diy wet/dry filter?
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redxlch
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A table saw with a plastic cutting blade is mandatory. Corner clamps and bar clamps are very usefull unless you have four arms and can stand in one place motionless for 20 minutes.
Cost of the acrylic is dependant on your source, thickness and square footage required. My cost for a 48" x 48" piece 1/4" thick was $40.00
Cost of the acrylic is dependant on your source, thickness and square footage required. My cost for a 48" x 48" piece 1/4" thick was $40.00
balistikb
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That is really nice. I might be asking for too much but do you have plans for what you built? (wet/dry)
Alos I nitice that your tank doesn't have a prefilter, how did you do your plumbing for the drain and return? Thanks I am trying to decide between getting a 125 with prefilter or one without.
Alos I nitice that your tank doesn't have a prefilter, how did you do your plumbing for the drain and return? Thanks I am trying to decide between getting a 125 with prefilter or one without.
redxlch
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As far as plans like in a schematic, no. I just copied a store bought unit, increased the size and added a fuge and 2nd sump.
I'm using the bio balls from the store bought wet dry in the mean time for their good bacteria. There is a small strainer on top where the water returns from the tank into the wet dry area. After the tank settles, this will be replaced with carbon and the bio balls will be replaced with a baffle box.
No pre-filter from the overflow box (which I made also). I changed the design up a bit from what was pictured. I did have it drain 1/2 to the fuge and 1/2 to the wet dry. It now drains directly into the wet dry via a 1.5 through the back durso. Water to the fuge is diverted from the sump to the skimmer sump. It is skimmed then flows through the fuge back to the sump slowly and can be easily regulated. I'm going to run it this way for a while and see how well the water does. I may move the skimmer pump to the main sump and use the output of the skimmer to flow water through the fuge. This will alow me to use more of the mag-12 for flow from the sump to the tank. Not that I "need" more flow. I have a 3600gph Sequence closed loop.
The filtration goal will be the plenum fuge, rock rubble, protein skimmer and of course live rock in the tank. All other mechanical filters will be gone.
Rght now the tank is stabilizing and I have 40lbs of reef sand for a SSB in the tank. Fuge has 4" or so large aragonite set up Jaubert style plenum.
I'm using the bio balls from the store bought wet dry in the mean time for their good bacteria. There is a small strainer on top where the water returns from the tank into the wet dry area. After the tank settles, this will be replaced with carbon and the bio balls will be replaced with a baffle box.
No pre-filter from the overflow box (which I made also). I changed the design up a bit from what was pictured. I did have it drain 1/2 to the fuge and 1/2 to the wet dry. It now drains directly into the wet dry via a 1.5 through the back durso. Water to the fuge is diverted from the sump to the skimmer sump. It is skimmed then flows through the fuge back to the sump slowly and can be easily regulated. I'm going to run it this way for a while and see how well the water does. I may move the skimmer pump to the main sump and use the output of the skimmer to flow water through the fuge. This will alow me to use more of the mag-12 for flow from the sump to the tank. Not that I "need" more flow. I have a 3600gph Sequence closed loop.
The filtration goal will be the plenum fuge, rock rubble, protein skimmer and of course live rock in the tank. All other mechanical filters will be gone.
Rght now the tank is stabilizing and I have 40lbs of reef sand for a SSB in the tank. Fuge has 4" or so large aragonite set up Jaubert style plenum.
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osufarker
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RedXLCH I thought the "leaf" part of the mangrove had to be above water. I see in your picture they are underwater. What are you experiences with this?
redxlch
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They do "ok" under water. The tang chews on the leaves and the hermits climb them (which is fun to watch them slide down)
I have some in the fuge that do GREAT with the leaves above water. They just got stuck in there during the remodel of the 100g. The ones in the tank will be in the fuge soon.
I have some in the fuge that do GREAT with the leaves above water. They just got stuck in there during the remodel of the 100g. The ones in the tank will be in the fuge soon.
