brians
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My 125g FOWLR has been running good now for about two years. Filtration consisted of about 130lbs LR, DSB, powerheads(10x turnover), and a Seaclone 150 skimmer. Tank inhabitants include 1 large Hippo Tang, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 clownfish, 1 Coral Beauty, 5 Blue/Green Chromis, 1 Skunk Cleaner shrimp, and some snails.
Just recently I had to move the tank into a different room. In the process I decided to get rid of the DSB, partially in fear of stirring it up and also because it was starting to look pretty nasty/ugly, so now I am left with just .5-1". Also, stupidly, in my rush to get the tank set up and fish back in I forget about leaving clearance between the wall and tank so now I only have about 2.5" max back there. The Seaclone doesn't fit now but I'm not so sure it was doing much anyway.
I been running like this for a couple days now. So far the water levels are still good but I wonder, am I going to be in trouble in the near future? Should I get a wet/dry or something? I am going to be kinda limited now with the shallow clearance behind the tank for an overflow or skimmer. I see a Prizm skimmer might fit back there but I know it is probably just as useless or worse than the Seaclone.
On the plus side, my fish seem to be way happier now for the time being. Before the move they use to hide constantly in the rocks. Now, they are all almost always out swimming around. I don't know if it was the removal of the DSB, rearranging of the rocks, or what.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Just recently I had to move the tank into a different room. In the process I decided to get rid of the DSB, partially in fear of stirring it up and also because it was starting to look pretty nasty/ugly, so now I am left with just .5-1". Also, stupidly, in my rush to get the tank set up and fish back in I forget about leaving clearance between the wall and tank so now I only have about 2.5" max back there. The Seaclone doesn't fit now but I'm not so sure it was doing much anyway.
I been running like this for a couple days now. So far the water levels are still good but I wonder, am I going to be in trouble in the near future? Should I get a wet/dry or something? I am going to be kinda limited now with the shallow clearance behind the tank for an overflow or skimmer. I see a Prizm skimmer might fit back there but I know it is probably just as useless or worse than the Seaclone.
On the plus side, my fish seem to be way happier now for the time being. Before the move they use to hide constantly in the rocks. Now, they are all almost always out swimming around. I don't know if it was the removal of the DSB, rearranging of the rocks, or what.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
