Sjd Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Pretty tank thank you Link to comment
Sjd Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 i tried coralific delite from hikari, and it seems a good product, do you know this coral food? Link to comment
Sjd Posted February 3, 2017 Author Share Posted February 3, 2017 im planning to do a sort of hob sump, would you advice some filter media (like siporax, sponge ...)? or just a little bit of perlon whool? Link to comment
Sjd Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 im planning to do a sort of hob sump, would you advice some filter media (like siporax, sponge ...)? or just a little bit of perlon whool? no one? Link to comment
Beer Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I'm sure you filter feeders appreciated the phyto bloom. How big are you thinking for the sump? I can't really comment on which filtration media is ideal. I tend to prefer more natural filtration with a refugium that has a surface area similar to the display. Allowing for organisms to consume what settles out and to have macros to uptake nutrients along with large weekly water changes. This is mostly a US forum, so some of the products you have access to we either don't have or they go by different names. Ideas on techniques vary as well. People tend to steer others away from medias other than filter socks by claiming that they are nutrient factories, but if they are maintained like filter socks, most of them are fine. Filter socks tend to be preferred, but they aren't always practical for smaller setups. For mine, my options were to use a sponge or make my own filter socks for when I feel I need some mechanical filtration, I opted to make my own filter socks. If you go with a sponge and rinse it once or twice a week, it should be fine. If you get lazy with it though, you may find you have issues with nutrients (same as filter socks, but socks can be easier to deal with). How frequent really depends on your bioload and how heavily you feed. Also the extra surface area of a sponge isn't typically needed in reef tanks since the rock is porous and provides a significant amount of surface area for the biological filtration. Anything that will allow ditritus to collect and get trapped without allowing for an easy removal method will contribute to nutrient buildup. Link to comment
Sjd Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 I'm sure you filter feeders appreciated the phyto bloom. How big are you thinking for the sump? I can't really comment on which filtration media is ideal. I tend to prefer more natural filtration with a refugium that has a surface area similar to the display. Allowing for organisms to consume what settles out and to have macros to uptake nutrients along with large weekly water changes. This is mostly a US forum, so some of the products you have access to we either don't have or they go by different names. Ideas on techniques vary as well. People tend to steer others away from medias other than filter socks by claiming that they are nutrient factories, but if they are maintained like filter socks, most of them are fine. Filter socks tend to be preferred, but they aren't always practical for smaller setups. For mine, my options were to use a sponge or make my own filter socks for when I feel I need some mechanical filtration, I opted to make my own filter socks. If you go with a sponge and rinse it once or twice a week, it should be fine. If you get lazy with it though, you may find you have issues with nutrients (same as filter socks, but socks can be easier to deal with). How frequent really depends on your bioload and how heavily you feed. Also the extra surface area of a sponge isn't typically needed in reef tanks since the rock is porous and provides a significant amount of surface area for the biological filtration. Anything that will allow ditritus to collect and get trapped without allowing for an easy removal method will contribute to nutrient buildup. thank you, i think i won't use nothing maybe or just a sponge with the due care. this hob sump will be about 15liters and if i can, i will try to make a little vain for chaetomorpha Link to comment
Sjd Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 this is the hob sump Link to comment
Sjd Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 i divided it into 2 vain, one for skimmer and heater, and the other one for a little refugium with dsb and cheatomorpha. opinions? Link to comment
Sjd Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 some new pics http://imgur.com/a/CHRP1 Link to comment
Sjd Posted February 14, 2017 Author Share Posted February 14, 2017 new video (set 1080p) Link to comment
Sjd Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 i've tested no3 by red sea test, it's about 2.5 ppm Link to comment
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