75 Gallon Pictures & Build Thread
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chatyak
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Well it was so-so this morning but then I smoothed it out over the eggcrate to make way for the rocks... the water is still murky and looks as if the tiniest of sand particles are suspended in mid-water without moving.
I turned off my powerheads and my sump isn't finished yet, could this be part of the issue? Will having the water flow through the sump help clear up the water? Should I turn on the protein skimmer during the cycle and also to help clear things up? I don't see much point in a water change as of yet, since I still have more sand bags to put in later after the aquascaping.
I turned off my powerheads and my sump isn't finished yet, could this be part of the issue? Will having the water flow through the sump help clear up the water? Should I turn on the protein skimmer during the cycle and also to help clear things up? I don't see much point in a water change as of yet, since I still have more sand bags to put in later after the aquascaping.
timschmidt
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Yep, it takes a bit but keep the power heads on. It will help identify if there is an issue with the powerhead mixing up the sand.
timschmidt
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Yep. Shouldn't need it all the time. Mainly because it traps stuff and decomposes. You would want your skimmer to pull that stuff out and when you change water to pull it out. If you use that sponge then you will help seed it with bacteria.
Tswifty
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Of course not... It would just help pull out any floating particles, and clear up the tank faster.
Yes you could use that sponge filter.
A lot of people run sponge filters in their sump for a few days or weeks before transfering it to the QT tank so bacteria can build up on it first.
timschmidt
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I tend to try have a more consistent ripple across a larger area. what you have should be fine though.
Tswifty
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Looks good, your return line will also help depending upon how you position it.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12923652#post12923652 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chatyak
Here's a quick video of the sponge filter in action along with surface agitation (minus the return line, sump isn't done). Let me know what you think.
Aquarist007
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I would not recommend you doing that--they become nitrate importers very quickly
You only need to run the hob three days prior to setting up the qt anyways to seed it with bacteria.
timschmidt
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? Dunno. I imagine it would do fine. My understanding is that is just need be a rock LOL. Aerobic bacteria will seed in areas of oxygen and anaerobic bacteria under that. I'm sure someone else could explain better. Visual appearance and demand were the things I attributed to higher rock prices.
I assume you live somewhere between Oakville/Toronto area. I suspect the rock there is similar to what we get here in Ottawa, given there are only so many wholesalers to Canada.
I just put 200lbs of Indo in my tanks. i am very pleased with it. The stuff I got has a few different coraline colors and is quite porous. I don't think you will go wrong using Indo.
I have used fiji in the past and I like the Indo better. I have been told that the fiji we are getting now is not nearly as good as it used to be. My lfs stopped bringing it in and went to Indo instead.
I just put 200lbs of Indo in my tanks. i am very pleased with it. The stuff I got has a few different coraline colors and is quite porous. I don't think you will go wrong using Indo.
I have used fiji in the past and I like the Indo better. I have been told that the fiji we are getting now is not nearly as good as it used to be. My lfs stopped bringing it in and went to Indo instead.
