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You might try some kind of cover like egg crate, screen, glass, or combination to contain the splashing. Or even just glass/plastic verticals at the edges. my .02

that sounds about normal. It takes some differences to form the pressure to get the flow sustained.

I would suggest you look into macro algae usually in a refugium. Which can be just a simple egg crate partition to separate the livestock from the macros. If you establish your system right from the start and especially for a fish tank, live sand, live rock, RO/DI, big expensive lights...

No. In fact I have seen reports where one was keeping corals with nitrates at the 80ppm level. the main effect is the corals look ugly as they consume the nitrates. Plus if the algae in the system is consuming ammonia, then elevated nitrates is normal. As bacteria expand and consume ammonia...

like everything else nitrates are created and consumed. the key IMHO is to get the consumers equaling the creators. I do that be using macro algae in a refugium (can be just a simply tank partition). Some use algae turf scrubbers which grow algae on screens. Both rely in algae to balance out...

sounds like it's coming along

FWIW my old 55g had 60-160ppm nitrates (api test lit LOL) and problems until I crammed in egg crate about 3" in front of the back glass and added 2 2-tube fluorescent utility shop lights behind pointing forward. I used chaeto and caulpera between the egg crate and back glass. nitrates dropped...

sounds good. I would macro algae in a refugium (even just s simple tank partition) . my .02

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starting the tank with the refugium is best. You may have to use a sponge filter on the intake of the return pump to prevent macros in the display. what I recommend is to setup the tank with refugium and macros. Waiting a week to get things started. Then adding a single male molly. Yep the...

try removing the top peace to see if the gurgling stops and/or it becomes quieter. If it runs better then you need a larger hole. The gurgling/surging can also be because the drain ends below the sump water level. So if it was noisy but constant flow before you got the end below the water...

The main source of ammonia is the bioload. People correctly mention the aerobic bacteria to convert ammonia to nitrItes and then nitrates. however, plant life like macro algae (and even algae in rocks) prefer to consume the ammonia directly, which can prevent the ammonia spike. Plus the algae...

it was the best thing I did for my ole 55g. greats minds HUH? In my old 55g tank I crammed in some egg crate 3" in front of the back glass and moved everything forward. Then added 2 2 tube shop lights behind the tank pointing forward. So the area between the glass and eggcrate formed an in...

In a refugium chaeto is a good choice. A simple egg crate partition is all that is needed

yes and absolutely. But algae and other plant life have different "cycles" than the aerobic bacteria cycle. Algae actually prefers to consume ammonia first then nitrates second. So you get low to no ammonia spikes with a possible nitrate spike at first. Then as bacteria build up less and less...

IMHO It's the algae on the live rock that makes it work. $5 worth of macro algae will work just a well as live rock in establishing the cycle. my .02

sounds about normal but then I don't do fishless cycles. my .02

I emphasize starting the tank with macro algaes (in a refugium in the sump). then doing the rest. my .02

to me it's best to have algae you like consuming the nutrients. Like in an algae turf scrubber or macros in a refugium. You may have to kill the lights for awhile in the display to get the desirable algae in control. my .02

Just like this thread. LOL started 3-4 years ago. LOL