I forgot to post here the pics of my
sump/fuge design so you can take a look at it and give me some feed back. On the left hand side, you can notice the sock filters. The plate was installed backwards by the
LFS so that the plumbing they installed would fit into the
sump. That's what I thought also. The couplings are glued together and are not useable to maintain the socks. I tried to build a better mouse trap, so I got me some cable ties and threaded it across the neck of each sock locking it to the perfect size to slip up over the tower drainage
pvc pipe to my
sump. I then added another tie creating a loop that I use a tie to secure in place. All I have to do is cut the one securing tie to remove the sock and clean it. The heater is housed in the ajoining section.
My main 90 gallon display tank that will become my reef tank was purchased used. I am very pleased with it even though it has a few things that need to be fixed. One main problem is the tower overflow as the tank is a drilled tank. On the left and right hand sides, the overflow cover have been cut near the rear glass wall to allow for a higher volume of water flow. For my needs, I do not need the high flow rate as per my pump volume is set at a ratio for a reef setting and a mega powerful pump. I am assuming that a less intensive pump was used before me aquiring the tank, thus the need to help water flow more freely. In order to correct this problem in a very cost conscience manner, I have chosen to use gutter guard It is relatively inexpensive and even a child can manipulate it for most any use and it is safe to use in a marine system. Below you can see the corrections that I have made to solve the current problems that I was facing.
***Sorry if this thread appears to be jumbled and confusing to follow. It has been modified due to the storage change over for photos and trying to give a full account of the actual trials and tribulations overcome in the initial first few months.***
Talkingreef - Skurvey Dog's 90G Reef Project
