jeffnewt
Barred Morey
Well, I finally have a spot and the basement sink is becoming a reality, so I guess it is time to begin my new project.
What I am working with is an older 60 gallon acrylic, that I love beacuse It has the full open top. It has a built in overflow on one corner.
The sump I have is the old school amiracle, (my old boss used to say that its "a miracle that the fish survived") thats rated for 125 gallons. not sure what the actual gallon cap. is, somewhere around 15 I would assume, The bio-ball chamber is the majority of this thing, which I don't need, so I assume I will have to figure out how to put the skimmer in there, perhaps cutting the lid back, or mounting the downtube directly into the side.
The other side to the sump is small, and would be used for the refugium, which has worked in the past. I put an 20 watt subcompact bulb in there and it was growing macroalgae like weeds.
I know 55 seems to be the preferred size, but this is what I have, and I am going to use it. I don't think it being taller is much of an issue.
I plan on useing egg crate with this, and having basically just corals, mabye some liverock to start out, and then later perhaps going all out reef tank with this.
Before I start to move this downstairs, does anyone see any problems with this setup?
What I am working with is an older 60 gallon acrylic, that I love beacuse It has the full open top. It has a built in overflow on one corner.
The sump I have is the old school amiracle, (my old boss used to say that its "a miracle that the fish survived") thats rated for 125 gallons. not sure what the actual gallon cap. is, somewhere around 15 I would assume, The bio-ball chamber is the majority of this thing, which I don't need, so I assume I will have to figure out how to put the skimmer in there, perhaps cutting the lid back, or mounting the downtube directly into the side.
The other side to the sump is small, and would be used for the refugium, which has worked in the past. I put an 20 watt subcompact bulb in there and it was growing macroalgae like weeds.
I know 55 seems to be the preferred size, but this is what I have, and I am going to use it. I don't think it being taller is much of an issue.
I plan on useing egg crate with this, and having basically just corals, mabye some liverock to start out, and then later perhaps going all out reef tank with this.
Before I start to move this downstairs, does anyone see any problems with this setup?
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