflector pointed at the jar wall to see if the flow can be tamed enough to allow 6020's to be used. Probably be too much though. The normal "high" range of flow for an SPS tank is 75 - 90x, and 660/2 = 330x! Will try anyway just to see if the 6020 is a possible candidate for future jars.Oh awesome thank you. Looks like it’s a bit deeper than the sicce but might be shorter or close enough. That tunze is crazy flow for how small they are!
I bet that will be crazy. Even the sicce is pushing what I want for flow, I don’t think the jar could handle more, the tunze I think would be neat for the mag mount and even more, pulse mode. I think the water would do great in the jar with pulses and it’s nice you can actually have the impeller totally stop on pulse mode, unlike most other pumps, as it would be too much for jar of it didn’t stop when pulsing I think.Ya the flow is impressive on paper. I expect it will be quite a lot when it is in the jar. Since the 6020 is 1/3 the price, but is non-adjustable for flow (660 GPH), I plan on testing the 6040 at 100%, with the flow deflector pointed at the jar wall to see if the flow can be tamed enough to allow 6020's to be used. Probably be too much though. The normal "high" range of flow for an SPS tank is 75 - 90x, and 660/2 = 330x! Will try anyway just to see if the 6020 is a possible candidate for future jars.
Dennis
Yep I am still going to do 100% w/c, air bubbles shouldn’t be a problem, the whole clam air thing seems to be a myth idk how it got started as most species of clams are exposed on the occasional low tide and they are plenty capable of expelling air and accidental ingested detritus by coughing.
I am skeptical about the clams, especially after the rough trip, but we shall see! I figured if clam dies under 1-2 weeks they were in bad shape to start and from shipping. If over that then lights too weak or parasites (unless of course you see a fish just wreck it!)