Susanedw
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@mr_tap_water I have a protein skimmer--tank is an all in one so I can open up the air valve all the way and just empty as need be.
@mr_tap_water I have a protein skimmer--tank is an all in one so I can open up the air valve all the way and just empty as need be.
Your top up system it's for you evaporation, but if you're emptying your Collection cup on your skimmer a lot more you're taking salt water out of the system and that's only being replaced with your top up system it will bring down your SG if you see what I mean.@mr_tap_water I have an auto top off all set up. Ugh, looks like cyano starting in refugium.
If you're getting a lot of debris on the rocks it's usually to do with not having A good enough circulation to keep the debris in the water column allowing your filter Time to filter it out,@mr_tap_water I see what you're saying. So far, not over skimming too badly. Just an inch or so from today so far. Thanks. What do you think about the canister filter? Can it be utilized and added to the system after I plumb together. That hob is not moving a lot of gph I'm sure. I can turkey baste a lot of debris off the rockwork and I have a feeling it just resettles. it was the hob that came with a 29 gal tank and I have a 37 (the 37 got plugged already from the finer sand than gravel which most freshwater users use.
If I was to use and external filter for your system I would use some filter floss it will help trap the debris along with some active carbon or Purigen and some bio rings and clean on a regular basis.IMO if you're going to use Purigen then you don't need to use active carbon,
and if you're using Nopox and you have already live rock in your system you won't need bio balls but if you really do want a bio media as well go for the ring type same with the live rock rubble personally I think you're wasting your time with it traps a lot of debris making it inefficient.
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But needs to be done if you're using Nopox or any other carbon dosing.wet skimming, not excessively is good