I recently moved my 90 gal tank from the basement to an upstairs sun room. During the move, I rearranged all of the rock and corals as well as fabricated an entirely new filtration system.
I am not experienced at this in any way but it actually came out pretty well. Now, I want to make some changes.
1) I need to cool the tank. It hasn't been too hot this summer (YET), but i want to make sure that I'm ready for the heat. I plan to add a small chill and some fans. Suggestions?
2) I don't feel like this sytem flows enough water and I'm trying to figure out what the bottleneck is. Below I will explain how the systme works and what components I used. I will also talk about a few ideas I'm contimplating trying out. Let me know what you think.
3) I need to make some lighting changes. I currently run (2) 250w 10k DE bulbs with a built in moon light. They hang about 12-15 inches above teh water's surface to help keep heat out of the system. I plan to cut my hood in half and hinge it so that I can mount the (2) 55w PC's that I alreay have.
What 250w DE bulbs should I use? I am due for a change.
Is there a reason not to use the PC's of actinic light?
4) What would be my best use for the 2 tanks below? One should be some type of fuge with anle and maybe mangroves... while the other could be a frag tank ... or maybe something else?
See below.
----------------------- The Present System -----------------------
Ill start at the top. The tank is a 90 gal glass tank with a built in over flow. The 'teeth' are pretty close together and don't flow very well, so I knocked out a couple of them which helped so I don't think this is the issue with flow anymore.
I built a HGB which works quite well. Off the top of my head, I think the drain is 1" and the return is 3/4" ... but I could be wrong.
The water goes down the drain and splits into 2 pipes. One goes to the 'frag tank' while the other goes to the sump.
Water in the frag tank goes through a series of baffles and drains on the opposite side. I originally had 2 drains but the second interfered with the skimmer so I had to get rid of it. I plan to put something over the drain to keep things from getting though. Anyway, the water then drains into the sump.
The water from the second drain empties into a bubble tower which flows into a refuge. The fuge has (2) 2/4 drains which allows the water into the main part of the sump.
The main sump has probes, heater, and stuff like that in it. I take the water from the sump and push it through the skimmer where it returns back to the sump.
Fianlly water goes through a series of baffles and on to the final chamber where it is returned to the tank. The return pump has a ball valve which I keep a decent way closed so that the sump doesn't run dry.
So, thats the basics of the system. Now, where should I make my changes?
Thanks,
-JRW
I am not experienced at this in any way but it actually came out pretty well. Now, I want to make some changes.
1) I need to cool the tank. It hasn't been too hot this summer (YET), but i want to make sure that I'm ready for the heat. I plan to add a small chill and some fans. Suggestions?
2) I don't feel like this sytem flows enough water and I'm trying to figure out what the bottleneck is. Below I will explain how the systme works and what components I used. I will also talk about a few ideas I'm contimplating trying out. Let me know what you think.
3) I need to make some lighting changes. I currently run (2) 250w 10k DE bulbs with a built in moon light. They hang about 12-15 inches above teh water's surface to help keep heat out of the system. I plan to cut my hood in half and hinge it so that I can mount the (2) 55w PC's that I alreay have.
What 250w DE bulbs should I use? I am due for a change.
Is there a reason not to use the PC's of actinic light?
4) What would be my best use for the 2 tanks below? One should be some type of fuge with anle and maybe mangroves... while the other could be a frag tank ... or maybe something else?
See below.
----------------------- The Present System -----------------------
Ill start at the top. The tank is a 90 gal glass tank with a built in over flow. The 'teeth' are pretty close together and don't flow very well, so I knocked out a couple of them which helped so I don't think this is the issue with flow anymore.
I built a HGB which works quite well. Off the top of my head, I think the drain is 1" and the return is 3/4" ... but I could be wrong.
The water goes down the drain and splits into 2 pipes. One goes to the 'frag tank' while the other goes to the sump.
Water in the frag tank goes through a series of baffles and drains on the opposite side. I originally had 2 drains but the second interfered with the skimmer so I had to get rid of it. I plan to put something over the drain to keep things from getting though. Anyway, the water then drains into the sump.
The water from the second drain empties into a bubble tower which flows into a refuge. The fuge has (2) 2/4 drains which allows the water into the main part of the sump.
The main sump has probes, heater, and stuff like that in it. I take the water from the sump and push it through the skimmer where it returns back to the sump.
Fianlly water goes through a series of baffles and on to the final chamber where it is returned to the tank. The return pump has a ball valve which I keep a decent way closed so that the sump doesn't run dry.
So, thats the basics of the system. Now, where should I make my changes?
Thanks,
-JRW
