The General Order of Things

[wisker]

With all of the new toys available in filters what's everyone's opinion of where in-line they should go. I'll throw one out to start...

 

Tank overflow -> Mechanical Filter (sponge) -> Bio-media -> Skimmer -> UV filter -> Fuge/Live Rock -> Dosing/Adjusters/heater -> Back to Tank

 

I'm not saying that I use all of the above, but if I had them available here's how I'd plumb them. The only thing I can think of that I haven't included is a fluidized bed (which I guess could take the place of the biomedia step).

 

Anybody run in a different order? Or see an issue with this?

 

wisker

[EtOH_is_good]

why?

 

below is mine

 

overflow-> skimmer/heater -> 1) return -> 2) fuge (slower flow) -> return

 

wouldn't you want the fuge at tank temperature? if you skim before mechanical then less stuff stuck on sponge.

[Zoanuts]

Wisker,

 

Are you using a sump? What size? Are you using a Refug?

 

If so I would run water from your overflow two ways with a T splitting the water flow to the sump and refug. One will go to the mechanical side of the tank ie. skimmer, Ca reactor, Heater. The other will go through a slow moving refug with DSB, LR, and Marco to help reduce nutrients in water. Both will reenter at the Return area and back through the cycle again. You should run 2/3rds of the water through the mechanical or sump. The rest through the fuge. JMO! Hope it helps