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yep, mine too.

i also have a pink tail trigger about the same size in another tank. i hope to put it in the new tank also. anyone have any experience with their compatibility?
 
Great update reefski. I am glad you did not hide the CL error. No ones perfect. I have had my share of "stupid days" ! :D When i added sand to my tank i did it just like that. I found that putting the sand in the tube and then putting the tube in the water works best. It is kinda hard to get sand to move in a tube full of water.
 
Sweet tank, pit, and house you go there, read this whole thing from beginning to end and it took a while but totally worth it. I will Definitely be following this thread to the end. Grew up in construction and finish carpentry and love the detail work on the house and everything you are doing. Giving me some really good ideas to use for my stuff. Keep up the good work.
 
Those crosshatch triggers are gorgeaus. Am I correct to assume they will eat any small shrimp or fish they can catch? Are clams safe to keep with them? I've seen pictures of a clown trigger in a reef system. No way would I put my clown trigger in a reef.
 
Nope, crosshatch triggers are one of the most peaceful triggers and they shouldn’t go after shrimp or small fish. Mine never show any interest to anything other than small pieces of food.
 
You never here of any one keeping a cross hatch or a blue throat long term. How long have you had the pair of cross hatch? They are awesome, and I can't wait to see them in the tank at the end.
 
i have only had them a few months. they eat out of my hand. they are voracious eaters.

i too can't wait to see them in the tank but i must be patient. that is my mantra.

i have had the tank in the house for a year now and only put sand in this week.

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the funnel worked great as long as we poured the sand slowly enough to keep it from backing up and filling the funnel.
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the bag said to rinse first but i din't know how to rinse 80 bags of sand so i just put them in the tank. the overflow took most of the foam out.
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the urchin didn't know what to do but has settled down.
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Whoaaaa that's a lot of sand!
I hope you don't run into problems with not rinsing the sand. When I rinsed mine, little twigs and sometimes bugs came out haha.
 
about 1600 lbs.

http://www.naturesocean.com/marine_substrates.htm

Nature's Ocean,Marine White Sand #0
Premium Aragonite Reef Sand:
Ideal for reef system tank bottoms, denitrifying anaerobic beds, extremely high surface area filter media.
Aragonite Benefits:
Reduces Nitrates. Maintain pH. Increases Carbonate Hardness. Provide Marine Trace Elements. Pre-washed Minimum Rinse Required. 100% From The Ocean Floor. Heat Sterilized. Ideal for culturing Live sand.
Item #: 10791
UPC: 029904107912
Grain size: 0.1-0.5mm
Packaged: 2 - 20 lb Bags per case
Net Weight: 40 lbs

maybe by tomorrow it will have settled down enough to take some photos.

the foam wasn't organic and the skimmer is not going wild. it has pretty much formed a kind of hard small mass in the overflow.

Carl
 
not that i am ready for this yet but i am trying to decide how to do the return/s from the sump.

i know i want a Calfo closed loop manifold. it keeps the pressure and flow equal amongst all the holes.
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how many holes though? the return pumps i have are a hammerhead about 5,800 gph and a Dart, about 2,800 gph.

right now i am thinking at least one in each corner and ??

i also have penductors that can go in the retuns to increase the flow. i wonder if that might be to strong aiming at the corals. they only have 3/4" outflows and if i dont use them i could keep the pipe 1 1/2" to match the pump outflow. i know if i use several of the penductors i wont be diminishing the return flow.

i will have to calculate that out.

i also want some redundancy built in in case one pump fails.

Carl
 
I added sand to my tank the same way. It took about 2 weeks for all the sand to settle in my tank. You added a little more sand than I did; I think I added about 1000 pounds. It was 35 bags of 30 pound CaribSea Aragamax sand. Adding it took forever.
 
my rockwork needed to be put in first with the mounting system i am using.

it has settled down pretty well this morning.
 
yeah, it shouldn't take too long. I would be interested to know if it spiked your water parameters like Ca and alk.
 
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not that i am ready for this yet but i am trying to decide how to do the return/s from the sump.

i know i want a Calfo closed loop manifold. it keeps the pressure and flow equal amongst all the holes.
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how many holes though? the return pumps i have are a hammerhead about 5,800 gph and a Dart, about 2,800 gph.

right now i am thinking at least one in each corner and ??

i also have penductors that can go in the retuns to increase the flow. i wonder if that might be to strong aiming at the corals. they only have 3/4" outflows and if i dont use them i could keep the pipe 1 1/2" to match the pump outflow. i know if i use several of the penductors i wont be diminishing the return flow.

i will have to calculate that out.

i also want some redundancy built in in case one pump fails.

Carl
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RC hiccuped, or I did one.

One of the train driver types can calculate the hole size and number for you, but on your closed loop you can run 1" around the inside without a big loss I'm pretty sure. Were you going to plumb both pumps into the manifold and only run one? Or what were your plans on that.
 
1" pipe has less than 1/2 the flow of 1.5" pipe. only so much water can be pushed through any given size pipe. why limit your flow if you are paying for a bigger pump with more capacity use it.

think of a garden hose with a given pressure and flow. now step on it decreasing the lumen size, same pressure but less flow.

the cross sectional area is 1/2 pi r squared.

each pump to run separate.

perhaps two closed loops or one to the closet above the tank for a surge tank.
 
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