After a few bumps in the beginning of the build, my 7.4g reef is finally starting to thrive. The only issue is my water is kind of cloudy and there is a noticeable amount of debris floating around.
I know this is due to the lack of mechanical sponges and filter socks in the back but it’s only because I literally have no room for them. I thought about lowering the water level a little so debris would would get caught in the overflow but there’s also a bottom intake that I can’t plug. First chamber has a small polypad and my Eheim heater, 2nd chamber has my chemi pure bag and the 3rd is obviously the pump.
The water level of the 2nd chamber is way too low for the heater. The only other option I see is packing the 1st chamber with floss around my heater. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Never ran into this problem with an AIO tank because normally the second chamber is tall enough for the heater but I guess this is a design flaw by lifegard.
I know this is due to the lack of mechanical sponges and filter socks in the back but it’s only because I literally have no room for them. I thought about lowering the water level a little so debris would would get caught in the overflow but there’s also a bottom intake that I can’t plug. First chamber has a small polypad and my Eheim heater, 2nd chamber has my chemi pure bag and the 3rd is obviously the pump.
The water level of the 2nd chamber is way too low for the heater. The only other option I see is packing the 1st chamber with floss around my heater. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Never ran into this problem with an AIO tank because normally the second chamber is tall enough for the heater but I guess this is a design flaw by lifegard.