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A 40g breeder or a 36Lx16wx18t would be fine. You can DIY the sump fuge with glass or acrylic baffles. Here is a pic of mine before I filled it. PS...
Why did you have to wait for your wife's okay? Next time you want something go get it, you work hard, enjoy it life's too short the worst thing that...
Xenia usually like to be closer to the substrate in med to low flow. They also like a bit of nitrate and phosphate in the water not high but...
Thats only a 25g, good for a 55g. Maybe look for a 40g breeder or larger. JMHO;)
Get rid of the bio balls and put live rock rubble/macro in that chamber instead with that much skimming there is no need for the bioballs. I would...
;)If it has a layer of algae on it there definitely needs to be more flow.;)
The 36g corner will give you an 18" x 18" area under the tank. You could still do a HOB skimmer on the DT and a 10g sump/fuge. ;)
If you ahve a skimmer just put some Chemipure elite in a bag and place under some 200 micron filter floss. Change the filter floss every 10 - 14 days...
You got good advice from M-Ocean man on your other thread go with it.;)
I know the more water the better but personally I would get rid of the wet/dry filter eventually you'll want to anyway because of maintenance. Just...
Is this a bean animal drain? If it is have all three drain to your wet dry, 1" bulk heads will not work for 1.5" pvc. You should use 1.5" pvc on the...
What else do you have in your tank? What are yourwater params? The toady needs a little less prestine water params than a clam. Some fish, snails and...
First don't use test strips they are not reliable. Get a liquid test kit that includes amm. Even if you started with some water from a mature tank it...
+1 to coralline you really should just put a little frozen shrimp in your tank to kick start the cycle. Wait and test your water every couple of days...
CPR 70 with a Rio+ 1700 should get you about 400 gph turnover. The eshopps brand OF has become more popular but pricey. JMHO;)
Hi and welcome to one of the most fulfilling hobbies out there. I quickly scanned your thread and it seems your getting some very good consistent...
You always have interesting and funny threads, thanks.;)
The most popular sump setup recently has the PS at one end, fuge at the other with the return in the middle. You put a T on the bottom of the...
The only way a 90g tank would not cycle is if you started it with 90 lbs of cured rock/sand and cycled water from another tank. LFS are notorious for...
Dice up some frozen shrimp from grocery and feed a piece (1/4" or smaller) directly to the mouth area. Watch and wait to see if it takes the food....
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