180 Gallon Planted Discus tank undeway !!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Got the drain lines mocked up tonight, nothing is glued in place. Return lines will be a challenge, but 'll figure it out. I would have liked to use 45's but it would have added too much work for very little gain since it's not a drastic difference in flow, at least in my application. I may add more unions although I can still easily remove section with the few unions I have right now.

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Beautiful work into this tank I see you pay attention to details!
 
Very impressed with your stand/canopy build, bro! Looks awesome plumbing looks clean too.
 
Great job man.

I don't think the purigen is going to do much the way you have it. I have a ton of it just sitting in my sump like you do. I'm it needs direct and concentrated flow.

I tried a couple of methods. DIY reactor didn't work. Beads tumpled but the turnover rate for me was sufficient. The reactor had to have a low enough for to get the beads to tumbl, to high and it would clump.

Using it in a 4 inch pvc length of pipe attach to a pump (almost like a canister) worked great...almost work too well and took my nitrates to almost 0. Recharging was a p.i.t.a though so I tore it down.


Why not just put it in the fx6 ?
 
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I have a ton of poret foam cube, turns out to be real tough to get it to stay down. I only have maybe a 1/4, if that in the sump right now with 45ppi on top of it. I don't know if it will be less buoyant as it absorbs water or if it will continue to surface.

Just have some diffuser on top with a rock to keep it weighted down for now. Waiting on my reservoir to come in which is 65 gallons, it will serve as the ATO and water change drum. Already ordered the Avast ATO and will try my AquaLifter pump and see
if it can keep up. Also want to try the Magnavore reactor for the Purigen.

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