Multiple Questions

bwbixby · 04-14-2008, 02:29 AM

Heres my intro post for more info on current tank set up!

Hey!

1) On some of my live rock I have little sticks/branches/worms? I have no idea growing out of them. If you looks carefully in the picture below i have circled a couple. What are they? Are they good, bad, etc??

2) Also on some of my rock i have a white(milky colored) Covering over some of it. On one of them it appears to be over some bubblish looking things. On the other its just over part of the rock. Again, What is it? And good, bad, etc??

3) I have also put on here pictures of a wet/dry i have recieved from a friend. What my plan is to put eggcrate at bottom of old bio ball area and fill with live rock rubble. Put a heater, protein skimmer and return pump in the return area. 3 questions with that. First one being, it is a Pro Clear Aquatics 175 sump w/o prefilter, on the website for them they show a foam block between bottom of Bio ball area and return, is that necessary?

3b) I have tried searching internet for resources about the pro clear overflow box trying to find what it is rated at in GPH for help with pump decision. Is anyone familiar with them and can let me know?

3c) For plumping my return what my ideal plumping would be to go from return up to a Y - from there run the returns up to the tank. My goal is to help return flow and current through out all tank to hopefully eliminate need for as many powerheads as possible. Would that give me enough current? And secondly is it even feasible to do that with the sump/overflow combination that i have?

Thank you so much to anyone with help!!

~Brian

lcstorc · 04-14-2008, 09:42 AM

I don't know the answers but here is a bump so the right people see it.

bwbixby · 04-14-2008, 10:40 AM

The pictures were too large to attach so to the forum so they are under my profile.

lcstorc · 04-14-2008, 10:48 AM

If you go to the pic and scroll about halfway down you will see the UBB code which has a copy to clipboard button. Copy it to the clipboard and paste it in a post. This makes the pic show up in the post.
HTH

bwbixby · 04-14-2008, 11:03 AM

bwbixby · 04-14-2008, 11:06 AM

And thank you for the tip!

fishnu · 04-25-2008, 04:11 PM

drakejo2002 · 04-29-2008, 10:35 AM

go to pro-clear website it will tell you what it is rated for. here is there website.

Wet Dry

i hope this helps.

04-14-2008, 02:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
bwbixby Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	Multiple Questions Heres my intro post for more info on current tank set up! Hey! 1) On some of my live rock I have little sticks/branches/worms? I have no idea growing out of them. If you looks carefully in the picture below i have circled a couple. What are they? Are they good, bad, etc?? 2) Also on some of my rock i have a white(milky colored) Covering over some of it. On one of them it appears to be over some bubblish looking things. On the other its just over part of the rock. Again, What is it? And good, bad, etc?? 3) I have also put on here pictures of a wet/dry i have recieved from a friend. What my plan is to put eggcrate at bottom of old bio ball area and fill with live rock rubble. Put a heater, protein skimmer and return pump in the return area. 3 questions with that. First one being, it is a Pro Clear Aquatics 175 sump w/o prefilter, on the website for them they show a foam block between bottom of Bio ball area and return, is that necessary? 3b) I have tried searching internet for resources about the pro clear overflow box trying to find what it is rated at in GPH for help with pump decision. Is anyone familiar with them and can let me know? 3c) For plumping my return what my ideal plumping would be to go from return up to a Y - from there run the returns up to the tank. My goal is to help return flow and current through out all tank to hopefully eliminate need for as many powerheads as possible. Would that give me enough current? And secondly is it even feasible to do that with the sump/overflow combination that i have? Thank you so much to anyone with help!! ~Brian

04-14-2008, 09:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,866 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Multiple Questions I don't know the answers but here is a bump so the right people see it. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

04-14-2008, 10:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
bwbixby Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Multiple Questions The pictures were too large to attach so to the forum so they are under my profile.

04-14-2008, 10:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,866 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Multiple Questions If you go to the pic and scroll about halfway down you will see the UBB code which has a copy to clipboard button. Copy it to the clipboard and paste it in a post. This makes the pic show up in the post. HTH __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

04-14-2008, 11:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
bwbixby Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Multiple Questions

04-14-2008, 11:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
bwbixby Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 7 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Multiple Questions And thank you for the tip!

04-25-2008, 04:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
fishnu Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 998 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Multiple Questions Bump __________________ *I'd rather be good slow than bad fast.* Fishnu, Lord of Fishes Mantis Shrimp Club My Tank Thread The Wisdom of Fishnu - Mistakes on the path. 75 Gal Refurbished and Refinished Dutch Aquariums System Tank drilled with 2 1.5" bulkheads and 30 Gal Sump / Refugium Combo; 90 Lbs Fiji LR; ASM G2; OR6500 Pump; 2 Koralia Nanos; 2 150W HQI 2 96W Actinics; Gamma 25w UV; Kent Maxxima Hi S 60GPD RO/DI. Amphiprion percula (OMEN); Sphaeramia nematoptera (CODY); stenopus hispidus (PIMP THE SHRIMP); Selected hermits and snails. Euphyllia divisa, Euphyllia glabrescens, Pink Acanthastrea (Lord?), Zoas, selected mushrooms (Rhodactis, Actinodiscus, Sarcophyton ...). Looking for mermaid.

04-29-2008, 10:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
drakejo2002 Tunicate Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Multiple Questions go to pro-clear website it will tell you what it is rated for. here is there website. Wet Dry i hope this helps.

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