need help diy sump fuge questions.

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  1. snooopidydoo

    snooopidydoo Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I'm putting a sump in my red sea 34. Can I just have a hose with a valve being syphoned into thesump flow volume controlled by ball valve and matched to the return pump?

    Question 2.
    This is mostly for water volume and fuge do I need to cycle the fuge? Is be putting new sand and a small chunk of my cured rock. My tank is fully stocked and would have to work in conjunction with my stock rear sump, skimmer etc.
    Thank you.
     
    snooopidydoo, Feb 7, 2011
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  2. snooopidydoo

    snooopidydoo Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Annnyyyboooddyy?
     
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  3. RenoR1

    RenoR1 Plankton

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    answer 1: no idea what you are talking about

    Answer 2: This depends on what your definition of "established" is for the DT, and depends on the amount of sand. When I added a 30 G fuge, I added a 10lbs bag of dry sand and just let the tank run its course. No problems.
     
    RenoR1, Feb 12, 2011
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