OK, I have a 36 gallon bowfront that's 2 years old. The sump is a modified trickle filter. I traded a magnum 350 for it on a CL find. I took out the bioballs, put a sock on the overflow next to the skimmer. The venturi works well (I've got my water levels down after two years of tweaking).
As you can see I have a sponge in the tray to help catch what gets through the sock. In the middle section there is some liverock rubble (with a TON of vermetids) and my heater. On the left is a return pump. The blue plastic tray serves as a noise baffle as well as it keeps the water from just flowing over the right hand wall.
Now, for the middle section I have a couple of options. I have an LED light and I could put some chaeto in there for a mini-fuge. I could make an algae scrubber using the same light, or I have some old coral I could use for some extra LR. It's a blue coral and fan coral skelly. Could that be used for LR? The blue line you can *barely* see is my normal water line. I am about to do a WC.
This coral was collected by my dad back in the 50's when he was stationed in the AF at Johnston Island. That fan is a good 12-14" across. It has been in storage for a few years and I recently came across it.
Finally, I would love some feedback on my powerhead/pump placement.
The two powerheads in the foreground are pointed at one another. The powerhead in the upper left is angled towards the front. The one in the middle is pointed directly at the front, and the return is also pointed towards the front. I am doing ok as far as dead spots. I am more trying to make my corals happy.
Also, just as a note for my ADD (lol), all my rocks have a lot of coralline algae growth. I recently did a rescape and turned some over.
I appreciate any feedback.
As you can see I have a sponge in the tray to help catch what gets through the sock. In the middle section there is some liverock rubble (with a TON of vermetids) and my heater. On the left is a return pump. The blue plastic tray serves as a noise baffle as well as it keeps the water from just flowing over the right hand wall.
Now, for the middle section I have a couple of options. I have an LED light and I could put some chaeto in there for a mini-fuge. I could make an algae scrubber using the same light, or I have some old coral I could use for some extra LR. It's a blue coral and fan coral skelly. Could that be used for LR? The blue line you can *barely* see is my normal water line. I am about to do a WC.
This coral was collected by my dad back in the 50's when he was stationed in the AF at Johnston Island. That fan is a good 12-14" across. It has been in storage for a few years and I recently came across it.
Finally, I would love some feedback on my powerhead/pump placement.
The two powerheads in the foreground are pointed at one another. The powerhead in the upper left is angled towards the front. The one in the middle is pointed directly at the front, and the return is also pointed towards the front. I am doing ok as far as dead spots. I am more trying to make my corals happy.
Also, just as a note for my ADD (lol), all my rocks have a lot of coralline algae growth. I recently did a rescape and turned some over.
I appreciate any feedback.