FortuneFavours
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So this is the (rather dirty) sump for my first marine tank. The sump dimensions are (48" x 20"W x 18"H):
The water will flow from left to right in the picture above.
The first stage is this:
It looks like a good area for some mechanical filtration - some of those sponges cut to size? I might try and have some filter socks underneath the sponges, but I will have to measure it all up properly to ensure they fit.
Then it flows into this section:
I'm thinking the protein skimmer and future reactors can go here.
Then we have:
Any ideas for this section? I don't know what the little blades of glass on the bottom are for:
The final section is this:
Obviously the return pump will go here. Should I have anything else?
There is also a refugium (of sorts) in the final section:
The bottom of this box has a big strip missing, which is where the water (and copepods?) drip into the return area.
I think I'd like to grow some chaetomorpha. And I'm also thinking of having a block of Marine Pure too (need to do some more research on that, just came across the product today). What about a deep sand bed?
Being a complete beginner with marine/reef aquarium keeping, I would love to hear people's ideas before I start on this. :thumbsup:
The water will flow from left to right in the picture above.
The first stage is this:
It looks like a good area for some mechanical filtration - some of those sponges cut to size? I might try and have some filter socks underneath the sponges, but I will have to measure it all up properly to ensure they fit.
Then it flows into this section:
I'm thinking the protein skimmer and future reactors can go here.
Then we have:
Any ideas for this section? I don't know what the little blades of glass on the bottom are for:
The final section is this:
Obviously the return pump will go here. Should I have anything else?
There is also a refugium (of sorts) in the final section:
The bottom of this box has a big strip missing, which is where the water (and copepods?) drip into the return area.
I think I'd like to grow some chaetomorpha. And I'm also thinking of having a block of Marine Pure too (need to do some more research on that, just came across the product today). What about a deep sand bed?
Being a complete beginner with marine/reef aquarium keeping, I would love to hear people's ideas before I start on this. :thumbsup:
