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making a few changes to my strategy. first, i changed the wave pumps from 60% to 10% and decreased the frequency to the minimum (90s). this is substantially less turbulent and still keeps the sand clean next, i addressed the sump. my sump design is one i used on smaller tanks; it worked...

trying a few things; i will report back in a week or so. DN328 - thx for the compliment. FYI the stand is all wood.

OB is the overflow box. Inside are two durso pipes feeding 1” bulkheads. R1 and R2 are the return lines. They are 3/4 loc-line fed by a 3,200gph DC drive pump. Each splits into a Y with one part pointing inward & downward to agitate dead spots on the floor near the overflow. The other part...

It’s all detritus & no sand. Tank is 31” deep also, so any sand movement stays pretty low. This is my first tank with wave pumps. I wonder if I’m aiming them incorrectly?

ok, i have done some experimentation. i am getting tons of flow through my sump; i put a block of 45ppi (very fine) poret on top of my filter stack to polish. not much change! then i turned off my wave pumps for a day. voila! so here's the deal. i put wave pumps in this tank to keep the...

for whatever reason, i personally have never had good luck seeding tanks. invariably, it takes me nearly as long to cycle as it would have if i hadn't seeded. with my latest tank, i did day by day measurements of the whole ordeal to prove the point to myself. in all, seeding may have saved me...

quick update; after i posted this, i figured i'd call CurrentUSA about my dislikes. they sent me out some new equipment ASAP. so far the customer services seems quite good; i will post after it arrives.

Thx for the recommendations; I have some things to consider for sure...

I spent many months trying to source some benthochromis tricoti for my tang tank. I finally got six & they started to color up nicely. Went on vacation for two weeks. Opened the door to my house & it smelled like dead fish..... I had enough water evaporate that my sump level dropped below...

Understand the point about filter socks for sure. I guess what I really want is better mech filtration with less maintenance than filter socks, even if it costs a lot. My past setup was a little smaller, but mechanically the water quality was better. IMO the filter is fine enough & the...

Thx. I was thinking about a larger sump. No filter socks though; I did that on my last tang setup & I had to change them every few days. They just clog too easily

You mentioned bio contact time. How much dwell does everyone think is enough?

Thx for the compliment. No room on the tank for those though; to keep the living room as large as possible, it’s partially in the wall. What do the aqua clears do differently to make them work so well? For me, I think he media is good, but that I just. don’t get enough turnover across it. If...

That may be like a band-aid for a gunshot wound. Are you suggesting I hang a few off the sump?

AquaClear what? I did a web search; I see a bunch of HOB filters & some type of pellet. To what are you referring? Thx

i have a heavily stocked Tanganikan tank with a 240g display and a 40g sump. I am not getting as much mechanical filtration as I would like, and I’m considering options. Here’s the setup: 1 x 3200 gph return pump (prob moving 1800 after losses) 2 x 2200 gph wave pumps run at 60% flow, set to...

One other note: i chose a marine lighting setup because quite frankly it looks way, way better to me.

i have that exact Current Loop system on my 240gal tang tank. FYI the algae for me is a non-issue since i run a GFO reactor and a UV sterilizer. phosphates are too low for the algae to grow quickly. Likes: The quality of the lighting is great for FW or SW without coral. if you run coral...

just got a 180g bowfront that i will be using for frontosa & some other misc fish. the tank used to be a marine setup, so it has overflows & a sump. i have never used a sump before; i understand the concept pretty well, but most of my research involved marine setups. the sump is acrylic...

i love these things & want one in my tank. from what i hear, antennas + claws = disappearing fish after dark. i want to minimize the risk to my fish & hope their is a solution. i have about 2" silica sand substrate in my 55g, which is filled with gourami, neon tetra, molly, platty, & bala...