I have an idea for my FOWLR what do you guys think?

[Briggz]

I had a wet-dry and converted it to a fug style because I had it in my head that I wanted to run a reef and every one talks so bad about Bioballs but I have changed my mind for now at least! anyway--- ABout the idea what if I leave the filtration as is and just set up my corner over flows:yo: as a wet-dry trickle system? It sounds good in my head?:google:

 

[motortrendz]

use rubble instead of bioballs..take out your 1in drain pipe dray 8 strait lines top to bottom all the way around and drill as amy holes as you can.. the LR will filter the water in the overflow and then drain down into the sump for you mechanical filtration..not sure how well itll work but just an idea....

but whatever you do the bio balls will create a higher nitrate issue so whatever u go with us rubble intead..

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

good idea, but most bioballs will be semeged under water unless you remove the pvc?I think just LR should be fine,
I think I seen it done also on RC, I will find the thread

 

[motortrendz]

yea me too thats were i was bringing the idea from.. but didnt know how well it works..

 

[Briggz]

Well, My idea is to make a wet dry trickle in the over flow so I guess I can drop the stand pipe to about 4'' add egg crate put the bios in with a drip plat on the top with some filter pads thats it!?

That would give me 300 gallons of bio filtration and my tank is only 135.. plus LR.

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Lots of noise you will get without the stand pipe if you dont mind

 

[motortrendz]

use LR in that same setup instead of the bioballs.. theyre a nitrate trap...

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

+1 just use LR

 

[adamt]

unless you put a ton of fish in that tank the lr you have will be enough... your better off treating a fowlr like a reef tank than a fo tank when it comes to filtration. if you absolutely feel the need to put something in ur overflow line it with pura filtration pad and swap it out once a month, and prolly better off leavng the stand pipe in... theyre noisy as $%^ with out one. filling overflow with rubble is prolly more trouble than its worth, just put the lr in the tank instead, or set up a fuge in the sump.