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    Efficient return pump

    in General Discussion

    I'm just looking for an upgrade. While I've thought of running the mag externally it's not ideal. I still have one of the reeflo darts from the system I bought from you L8 2 Rise. But it's 3600gph, far more than I want or need....I'm wanting to free up some space and maybe get my mag 5 out of my sump. It's currently feeding water to my anemone tank. I'll have to look into those silent pumps.

     

    Thanks for the quick feedback guys.

    Efficient return pump

    in General Discussion

    I've got a mag18 currently on my system. It's heating the water noticeably as would be expected for an internal pump. It's also been running for three years now, and I'm sure eventually it will kick the bucket. Hopefully not too soon lol, I know these guys are work horses but I'm not here to push my luck. Well, with some changes I've made on my system it's now possible to use an external pump. I want to try and drop my electrical usage and heat added to the system. So I could use advice on the coolest, most efficient, and quiet pump in a 1000-2000gph range. Ideally built to handle head pressure as I will use gate valves to control the flow. A bleed pipe to run excess water flow to my sump or refugium would be doable.

     

    Normally I would just do forum searches and leave it there. But I remember some of you guys had great/terrible experiences with different pumps. Which they where I do not remember. Any advice/ suggestions will surely help! Thanks

    Reefoholic's New 20 Gallon

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    Great, can't wait to see the pics!

     

    And I'm thinking if we want to talk cycling PM's or a thread in the refugium are the way to go from here. If you want to talk tech that's cool, but I'm sure Sir reefoholic would like his thread focused on that bad bass tank! !-D

    Reefoholic's New 20 Gallon

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    I forget there are people in this world who don't own cars, and only take mass transit...

    I have to say thank you for not contributing to the carbon monoxide problem that is this earth...and letting me take up your slack with my truck,lol and hey... If you ever need t get to quantum or something post up and I bet someone can be on their way to the Springfield metro to help you out :)

    (And give me another reason to visit quantum,lol)

    I'm a cyclist, and could take you up on that! If you are ever near Vienna. We all need excuses to just go and hang out there!

    grocery store bought clams as filtration

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by LanglandJoshua

    4 month update, all are still well. I have some short videos of how I have them set up. And a couple photos for anyone interested. I'll edit them, and post tomorrow if I have time.

     

    Today I reorganized some corals and rock. In the process I caused a lot of nastiness and waste to be kicked up. Even after adding a filter sock for 45 minutes. Seeing the bottom of the tank was hard. Very murky, I cleaned my skimmer, and did a 5g water change. Still very murky, so I put the clams back in after counting them. Within 20 minutes the water was crystal clear. Those little guys seem to enjoy when I stir up a huge mess! Maybe I've got a new clam feeding technique, or a way to throw my chems way out of wack! Though, at least once a week I set my MP40's to nutrient export mode. I'm wondering if that is helping to feed these little guys.

     

    I have a bit of a dirty tank. All LPS, zoas, anemones, and softies. I'm also dosing a couple things weekly/ daily and will post them when I'm more awake tomorrow.

     

    gmerek2 - we're coming up to your five-six month timeframe. Fingers crossed that these guys keep up the good work! Waters super clear. Though some green can be seen in a clean white bucket.

     

    Trokafella - I was thinking on what you said, I agree. Since there is more than one variable changed, we can't attest which created the improvements. To be honest, I noticed particulates(floating dust, food, and waste) in the tank dropped exponentially. I'm not sure how cheato would or could cause that kind of change. There was also a noted change in the tint of the water when I pull it out for a water change. It's usually a bit green, now it is a far lighter green. Also, I've noticed my cheato is not growing much at all. It could be my small 6W LED light, could be the culture I'm dosing to my tank weekly to combat my cyno algae limiting food supplies. So again, multiple variables. But it's looking far nicer!

    grocery store bought clams as filtration

    in General Discussion

    I checked about a week ago, they were all fine. Which was surprising. I have fed relatively heavy with reef roids and BRS reef chilli. I don't want to disturb then too much by digging them up. But I've noticed dents in the sand bed. So I believe they are good. Since the sand in my little experimental tupperware container is about three inches deep, I don't expect to see them much.

    grocery store bought clams as filtration

    in General Discussion

    Absolutely, I'm curious about the water being "too clean" I read on another site(forgot name) that one clam per 50g was a solid rule. So at 200g, and 24 clams I'm blowing that away. Which is why I may just give away half. Or more.

     

    As for clarity, I actually had some family tell me they were worried about my water being, "Suddenly too clear". In the short term I can attest this to being great for a quick clean up. But my only worry is about the long term survival of the clams. I doubt temperature will be an issue. Rather I don't believe my system will provide the enough to feed the clams. However they are still poking up out of the sand from time to time!

    grocery store bought clams as filtration

    in General Discussion

    Well, I have to report my water is crystal clear. After just under a week. I've noticed even the bottom of this Rubbermaid 150g tank is easy to view. Which usually is either tinted green, or a little blurry from particulates. So these little guys are working hard. At the same time I added the clams, I put an egg-crate box in an open area in my sump with a light for a quarter pound of cheato. I'm hoping the combination destroys my cyno algaes food supply. Now that the algae is going planktonic again(periodically breaks up and regrows) this is where hopefully it starts to dwindle.

    Waveline Pumps and RLSS customer service

    in General Discussion

    I'm glad you guys had such great service, I had a small part issue that was originally my fault. After three months and six times of being told "its in the mail" later a distributor and Quantum Reefs stepped in, and helped me get it working...now as of tonight one of the two DC5000 pumps on my skimmer just bit the dust...so to anyone considering these pumps try and be sure your pump is not from the faulty batch. Or get another model...

    grocery store bought clams as filtration

    in General Discussion

    Thanks Dave, I'm shocked that as of right now 16 have opened. Not that they will all survive. But I know these guys are going to eat the entire tanks supply of food fast. I'm hoping reef roids will keep them alive for a while. If not, boom anemone food! I'd rather share them though. After a week in my care I might just put many up for free. The whole lot was $9, which is great considering the price of any livestock in this hobby lmao...

     

    Bending, they really do look that way! Lol

    grocery store bought clams as filtration

    in General Discussion

    I've wondered for a while if grocery store bought clams could eat my left over coral foods, and help keep the tank water clean. After seeing some "live" littleneck clams at Giant, I did some quick research on bringing these guys into an aquarium. After reading some topics of reef central, I went for it. Now I have 24(one was crushed) little neck clams in two gallons of pre-mixed salt water. I chilled this water to 52 degrees, with crushed ice in zip lock bags. Soon I will drip acclimate them, and place them in a Tupperware container of rinsed sand. Hopefully I've gone the right way with this little project. My worry is this tank will not support 24(assuming none die) little hungry clams. Does anyone have ideas on this topic? If I have more than my system can keep alive, would anyone want a couple?

    Glasscages @#$@#$@#$

    in Vendor Experience

    I saw that. But the history worries me. I'm sure they have improved some. But it would take some convincing before I bought from there. After seeing several topics with these issues. Granted, all pretty old. I would rather pay $300 more, get two overflows, and hopefully better chances at success.

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