THE Tank Build By Aqua Digital

[AQD_ottawa]

We will see, I hope so.

Amazing product so easy to use, and all reports from users and really positive. We are looking forward to seeing ProdiBio in action and will do a full report.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Busy weekend,

Water in - Check
sand in - Check
GHL fully set up - Check
creation of worlds largest wiring tangle - Check (hey gimme time i will clean it up )
Premium Fiji in Place - Check - Thanks Ottawa Inverts for the cleanest LR I have ever seen

I am awaiting a new prob bracket from Chris, then the sump will not look like a bowl of string

pH - 8.08
Salinity - 51.8mS and rising
Redox - 177mV (target = 300mV)
Temp - 28 degrees C

Rest not worth measuring yet, let the tank settle a bit

 

[nanotank]

Looks good but paint the back of the tank black to match the overflow.

 

[AQD_ottawa]

yep thats the next job

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Other updates.

The return pump will be switched to a Tunze I am not happy with the flow rate i am getting with the aqua bee, the Tunze also has flow control so if i do over shoot the mark it can be throttled back.

The tank got its first dose of Ultra Bio and Ultra Bak this evening to help with cycling, but i do plan to field trial ProdiBio since we just started distributing the brand.

 

[badazztealcobra]

Other updates.

The return pump will be switched to a Tunze I am not happy with the flow rate i am getting with the aqua bee, the Tunze also has flow control so if i do over shoot the mark it can be throttled back.

The tank got its first dose of Ultra Bio and Ultra Bak this evening to help with cycling, but i do plan to field trial ProdiBio since we just started distributing the brand.

Im using a Tunze Silence on my new setup as well... Great pump.... It's definitely names Silence for a reason... Im going to make my durso over again because the water into the overflow is the noisiest part of my tank... :thumbsup:

 

[MSHUR]

Michael,
Set up looks great! I dose prodibio for sometime, i can tell IT WORKS!

mike

 

[AQD_ottawa]

So here is the latest dilemma.

I thought my little aqua bee was not cutting the pace so upscaled to a Tunze silence 700GHP (ok not so silent compared to the aqua bee)

My dilemma is this

The sump is about 10 gallon, so would you

A, High flow.
Or
B slow is best?

I am leaning towards slow as if nothing else the tank seems calmer in terms of noise.

 

[MSHUR]

I always play this rule: slow return through the sump, but more flow inside the tank..

 

[MSHUR]

why didnt you get eheim, i think its great pump for return and super silent

 

[nanotank]

slow flow for sure....

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Is there a right or wrong though? Does a skimmer perform better with higher flow than lower flow?

My skimmer seems to be performing better at high flow, but could just be me LOL.

Interested to know if there is a right or wrong or just, whatever you prefer.

Got Tunze as that was all i could get at trade LOL

 

[nanotank]

yes the slower flow through a sump means more contact time with the skimmer. You can always put a ball valve in line and slow the flow. Or if you plan on running a media reactor for GFO or carbon you can T off the main pump and use a ball valve to control flow through the media reactor. Might be your best bet as that's what I do and use a tunze for return. My sump is 30 gallons though.

 

[MSHUR]

My skimmer perform better at lower flow .

 

[MSHUR]

jeff makes sence ..i have T-off for my chiller

 

[AQD_ottawa]

For sale

1 x Tunze slience - 2.5hours old email me

 

[boboxx]

Keep it, you’re not running a berlin filter or a fuge! Make that skimmer process the maximum amount of water it can!

 

[AQD_ottawa]

Oh heck, my head hurts- off to burn some kebabs on the BBQ :lolspin:

 

[AQD_ottawa]

so from overnight pm's emails etc there seems to be two camps

High flow
Low flow

My question is are the low flow guys basing the reason on having low flow if you have a refugium etc and not just a skimmer and small phos reactor and thats it?

My thoughts would be

High flow or at least good flow, if you just have a skimmer etc
Low flow if you have a refugium?

The feedback so far has been

No refugium etc - pump as much as the sump can handle
Yes to refugium - pump low volumes

I think we all could learn a lot from sharing these ideas and thoughts.

 

[Stoneyscoral]

I am a fan of low flow through the sump. I use one Tunze 1073.040 silence pump for my 460 gallon and 5 Vortech MP40's for crazy flow in the tank.

No micro bubbles and everything is happy!

Looking good Michael.