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The 700gph overflow will be fine, your return pump controls how much water goes through the overflow. Suggested flow through the sump is 6 to 10...
Thanks, it really has. I didn't realize how much until I compared the pictures.
LOL should have done the example to start myself
Sounds like you have a good plan, good luck, I hope it works as you envision. Maybe you will start a method of filtration.
Turn on actinics, turn on daylights 1 hour later, turn off daylights after 8 hours, turn off actinics 1 hour later.
You are going to want around 600gph for softies and LPS and up to 3000gph for SPS. Lighting will depend on what type of corals you want to keep....
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Welcome to 3reef If you have a dawn/dusk control run them for 10 hours and run the daylight bulbs for 8 hours. Turn on the daylight bulbs one...
I think that is close to tincture of iodine levels. I would suggest looking up tincture of iodine to see what its concentration is.
Yup, dwell time is most important for skimmer efficiency, lower flow cuts way back on micro bubbles one the skimmer is broken in.
Actually the sump's volume is where you want to calculate the throughput at. This allows even more time for the skimmer to remove waste. Eliminates...
15 to 20 drops per quart of tank water for 10 to 15 minutes. Then rinse in a clean quart of tank water. This is for tincture of iodine. For...
The recommended flow rate through the sump is 10X the sump's volume. Flow through the fuge is recommended closer to 1 time the fuge's volume per...
If it works that way for you then that is good too. Your choice, good luck and post lots of pics.
You should be able to test for copper starting today. A pic of the rock would help.
Good start and planning, I agree with Reefbruh's points. The green stuff is a type of coralline algae called lithothamnion.
Agreed on the size change. Using the return pump for flow is a huge waste of energy and generates a lot of heat in the process also. It seems as...
You should be able to use any new PVC. You can use crazy glue as long as it is cyanoacrylate. You can try to glue the LPS to your rock. You may...
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