I’m currently running a 36g bowfront reef and moving closer to setting up a custom 90g from glasscages.com. I’m needing advice how about to go through this process with minimal issues.
-First I will explain what I have in the current setup, 6 fish, cleaner shrimp/several inverts, zoas, mushroom, and Xenia. There is around 50-60 pounds of live rock (very mature over 2yrs old). This is the only items I want to move over to the new 90 setup.
-Second my new setup is 90g built-in overflow with 40g custom sump.
-Ok onto the many questions I have.
1. I plan to place new sand 2” and put approximately 50lbs of dry rock in the tank and get it running. Add Dr Tim’s One and Only and start cycling. Once parameters are in place moving stock and current display rock over, would the rock cause another cycle? Is there a better way to go about this? Is there a faster method to move everything over?
2. What range GPH should I be looking at for wave makers?
3. I plan to grow micro algae in sump along with skimmer and socks for filtration. Is 40g too large, any other suggestions?
Thanks for your time and any suggestions or experiences would help greatly.
-First I will explain what I have in the current setup, 6 fish, cleaner shrimp/several inverts, zoas, mushroom, and Xenia. There is around 50-60 pounds of live rock (very mature over 2yrs old). This is the only items I want to move over to the new 90 setup.
-Second my new setup is 90g built-in overflow with 40g custom sump.
-Ok onto the many questions I have.
1. I plan to place new sand 2” and put approximately 50lbs of dry rock in the tank and get it running. Add Dr Tim’s One and Only and start cycling. Once parameters are in place moving stock and current display rock over, would the rock cause another cycle? Is there a better way to go about this? Is there a faster method to move everything over?
2. What range GPH should I be looking at for wave makers?
3. I plan to grow micro algae in sump along with skimmer and socks for filtration. Is 40g too large, any other suggestions?
Thanks for your time and any suggestions or experiences would help greatly.