Waterbox Infinia 230.6 build

[Luckyduck]

Good call on the Silicone tubing.

Okay so then you're pumping return straight over the back chamber then. Almost in essence you've created a re-circ. Did you find you needed to increase your flow some then doing that? I would imagine. I would have to be cognizant to place my flow meter after this split so I can be sure to only monitor true return flow.

I would think you could use the manifold to fill the back chamber if you really end up wanting a reefmat.

Yea thats what the other poster did he said. The only drawback to that is that's return flow. So I would have to crank up my return pump quite a bit to make up for that amount of water being diverted. I would also have to make sure that my hydros flow sensor is installed after that manifold so I measure the true flow to the display.

Idk which the lesser of two evils is. Crank up the return or lose the back chamber.

I decided I'm just going to go with socks to start and I'll decide after the tank has been running for a few months.

You guys have been a great source of information though. I appreciate it!!

 

[BryanM]

Yea thats what the other poster did he said. The only drawback to that is that's return flow. So I would have to crank up my return pump quite a bit to make up for that amount of water being diverted. I would also have to make sure that my hydros flow sensor is installed after that manifold so I measure the true flow to the display.

Idk which the lesser of two evils is. Crank up the return or lose the back chamber.

I decided I'm just going to go with socks to start and I'll decide after the tank has been running for a few months.

You guys have been a great source of information though. I appreciate it!!

I think going with socks first is a great idea.

So I'm in the camp of 99% of your DT tank flow comes from powerheads in the tank. The return pump is just to get water cycled through filters in the sump, and therefore I'm running somewhere between 1-2x sump to tank turnover.... Ie, pretty low flow. Keeps things quiet as a bonus.... and if I were to double that for your possible reefmat setup, that amount of return pump flow (in my case) would not bother me either.

 

[Genvid]

How's your tank doing? My 230.6 was delivered yesterday. So the fun is about to begin. Thanks so much for the tip about the metric adapter; I also ordered one from Coralvue.

 

[Sdbuehler1]

How's your tank doing? My 230.6 was delivered yesterday. So the fun is about to begin. Thanks so much for the tip about the metric adapter; I also ordered one from Coralvue.

The fish are doing great, corals not so much. I have a stylo and chalice coral that are taking off but my experience with acropora so far has been dismal at best. I'm thinking I just need to give my tank more time to settle in. The first year always seems to be a crap shoot with corals until you can figure what works and what doesnt. I added two nero 7 powerheads to the back wall for additional flow. The gyre pumps are pretty decent but there are some dead spots towards the middle of the tank and I know that once I do have success with corals growing out I'll need to add more flow anyway.

I have been debating adding some orphek light bars to increase the spread as it does seem like the par trails off pretty quickly on the edges of the lights but Im going to wait until I get my first ICP test back to see if there is anything off with my water chemistry other than the obvious measurements.

Have fun with the new build, your next few weekends/months are going to be busy and if you're older like me, stock up on some advil :)

 

[RM190]

Yea thats what the other poster did he said. The only drawback to that is that's return flow. So I would have to crank up my return pump quite a bit to make up for that amount of water being diverted. I would also have to make sure that my hydros flow sensor is installed after that manifold so I measure the true flow to the display.

Idk which the lesser of two evils is. Crank up the return or lose the back chamber.

I decided I'm just going to go with socks to start and I'll decide after the tank has been running for a few months.

You guys have been a great source of information though. I appreciate it!!

Hey, I’m in the same situation you were in—waiting on my 230.6 to be delivered and trying to decide between keeping the filter socks or switching to a roller mat. What did you end up doing, and are you happy with it?

 

[Genvid]

I also launched my Waterbox Infinia 230.6 two months ago. And I'm still thinking about the Reef Mat 1200. For now, I'm using filter socks.