Hey guys,
I'm moving one of these days, and thought I'd do some mods to my setup, since I had to take down everything.
Current setup:
1.5 meter with closed canopy on a 2 meter stand
4 x t5's (2 blue and 2 white)
Small sump (about 450l x 450w x 500h) - Intake compartment with heater, small refugium, return pump compartment (with pump for uv)
In the main display:
2 x Clowns (pair)
1 x Manderin
1 x Powder Blue
Frogspawn
Brain
Star Polyps
Sand Nennie
Pin Cusion
Getting (hopefully, hehe - come on Hill!) Zoo's and Green Mushroom
Lotsa LR
Substrate: Shingle
Changes:
I'm adding another sump, about 1.4 meter, not deep tho, but adequite.
Adding the existing diy skimmer into 1st sump, no longer direct intake. Having a gravity feed to the new sump, where I'll have a bigger refugium, a dsb (as deep as I can get with the hight of the sump), and the return pump.
I'm also getting an RO, which I want to rig to an auto topup system from the garage
Now, the biggest question. What to do with the substrate? Have shingle now, but don't like the look of it too much, wanted to go sand only, but afraid it might get too dirty too soon, and with the depth I need, it will go toxic at the bottom. Aragonite too expensive (unless I find a donor,
). Should I add shingle at the bottom and sand on top? Won't it get mixed too quicly? Maybe I should take out the glass lips in the tank that supported the egg crating. That's why I have to go deep substrate, to cover this lip, about 7 cm high... Don't like bare bottom either, not a natural look.
What do you okes think, and before everyone asks, yes I'll post pics as soon as I'm done moving and all is in place.
I'm moving one of these days, and thought I'd do some mods to my setup, since I had to take down everything.
Current setup:
1.5 meter with closed canopy on a 2 meter stand
4 x t5's (2 blue and 2 white)
Small sump (about 450l x 450w x 500h) - Intake compartment with heater, small refugium, return pump compartment (with pump for uv)
In the main display:
2 x Clowns (pair)
1 x Manderin
1 x Powder Blue
Frogspawn
Brain
Star Polyps
Sand Nennie
Pin Cusion
Getting (hopefully, hehe - come on Hill!) Zoo's and Green Mushroom
Lotsa LR
Substrate: Shingle
Changes:
I'm adding another sump, about 1.4 meter, not deep tho, but adequite.
Adding the existing diy skimmer into 1st sump, no longer direct intake. Having a gravity feed to the new sump, where I'll have a bigger refugium, a dsb (as deep as I can get with the hight of the sump), and the return pump.
I'm also getting an RO, which I want to rig to an auto topup system from the garage
Now, the biggest question. What to do with the substrate? Have shingle now, but don't like the look of it too much, wanted to go sand only, but afraid it might get too dirty too soon, and with the depth I need, it will go toxic at the bottom. Aragonite too expensive (unless I find a donor,
What do you okes think, and before everyone asks, yes I'll post pics as soon as I'm done moving and all is in place.
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