Large polyped Non-Photosynthetic corals/animals.

[Western_reefer]

not bad, just shows even if you are super careful drilling glass you can get a lot of break out on the inside of the cut.. Gah.. i hate drilling glass, even with a drill press you have to take your time and go suuper slow.

GL on your project, cant wait to see it stocked and running

Thanks. I didn't drill the tank, a great friend of mine gave this tank to me already drilled.

 

[Western_reefer]

Moses, the cycling between tanks can be done with a few timers but I don't believe you will be able to stock above the lowest intake/return ports. Unless you put a check valve on the lowest port. For the cycling between the tanks, it is something you are going to have to play with. Depending on your actual feeding schedule, I personally would try it off line for 2-4 hours, do some testing on your tank parameters before taking it offline for 8. With the food circulating in the tank for 8 hours, with no skimming, and only circulation, then dumped back into the system, issues may arise. IIRC you 28 was packed pretty tight, with the water volume reduced greatly due to livestock/rock, how much extra space/water are you working with in refugium?

Mike

I'm going to make the overflow full length, from one side to the other instead of a small corner overflow, but the full length overflow is not going to go all the way to the bottom. So, I'm going to close off the smaller hole and use the bigger hole that's a bit lower as the drain. Hmm... I guess I'll play around with the cycling once the tank is set up then. Maybe If I add a second Fluidized sand filter and a fuge to the back of the 11 gallon I'll be able to keep it offline longer? Guess we will see once the tank is set up... The rock isn't taking up much water, its maybe taking up a few gallons MAX? The large rock in the middle is very porous and has a ton of large holes and the rock on top is flat and its just leaning against the back wall, so there is no rock behind it. I'm currently using the small chamber that's on the right as a fuge and its enough for the 28 gallon, but once I add the 11 gall, I'll probably use all the back chambers as a fuge.


Here is a side shot of the tank.