Hi,
I currently own a 46 gallon bow with African Cichlids and I'm contemplating buying at least a 72 gallon bow for SW coral tank.
I e-mail this person regarding my interest and this is what he replied back to me with. Anyway, I was wondering if you experienced hobbyist think it sounds like good advice.
THANKS!
"If a 4 foot wide tank is as large as you can go I’d stick with the 72g vs the 92 corner. This is because corner tanks are more difficult given we want good water flow all around our rock structure. Any obtrustructions (like built-in overflows) or deep corners create obstacles to flow allowing for dead spots/dirt collection areas.
In a reef system filtration = the sand & rock in our tanks. This is where 90% of the bacteria resides. The rest is water movement. Understanding that the core to any “filter†is beneficial bacteria present breaking down wastes produced. In a Fluval or any other “mechanical†filter the media inside the unit houses beneficial bacteria & as the water passes through the media the bacteria breaks down the wastes. The term “live rock†or “live sand†comes from these beneficial bacteria residing there (as well as any other microbes & live things which just add to the diversity of the term “liveâ€Â). We employ an “overflow†system based on a wet/dry but we do not use bio balls (which were used to harbor additional bacteria) or any other filter media like sponges etc. Today the sump or what was known as the wet/dry area is really just a “water collection/conditioning†area where we have our heater, skimmer & main pump which returns the water to the main tank. This sump area also acts as a “refugium†or place of refuge. Meaning there are no fish to eat the microganisms that spawn & procreate in there. Because beautiful fish like Mandarins prefer only live foods they rely on our system’s ability to generate them. The sumps also allow for other marine organisms to procreate. In some cases we’ve had creatures like cucumbers spawn & we’ve plucked baby ones out from the sump! So awesome"
I currently own a 46 gallon bow with African Cichlids and I'm contemplating buying at least a 72 gallon bow for SW coral tank.
I e-mail this person regarding my interest and this is what he replied back to me with. Anyway, I was wondering if you experienced hobbyist think it sounds like good advice.
THANKS!
"If a 4 foot wide tank is as large as you can go I’d stick with the 72g vs the 92 corner. This is because corner tanks are more difficult given we want good water flow all around our rock structure. Any obtrustructions (like built-in overflows) or deep corners create obstacles to flow allowing for dead spots/dirt collection areas.
In a reef system filtration = the sand & rock in our tanks. This is where 90% of the bacteria resides. The rest is water movement. Understanding that the core to any “filter†is beneficial bacteria present breaking down wastes produced. In a Fluval or any other “mechanical†filter the media inside the unit houses beneficial bacteria & as the water passes through the media the bacteria breaks down the wastes. The term “live rock†or “live sand†comes from these beneficial bacteria residing there (as well as any other microbes & live things which just add to the diversity of the term “liveâ€Â). We employ an “overflow†system based on a wet/dry but we do not use bio balls (which were used to harbor additional bacteria) or any other filter media like sponges etc. Today the sump or what was known as the wet/dry area is really just a “water collection/conditioning†area where we have our heater, skimmer & main pump which returns the water to the main tank. This sump area also acts as a “refugium†or place of refuge. Meaning there are no fish to eat the microganisms that spawn & procreate in there. Because beautiful fish like Mandarins prefer only live foods they rely on our system’s ability to generate them. The sumps also allow for other marine organisms to procreate. In some cases we’ve had creatures like cucumbers spawn & we’ve plucked baby ones out from the sump! So awesome"
