Reef Discussion
Awesome ! Welcome to the Cade group. Can't help with plumbing as mine is what is called as a back parcel.
A recommendation though. Use Teflon tape on all joins and silicon where connecting plumbing to glass.
Regarding skimmer. I have a tunze 9410. They are a good build and very compact. They also only use 11w power.
I have one and love it
A recommendation though. Use Teflon tape on all joins and silicon where connecting plumbing to glass.
Regarding skimmer. I have a tunze 9410. They are a good build and very compact. They also only use 11w power.
I have one and love it
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Thanks everyone..
I'll look into all of those and make a decision this week.
What other hardware would you recommend...?
(At this stage I only have an empty tank and sump. I still can't stop looking at it though.. Lol)
I asked the local LFS.. He talked so fast I didn't understand a thing... Jumbled letters and numbers and 'u need this and that' - I did understand the last bit though: "3 grand"
I finally told him I wasn't in a rush and that I needed to consult with a few people (The reefuge) before committing to any products
I'll look into all of those and make a decision this week.
What other hardware would you recommend...?
(At this stage I only have an empty tank and sump. I still can't stop looking at it though.. Lol)
I asked the local LFS.. He talked so fast I didn't understand a thing... Jumbled letters and numbers and 'u need this and that' - I did understand the last bit though: "3 grand"
I finally told him I wasn't in a rush and that I needed to consult with a few people (The reefuge) before committing to any products
back left is where the first chamber is (where water from your tank FIRST goes. I also put skimmer in this section.Then in front of that where the black grids are you can put dacron sponge/media for more bacteria to grow on and or rowaphos in mesh bag and or Carbon to purify water.Right of that is the third chamber this is for whatever..some people put extra rock.Then behind that (back right chamber is where your return pump will go to take water back up to your tank.
I know you dont have this much room but this is my sump... single pump about 8500 or 9500? Thats running an algae scrubber, media reactor, uv sterilizer directly fed into skimmer, return flow and excess outlet :)
Still needs some tidying up... also a deeo sand bed, Some live rock and a little bit of algae(more than likely disappear now I have the scrubber.
Thanks Oscar... i may have to take you up on that.. i'm in west footscray, just past docklands. My plan at the moment is to organise (it was todays plan but i was just way to busy) my protein skimmer, return pump, power heads and heater.. then see how much more room i have. I'm wanting to get as much stuff in the sump as possible... once i know everything will fit.. i'll purchase what i need and then perhaps attempt to plumb it all.. or be at the mercy of the reefuge crew..
They don't actually sit in your sump they hang off the back of side. A pump will push water through it and then back into tank. I would put the intake into section 3 of sump and outtalk into section 4 where your return pump is.google two little fishy reactor 150 and watch a video you will also need a pump of this flow http://thereefshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=1580
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