The Mediocreef

[Mschmidt]

Tested. About how it's been.

And made food, but forgot the duckweed. I'll have to make cubes of just that to supplement.

 

[Mschmidt]

Baby sleeping. Wife sleeping. Beer brewing. Keg cleaning.

 

[Mschmidt]

Q (will be a thread tomorrow because I want to win something from the supporter's giveaway):
When I was setting up my tank, I dumped a 10 pound bag of black (reef) sand in the sump. I now want to do something more productive with it.
my options as I see them are these:
1) create a deep sand bed of sorts. I will 3d print a box to hold it (about a 7 inch cube) with holes throughout for flow and move the substrate in. Leave it in the same chamber of the sump where it will get flow as the water moves through the unit.
2) leave it alone, trapped detritus has created anerobic areas and I risk nuking the tank if I disturb it.
3) make the box with solid sides so it gets water moving over the top, but not through. since the chamber is post skimmer, it may be well oxygenated.
4) make it low for the same reason as 3.
5) move it to the return chamber or the display to keep too much oxygenated water from flowing through the bed.

 

[Stang67]

Q (will be a thread tomorrow because I want to win something from the supporter's giveaway):
When I was setting up my tank, I dumped a 10 pound bag of black (reef) sand in the sump. I now want to do something more productive with it.
my options as I see them are these:
1) create a deep sand bed of sorts. I will 3d print a box to hold it (about a 7 inch cube) with holes throughout for flow and move the substrate in. Leave it in the same chamber of the sump where it will get flow as the water moves through the unit.
2) leave it alone, trapped detritus has created anerobic areas and I risk nuking the tank if I disturb it.
3) make the box with solid sides so it gets water moving over the top, but not through. since the chamber is post skimmer, it may be well oxygenated.
4) make it low for the same reason as 3.
5) move it to the return chamber or the display to keep too much oxygenated water from flowing through the bed.

I have no clue. I removed all my sump substrate and only have rock.

 

[Projects with Sam]

I removed all my sump sand and can’t be happier

 

[Mschmidt]

I have no clue. I removed all my sump substrate and only have rock.

I removed all my sump sand and can’t be happier

What do you like about it?

 

[tbrown]

I removed all my sump sand by never putting any in there in the first place....?

 

[Stang67]

What do you like about it?

Just cleaner for me. The culerpa attaches to the rock and the chaeto just hangs out. I think I have enough right and ceramic rings for the bacteria and pods.

 

[Projects with Sam]

What do you like about it?

Not worrying about stirring it up. Sump doesn’t look as messy

 

[Mschmidt]

I removed all my sump sand by never putting any in there in the first place....?

well there is always that, next time.

Just cleaner for me. The culerpa attaches to the rock and the chaeto just hangs out. I think I have enough right and ceramic rings for the bacteria and pods.

macros pending. other than bubble algae...

Not worrying about stirring it up. Sump doesn’t look as messy

that may be advantageous.

 

[Mschmidt]

also, since I'm here, changed the carbon and rowa last night. am I a bad person for not rinsing the carbon first?

n: 43.something
p: .63
alk: 136 upped the dose.

 

[Projects with Sam]

Some attribute HLLE to people running un-rinsed carbon.

 

[Mschmidt]

Some attribute HLLE to people running un-rinsed carbon.

I've heard carbon in general. but yeah I'm gonna rotate out carbon and not.

 

[Projects with Sam]

I still use carbon… stopped buying the kind that’s not processed into little cylinders.

 

[Mschmidt]

I still use carbon… stopped buying the kind that’s not processed into little cylinders.

when this box is done, I won't either. still probably rotate though.

 

[Mschmidt]

pulled some hair algae from the FW...

 

[Mschmidt]

"I'm not buying anything" and other lies we tell ourselves.

 

[Reeflix]

"I'm not buying anything" and other lies we tell ourselves.

Accurate. I went to buy one coral and came home with 5.

 

[Mschmidt]

Accurate. I went to buy one coral and came home with 5.

Odd how they multiply like that.

 

[Mschmidt]

In the bags...

(Not the Duncan clinging to life.)