Diary of a 29

[puffer21]

Here is a diagram of the sump i will make does this sound better.
Brown- AquaClear as a fuge with light hanging on tank
Yellow- return pump mag drive 5
Green- CSS65 in sump
Black-hose going into tank
Dark blue- water that just entered the tank
Light blue- water that is going back to the tank

 

[mr pink floyd]

pics right before all lights out, with actinics

just a few ideas for rockscape

 

[puffer21]

Thanks i was thinking about something like that

 

[puffer21]

So do people think i have a good idea splting the tank in half.

 

[mr pink floyd]

do whatever yo uthink looks good, i liekd rock wall for a while, now towers kick arse

they also gived more ledges and caves for frags and fish and such

more swimmign room too

 

[puffer21]

oh sorry i was talking about the sump not the rock work. I should have said that.

 

[mr pink floyd]

it should be ok, bafffles are to keep micro bubbles from getting too far, the ybubbles dissipate in the baffles IME

 

[puffer21]

OK thanks. but will the filter as the fuge make bubbles?

 

[mr pink floyd]

depends on water level, i think it would be best to mod the filter , liek somehow have the output a long slant so it doesnt fall into the water and make a loud noise

 

[puffer21]

ok thanks.

 

[puffer21]

OK well Im having problems with the tank. There are like brown stuff in the tank stuck to the bottom that wont srape off. then there are like hard crystal things. then there are like tons of fuzzes in the tank. What do i do and please help.

 

[mr pink floyd]

leave them in there, its fine.

Your filtration and skimmer will pull the gunk out anyway

 

[puffer21]

But what about the brown stuff my sand will go over it. Is that ok?

 

[puffer21]

Also I would just like to say thanks to everyone who has helped me and to keep reading along as I will post pics when everything is up.

 

[mr pink floyd]

should be fine

 

[puffer21]

OK thanks

 

[puffer21]

Do you think I can lay a light on the aquaclear filter or do you think it will overheat the plastic?

 

[mr pink floyd]

depends on kind of light, if its a curly one, they dont get to hot, if its a regular bulb it most likely will

it will also heat up the water significantly, i took my light off my fuge, it ges enough from overflow of the main light

it would heat my water up to 83+ halide would not = good

now my temp is down to 78.5-79.5

stays there all day

 

[puffer21]

http://www.petsolutions.com/Jalli+11+13+watt+Compact+Strip-I-12516835-I-C-40001713-C-.aspx
That is the light

 

[mr pink floyd]

see how hot it gets after a few minutes, the from there decide how high to mount it

GET SOME PICS TOO!

i wanna see this tank come together

i wanna see a sandstorm, skimmate, rockwork anything!