Hi Everyone,
Just wanted to get your opinion on this tank setup I did. I guess I set it up more for the heck of building than really thinking if it was beneficial to the system or not. Anyways...this is what I did.
I have a FOWLR setup. It's a 55 gallon that overflows into a 29 gallon tank. Though the 29g isn't really a sump, as I have some smaller inhabitants in there...i.e. 1 clown, 2 damsels, and 2 shrimps. There's about 40lbs of live rock there...and a bed of crushed coral (no sand). On the 29g will be the skimmer (CPR...yeah I know), and the heater. Not much additional current besides what the overflow and skimmer brings. In the 55g sitting above, I just have about 20lbs of live rock, and 3 hermits, and a 3.5" Lionfish.
The biological filtration is the live rocks. No chemical. And the mechanical is just the sponge pre-filter in the overflow.
On the 29g, I have some room to add one more equipment. I can either get an extra small protein skimmer or I have an extra power filter with bio-wheel. Which do you recommend? Also hope to get about another 30 lbs of rock in the near future.
Also, please feel free to make any other suggestions. I'm from the freshwater world, and somehow, I feel like I'm missing a whole lot of mechanical filtration. Let me know what you think.
Your opinion is valued. Thanks.
Just wanted to get your opinion on this tank setup I did. I guess I set it up more for the heck of building than really thinking if it was beneficial to the system or not. Anyways...this is what I did.
I have a FOWLR setup. It's a 55 gallon that overflows into a 29 gallon tank. Though the 29g isn't really a sump, as I have some smaller inhabitants in there...i.e. 1 clown, 2 damsels, and 2 shrimps. There's about 40lbs of live rock there...and a bed of crushed coral (no sand). On the 29g will be the skimmer (CPR...yeah I know), and the heater. Not much additional current besides what the overflow and skimmer brings. In the 55g sitting above, I just have about 20lbs of live rock, and 3 hermits, and a 3.5" Lionfish.
The biological filtration is the live rocks. No chemical. And the mechanical is just the sponge pre-filter in the overflow.
On the 29g, I have some room to add one more equipment. I can either get an extra small protein skimmer or I have an extra power filter with bio-wheel. Which do you recommend? Also hope to get about another 30 lbs of rock in the near future.
Also, please feel free to make any other suggestions. I'm from the freshwater world, and somehow, I feel like I'm missing a whole lot of mechanical filtration. Let me know what you think.
Your opinion is valued. Thanks.