sump/fuge size
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baloo6969
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Originally Posted by renogaw
in my old fuge i used almost a whole bottle, and had a 2" bed. I have 20 lbs of live sand which by itself will give me a 4 or 5" bed.
so u threw down a 2inch bed of LS, then a 5lb bag of miracle mud?
will this cause a nitrate cycle when i start this up?
in my old fuge i used almost a whole bottle, and had a 2" bed. I have 20 lbs of live sand which by itself will give me a 4 or 5" bed.
so u threw down a 2inch bed of LS, then a 5lb bag of miracle mud?
will this cause a nitrate cycle when i start this up?
renogaw
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no, i havent done my new fuge yet, i still have to do the plumbing and i'm not sure what to do with the existing mud in my old fuge.
that mud is a nightmare. any disturbing of it will send a cloud of dirt into your DT. The only reason i'm thinking about keeping some of it is due to the life that i see in it. I don't want to lose that. putting mud in a tank is bad because it also needs to cycle a little (according to the instructions). so unless you're starting off new, i'd just use sand. mud also has to be replaced almost yearly supposedly.
that mud is a nightmare. any disturbing of it will send a cloud of dirt into your DT. The only reason i'm thinking about keeping some of it is due to the life that i see in it. I don't want to lose that. putting mud in a tank is bad because it also needs to cycle a little (according to the instructions). so unless you're starting off new, i'd just use sand. mud also has to be replaced almost yearly supposedly.
renogaw
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FINALLY!!!
I still have to do the plumbing, so in the mean time i put back in my old 1-1/4" flex hose. I ended up having to put the tank on the floor, it was too tall to fit under the stand on the platform i had. I was able to save quite a few pods, but i know i lost some. I'm going to pickup my sand sunday, and get the 2 fittings i need to cut down my plumbing. I also need to figure out a way to get makeup water into the sump. theres not enough room to get the 1gal thermos i used previously into the tank.
I still have to do the plumbing, so in the mean time i put back in my old 1-1/4" flex hose. I ended up having to put the tank on the floor, it was too tall to fit under the stand on the platform i had. I was able to save quite a few pods, but i know i lost some. I'm going to pickup my sand sunday, and get the 2 fittings i need to cut down my plumbing. I also need to figure out a way to get makeup water into the sump. theres not enough room to get the 1gal thermos i used previously into the tank.
larryndana
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looking good!!
I don't know how you will make it easy to get water in.... i've plumbed a valve to allow me to get water out.
I don't know how you will make it easy to get water in.... i've plumbed a valve to allow me to get water out.
larryndana
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my wife is exactly why i've held off on finishing setting up my 75.
i figure, i'll take it light for a few months....i like my hearing.
i figure, i'll take it light for a few months....i like my hearing.
renogaw
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I'm a tad ticked. The live sand calculator was a little off... I *might* have a 3" sand bed. I saw the scale saying 20 lbs, and there was only a tiny bit of water in the bag so i definitely got 20 lbs of sand, which should have been a 4". i'm going to have to get more sand and redo the fuge part once my wife unstrings the purse ties again.
My sand cloud was absolutely nothing to worry about though and it has settled to the point where i turned on the water already. The eggcrate is keeping Monster in the fuge area, but a hermit already broke free. The gorilla crab originally was about 1/2" long, now is about 2.5" long and digging throughout the sand.
My sand cloud was absolutely nothing to worry about though and it has settled to the point where i turned on the water already. The eggcrate is keeping Monster in the fuge area, but a hermit already broke free. The gorilla crab originally was about 1/2" long, now is about 2.5" long and digging throughout the sand.
renogaw
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goodness, my chaeto looks so tiny there. I have about a softball sized amount after i took two sandwich baggies out of it (you can see one of them ready to go tomorrow 
. I should be getting a baggy of calerpa (sp) wednesday, and my lfs is going to prune their hob fuge and save some for me.
that sand bed just looks so... tiny. i could put another 20lbs of sand in and still probably not make a dent.
. I should be getting a baggy of calerpa (sp) wednesday, and my lfs is going to prune their hob fuge and save some for me. that sand bed just looks so... tiny. i could put another 20lbs of sand in and still probably not make a dent.