Vote for my nano skimmer! (Tideline 11.3g)
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13ppm no3 doesn’t sound that bad too me, especially for a new system. If there’s particulates left after, I’d recommend some kind of course filter sock setup that makes it easy to catch and remove uneaten food. I don’t think chaeto/macroalgae would work well if phos is leaving as fast as it comes in, but you could try.Total inhabitants are:
2 clown fish
1 Scarlet cleaner shrimp
4 little hermits
2 smaller astrea snails
I think I just enjoy feeding the clowns too much
I am feeding:
Ocean Nutrition Prime Reef Flakes
Nyos Wild Goji
frozen brine +vita chem
frozen Mysis + vita chem
I feed once a day and tend to skip a day or 2 each week. My proportions must just be way off.
Edit: clownfish are both around 2 inches big
And are you feeding all those foods together at the same feeding? If so, and you’re thawing whole cubes, you either have a lot of leftover mysis or some real chubby clowns. Maybe thaw, mix, dilute, and refreeze such that 1 cube ends up being split across 4-10 meals? Rinsing or sieve-transferring frozen food might be good too, to remove the really small particulates and junk and cut down on excess entering.
I only feed one of them at a time but I change it up most days.
My filter pads seem to be doing a good job there isnt anything floating around the tank and the surface is clean.
I am actually thinking about buying an algae scrubber. Seems like it would be a lot easier
These 2 from santa-monica look pretty cool.
HOG1x Hang-On-Glass UAS upflow algae scrubber from Santa Monica Filtration
www.santa-monica.cc
SLIP.7 nano chaeto reactor, waterfall scrubber, upflow scrub
www.santa-monica.cc
My rear chamber is 2.07" and the miniq is measured to be 2.09". I could probably squeeze it but I am afraid that the tight squeeze will make it more difficult to get it running properly.
i've never setup a skimmer so I know nothing though!
So most people say I shouldn't do a protein skimmer. How about a waterfall algae scrubber?
This slip-7 would fit into my second chamber comfortably and could use my AIO chamber to naturally waterfall without adding another pump. Looks like a smart design more so even for my tideline aquarium.
This waterfall scrubber I think I could rig it above my AIO compartments and use my current return pump to return water to display through this and that would be really cool too.
This slip-7 would fit into my second chamber comfortably and could use my AIO chamber to naturally waterfall without adding another pump. Looks like a smart design more so even for my tideline aquarium.
SLIP.7 nano chaeto reactor, waterfall scrubber, upflow scrub
www.santa-monica.cc
This waterfall scrubber I think I could rig it above my AIO compartments and use my current return pump to return water to display through this and that would be really cool too.
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Upgraded my system instead.. lol
I ordered a FijiCube 22.4 for a good price. I'll be able to fit about any protein skimmer I want and I'll have twice the tank volume.
So I am trying to decide between the Comline DOC Skimmer 9004 or K1-50 Icecap
I ordered a FijiCube 22.4 for a good price. I'll be able to fit about any protein skimmer I want and I'll have twice the tank volume.
So I am trying to decide between the Comline DOC Skimmer 9004 or K1-50 Icecap
tunze gets my vote if there is still no sump, if upgrading might as well get a system with sump just more options for equipment or to run fuge and skimmer. Seems like you are pretty hands on with the tank and a sump is much better to work in than an all in one
In the future I will probably build a 100 gallon or something but for now this was only $240 bucks and I already have a good stand. I wont have to spend anything else except buying a skimmer to play with it. I think I want to make a large system around the end of this year but for now I need to save money.
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