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leahski · 01-08-2008, 01:15 AM

another lb of LRR in the 2nd chamber - that makes a little over 2lbs now. i've raised the water level back there so that it's fully submerged and put filter floss on my drip tray as an experiment. it seems to be working well, so i'm thinking of doing away with the stock filter, placing maybe half of the LRR in the 1st chamber w/ a bag of activated carbon, then putting a ball of cheato in 2nd chamber w/a submersible light and keeping the drip tray covered w/ filter floss. this is of course pending on ordering the light and finding the cheato...
it's okay to put a light in with LR in the filter, right? i remember reading somewhere about LRR in the filter not needing light, but is there any reason why it shouldn't have any? i could always put all of the LRR in the 1st (take out the cool pieces for display to make room for the carbon...)
and i haven't done away with the sponge in the bottom of chamber 3 yet, i'm a little concerned about pieces from the LRR going through and messing up the pump. is that a logical concern?

pics tomorrow, i promise! curse this 2 week 8-4 class!

01-08-2008, 01:15 AM	#34 (permalink)
leahski Cabbage Leather Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: GR, Michigan Posts: 383 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tori's First Marine Expedition!! nano style! another lb of LRR in the 2nd chamber - that makes a little over 2lbs now. i've raised the water level back there so that it's fully submerged and put filter floss on my drip tray as an experiment. it seems to be working well, so i'm thinking of doing away with the stock filter, placing maybe half of the LRR in the 1st chamber w/ a bag of activated carbon, then putting a ball of cheato in 2nd chamber w/a submersible light and keeping the drip tray covered w/ filter floss. this is of course pending on ordering the light and finding the cheato... it's okay to put a light in with LR in the filter, right? i remember reading somewhere about LRR in the filter not needing light, but is there any reason why it shouldn't have any? i could always put all of the LRR in the 1st (take out the cool pieces for display to make room for the carbon...) and i haven't done away with the sponge in the bottom of chamber 3 yet, i'm a little concerned about pieces from the LRR going through and messing up the pump. is that a logical concern? pics tomorrow, i promise! curse this 2 week 8-4 class! __________________ Tori sharks are friends, not souvenirs! 8 gallons of salty goodness! The NANO club!