So Im going to be picking up my stand to convert my reef (term used loosely right now).
I want to drill my bulk head hole for now though and was curious what size and how low I should do this.
I dont want to degrade the strength of the tank by going to high nor do I want it to low so the water level always looks down.
I also want to make sure Im using the correct pipe size even though I will be installing a valve to control flow.
I plan on plugging the hole until the entire change is done then using my 29 its all in now as a sump, refug for it. I only plan on using the 29 with about 15 gallons of water though and then the media. I want the tank to have some extra space for whatever may happen.
I did have a question though. I of course am not using all the rock I have in the main display tank (20 long) and I am still fighting this algae issue. My plan was to pull a couple rocks out at a time and scrub them really good. Then possibly give them a quick peroxide hit. To kill anything on the surface yet hopefully keep the bacteria inside fine. I would like to then, after that, place them into a blacked out container for a week or 2 (or 3) and let nature kill off the rest of the algae. Do you think this will work? I of course plan on keeping them in water in the container with an air stone but just no light, at all. Do you think this will kill off any beneficial life? Do you think I would need a heater in there? My house gets down to about 57 in these months since we dont run the heat high when not home.
Once the algae is dead Ill place the ones I want in the new tank. redo the process with the left over rocks and then put those in the sump.
Any tips or corrections for me?
Thanks
I want to drill my bulk head hole for now though and was curious what size and how low I should do this.
I dont want to degrade the strength of the tank by going to high nor do I want it to low so the water level always looks down.
I also want to make sure Im using the correct pipe size even though I will be installing a valve to control flow.
I plan on plugging the hole until the entire change is done then using my 29 its all in now as a sump, refug for it. I only plan on using the 29 with about 15 gallons of water though and then the media. I want the tank to have some extra space for whatever may happen.
I did have a question though. I of course am not using all the rock I have in the main display tank (20 long) and I am still fighting this algae issue. My plan was to pull a couple rocks out at a time and scrub them really good. Then possibly give them a quick peroxide hit. To kill anything on the surface yet hopefully keep the bacteria inside fine. I would like to then, after that, place them into a blacked out container for a week or 2 (or 3) and let nature kill off the rest of the algae. Do you think this will work? I of course plan on keeping them in water in the container with an air stone but just no light, at all. Do you think this will kill off any beneficial life? Do you think I would need a heater in there? My house gets down to about 57 in these months since we dont run the heat high when not home.
Once the algae is dead Ill place the ones I want in the new tank. redo the process with the left over rocks and then put those in the sump.
Any tips or corrections for me?
Thanks