camanuch's 30g reef

[Deep Dive Coral]

here are some pics through the process of setting up the tank. will post pics of new coral when i get a chance and a FTS.

 

[Awibrandy]

Rock work is nice, nice fishie collection, and not bad on the corals so far.:usa1:
Is there room for a sump? You would have a much cleaner look if you could incorporate a sump. And get all that equipment out of the display tank.

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

Rock work is nice, nice fishie collection, and not bad on the corals so far.:usa1:
Is there room for a sump? You would have a much cleaner look if you could incorporate a sump. And get all that equipment out of the display tank.

i will be building a sump within the next couple of weeks. and moving the filters the PS down there. as for the PH they will stay. thanks for the post.

 

[Awibrandy]

That's cool! Uhmmmm, didn't expect you to move the PH into the sump buddy! Just the skimmer, heater, sock. Why would you move the filter into the sump? If you have a sump you won't need that hangon filter. Just curious. Not trying to upset you in any way.

 

[Deep Dive Coral]

That's cool! Uhmmmm, didn't expect you to move the PH into the sump buddy! Just the skimmer, heater, sock. Why would you move the filter into the sump? If you have a sump you won't need that hangon filter. Just curious. Not trying to upset you in any way.

you know that is a good point. the filter really isnt doing much right now as it is. i have about 75-80lbs of LR in tank and with my flow being about 25x. i really dont need it. its just a way to add carbon to the tank. thats about it and give surface movement.

 

[Awibrandy]

PH should be giving you surface movement if directed slightly towards the surface. Carefull though, make sure it is not to far up, or you'll end up with water on the floor.
Once you have the sump you can put the carbon in a high flow spot of the sump. In one of my tanks carbon is in a reactor, in another I hung the bag of carbon in a way that the water coming from the skimmer splash right on down it. In the smallest of my tanks I placed the bag of carbon where the water from the tank drains into the sump. Just some ideas for you to entertain.