RDSB questions

[Fredfish]

Sorry? I run a 'standard' RDSB; not under flow.

Ha, I was thinking reverse not remote. :lmao:

 

[ca1ore]

My intentions are to run all my water through Skimmer and settle out area prior to going through filter floss then to my pump to get pumped over the top of my RDSB I am cutters how you keep your particulate free...i Maddy wish to use your ideas...i have 200# of sand cleaned and dried waiting for me to turn the tank on... (Well build the stand plumb fill I guess.. lol)

Not necessarily particulate free, rather particulate minimized :lol: I feed my RDSB off a dedicated manifold pump, with water passing through a large chaeto refugium first. Chaeto is an excellent mechanical filter.

 

[orcafood]

I always used to use chaeto, until I saw some amazing tanks not using any at all. You think a radial flow filter or settling tank could help perform mechanical filtration similar to your chaeto?

I even saw a 120 sps that went, 16 gallon settling cone -> recirculating skimmer -> return. The guy even had to decouple the settling tank from his skimmer because it was remving nutrients too aggresivley Same setup as carlinhos basically, no chato but tons of siporax right after the settling tank and skimmer.