Hi Everyone!
I have just started my 300 liter marine tank. The scaping of the live rock I did by building a structure of 32mm pvc pipe. To keep it from being boyant and for water to flow through I drilled holes in the pipes. The tank has been cycling for 1 week now and the algae is growing like crazy.
To my horror, a seasoned reefer told me that I made a big mistake by drilling holes in the piping. Apparently the water will become stale inside the pipes which could pose massive problems in future. His advice was to connect a small pump with plastic tubing into the structure to get adequate waterflow through the piping system.
Could you please advise whether this is necessary and some advice as to what I should do? Attached a photo of the structure.
Greetings
Helga
I have just started my 300 liter marine tank. The scaping of the live rock I did by building a structure of 32mm pvc pipe. To keep it from being boyant and for water to flow through I drilled holes in the pipes. The tank has been cycling for 1 week now and the algae is growing like crazy.
To my horror, a seasoned reefer told me that I made a big mistake by drilling holes in the piping. Apparently the water will become stale inside the pipes which could pose massive problems in future. His advice was to connect a small pump with plastic tubing into the structure to get adequate waterflow through the piping system.
Could you please advise whether this is necessary and some advice as to what I should do? Attached a photo of the structure.
Greetings
Helga
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