a little help

[es1887]

just got a new skimmer today. it is the current fission recirculating skimmer rated for up to 225g. it is on a 29 seahorse tank. i know it is way over kill, but i have a sponge and plan on feeding very heavily. just wondering if i should get rid of the bio balls all together. move the skimmer all the way over and try to partition a little part for a refugium. it has a foot print of 14x9. currently it sits in a 10g. it is designed for in sump only. any suggestions on how to arrange would be great. here is a pic, i know its a little ghetto, and not the best skimmer. i also paid 70 dollars for it NIB, ebay is a great thing.

 

[THE ROOK]

I'd dump the balls & the sand. Then add a baffle that's around 6" - 8". Drain into that section & the other will be your return. You'll evap the return section alot quicker. This will likely require a couple of top offs per day until you get an ATO setup.

 

[es1887]

i do not have too much lr in the tank so i was trying not to limit the biological filtration to just what the lr i have in it. and i was thinking this would give a place for at least some pods to live and get back into the dt. because of the way the return is plumbed i would have to have the whole skimmer in one baffle area with it dumping back into its section. here is a pic of the tank.

 

[es1887]

anyone else?