mangroves

[sinister52]

my local fish store told me not to add sand or my to my sump that it would get into the pump and slowly ruin it cant u just put a sponge on the outlet to the pump for that?

 

[al mc]

Sand in a sump could be a problem. Sand in a dedicated refugium or in a 'fuge' that is in a separate compartmentfrom the pump within a sump should not be a problem as long as you are mindful of the water flow through the refugium. Does that make sense?
But you are right that sand and pumps do not mix well!

 

[stdreb27]

You have to separate them. Where your pump is there isn't sand. Using baffles and such. I'm kind of going quazi deep with about a 3 inch sand bed.
For all you out there, I have chaeto too. and calpernia if any want to donate any greens to my fuge feel free.

But just wondering about the feasability of a mangrove grove, becuase I have alot of room in the sump. And I like the tree.
Oh i was only have way kidding about donating if you wish to contact me please use my email at stdreb27@shsu.edu I'll be more than happy to accept any free junk. (Hey I'm shameless I'm a poor college student) Really

 

[sinister52]

i do have the pump in a diffrent area of the sump. my sump is the berlin style sump so it have to bags that the water flow into then into the large area then i has a little sponge like filter shelf where i have the chemipure and stuff then it goes to the pump area. i have to pumps in that area one for the tank and one for the uv light which then outputs back into the larger area of the sump.
is that how i should have it working. if so wont the output of the uv light stir up the sand. or will that sponge shelf hold it back?

 

[sinister52]

what does cheato look like?

 

[bojik]

Originally Posted by sinister52
what does cheato look like?
A green tangled mass off spaghetti like strands but more like steel wool in tangledness. IMO