• Sump in the Aquarium. Or how to set it up correctly?

  • Jennifer5371

Hello everyone! I've started thinking about a new marine environment. The aquarium is 60*85 (with the sump)*60 cm. I plan to have a water column of 50 cm. The sump is inside since there is no free space other than in the aquarium. Lighting: 150 mg +4*24 T5. (Is this enough light?) Protein skimmer: Reef Octopus. (It's been lying around for a year and a half) Flow pumps - I haven't decided yet... how many and what kind? Auto top-off? I don't know, but there's a lot of free space above the aquarium, so I might attach a canister with a drip system. In the sump, I plan to have three sections - the first for the protein skimmer, then a refugium, and the third for live rock and a return pump with a filter sock. Maybe I'll run it through a36W UV sterilizer. The water will simply flow into the protein skimmer, I'm not sure how to

Frank7213

It turns out to be something like a fish room, with the tech compartment, osmosis, etc. behind the door.

Katie5500

The idea is great, I wish you success in bringing it to life! We will be waiting for the photos...

Sydney

To be continued!

Brent5588

What is this beautiful little yellow coral?

Samuel6138

parazoanthus probably

Karen

Here is a photo of my Parazoanthus.

Angela

Super!!! They were similar in the previous place, but still not the same. The aquarium was set up about three weeks ago, maybe they will settle in.

John828

I see they change color under actinics, or is the white balance not set?

Brian6895

This photo is just as it came out from the point-and-shoot camera, and I'm posting it as is.

Paul

Unfortunately, all my parozhantsy have withered, only stumps are left.

Johnny

Don't get upset, you'll get new ones later, and the "syndrome" of a young aquarium will pass.

Megan

I decided to change the lighting, either from MH to T5 or maybe add 4 T5s to the MH, or 6 T5s plus MH. Won't that be too much? I have 8 ATI lamps, 2 pink, 4 actinia, and 2 pieces of 10,000K.

David

photo of parazoanthids, but how to create light?

Megan

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Aaron580

Is the current sufficient?

Danielle

I think it's even a bit too much, but if the guys feel fine, then it's okay. Is Vortech huffing? Pulse mode? Try the reef top mode at 50% power or the lagoon.

Jeffrey

For softness, it's even a bit much in some places. The sound resembles that from the film Kin-dza-dza.

Mary

Regarding Kin-dza-dza, that's for sure, it's nice that the aquarium is in the store and not in the bedroom.

Heather9815

It is in pulse mode, and what color is the top of the reef?

Aaron

What about the light, as you asked earlier? And also, be careful with electricity. The other day I was fiddling with the aquarium, accidentally knocked the light fixture, and it fell into my sea. It really shook me up; luckily, I was standing on the ladder, fell off it, and the arc let go.

Wanda666

Yellow and the first two diodes, yellow and 3.4 diodes - lagoon.

Debra6575

desperate sailor!

Steven7574

What grounded you, what shocked you? Off-topic: I had an incident while servicing; I leaned over the aquarium from a stool, and the chain with the cross touched the water, and it hit me so hard that I fell off the stool (the wire was shorted on the pump). Once, a temporary T-8 light fell partially into the water and burned so fiercely that sparks and white rags flew all over the aquarium, it was crazy. So, you need to be more careful with this.

Marie5735

Not grounded, the lamp fell just like yours, and it even shone for a while in the water until I came to my senses. Now, when I start to poke around in the sea, it feels a bit creepy.

Mike

What do you recommend regarding the lighting? T5 4 pieces + MH 150 or T5 6 pieces + MH 150?

Tanya

What will you focus on for the coral base? If it's a combined one but with a predominance of softness, then T5 4 pieces + MG150 will be more than enough.

Kristin

Combined soft light + LPS. I just have 6 lamps and thought to use them all, turning them on gradually with a timer. I'm interested to know if there will be an overdose of light; if not, I'll install all 6, but if that's too much, then I'll use 4.

Joshua3019

Left 1 mg +4t5