thanks
yeah, no phyto - but most scientific sources will say that hard corals are carnivores anyway
softies and gorgs may eat some phyto but sps/lps don't
the water flows via gravity through each of the four tanks (including the dt) - one pump runs the whole system and gravity does the rest - so in that way i guess it is like a raceway
as i see it i have two basic choices with my setup:
DT/skimmer/fuge/cryptic/return
-this order would add larval critters to the display fortified by the fuges - possible food to the corals
or
DT/fuge/cryptic/skimmer/return
- this order returns "purified" water to the display, cleaned three ways - and i feed the corals as much i want to
this is the ultimate question and i haven't decided yet which is best, i am leaning toward going back to what i had - seems more natural
any opinions?
I think your system is great regardless of how these components are arranged :wink:
While phyto will not feed some or most of the corals directly, it is an important aspect of the ecosystem. It will feed zooplankton which in turn can feed all your carnivores.
So I vote for DT/skimmer/fuge/cryptic/return
It seems like the detritus your keeping in suspension will just settle out in your fuge the other way around. This way it would hopefully get skimmed out. Then as you said the fortified fuge water would allow for larval cryptic critters all of which would go into the DT.
Experimenting is important tho, just share share share, I want to learn too :xd:
Seems like your flow is kickin major butt!