I am a year into the hobby and have been strictly 35 Gallon HOB filtration I am in the process of setting a 75 Gallon with sump included system and terrified of the unknown! I have had great success and all of my corals and fish are thriving in the current HOB tank so I am looking for advice on the best way to transition to the new setup. I currently monitor all levels and dose manually if needed for mag calcium and alkalinity. ( I have 3 clams and a flame scallop that inhale calcium) I seed copepods and phyto monthly from the algae barn. (Blue Mandarin and Red Scooter Blenny thriving) I am sure there will be a million questions that I don't even know enough yet to ask but here are my first concerns.
Copepods: With a sump setup should I still seed the display tank or isolate a sump chamber?
Protein Skimmer: Will a skimmer keep the water too clean for my inverts that are accustomed to a "dirty" tank.
Automatic Dosing: Are there any suggestions on a dosing system that is easiest to set exact levels for calcium and alk?
This is all of the info I have so far on the new tank I will update with more details when I get it home and set back up. It is coming from the owner of my lfs and was his personal tank for 10 years it was corals only but they are thriving should I keep the water or start from scratch with fresh and cycle it myself?
75 gallon rimless with overflow
Birch plywood stand
Trigger sump
Heater
Ecotech Variable speed main water pump
APEX EL
50 pounds of rock and the sand that is in it and the water if you want to transport the water
ATI programmable light fixture
2 x Reef Breeder LED lights to complete the hybrid light and mounting bars.
Copepods: With a sump setup should I still seed the display tank or isolate a sump chamber?
Protein Skimmer: Will a skimmer keep the water too clean for my inverts that are accustomed to a "dirty" tank.
Automatic Dosing: Are there any suggestions on a dosing system that is easiest to set exact levels for calcium and alk?
This is all of the info I have so far on the new tank I will update with more details when I get it home and set back up. It is coming from the owner of my lfs and was his personal tank for 10 years it was corals only but they are thriving should I keep the water or start from scratch with fresh and cycle it myself?
75 gallon rimless with overflow
Birch plywood stand
Trigger sump
Heater
Ecotech Variable speed main water pump
APEX EL
50 pounds of rock and the sand that is in it and the water if you want to transport the water
ATI programmable light fixture
2 x Reef Breeder LED lights to complete the hybrid light and mounting bars.