soory in advance for being so lengthy....
I have a 125 gallon tank. Right now I have 2 damsels cycling the tank. I have about 2-3 inches of CC as a base. I have ordered a skimmer from captivereefs.com and is on its way (Aqua C Urchin Pro with mag 3). I am going with FOWLR. At this time I have no LR but will be getting some soon. I have a 125 Sealife System wet/dry with a mag 12 for return. Also my tank is drilled with a overflow built in. I currently have 1 PH down on the side of the wall towards the bottom of the bottom and another about middle ways up on the same wall....not pretty but want to make sure I have good water circulation....My questions are:
1) I have seen numerous people say that CC isnt as good as a deep sand bed because the debris gets trapped below the CC. How do you clean CC bed? Do you vacumn it like you do a FW tank?
2) On the skimmer, I am putting it in the same sump area as my mag 12 for the return. On the sump it has a "water level" that I usually stay above now with only 1 mag in there. However I have to add about 3 glasses of water a day to bring the level back up so that the pump isnt sucking air. How much over the water line do most people keep theirs? If I am adding 3 glasses of water a day now with 1 pump, I assume I will have to add more once I put the other mag 3 in there with it due to evaporation/heat??? Is it ok to have the sump a little fuller than the water line? I assume so but how much?
Im not that concerned with a power failure and it overilling my sump as I have drilled a siphon hole on the return elbow leading back up to the tank.
3) Also do you think I have to much water circulation with the 2 small via aqu pumps (like 350 gph). Its not like there is a hurricane going on in the tank AND its a long lengthy tank as well.
sorry so long
I have a 125 gallon tank. Right now I have 2 damsels cycling the tank. I have about 2-3 inches of CC as a base. I have ordered a skimmer from captivereefs.com and is on its way (Aqua C Urchin Pro with mag 3). I am going with FOWLR. At this time I have no LR but will be getting some soon. I have a 125 Sealife System wet/dry with a mag 12 for return. Also my tank is drilled with a overflow built in. I currently have 1 PH down on the side of the wall towards the bottom of the bottom and another about middle ways up on the same wall....not pretty but want to make sure I have good water circulation....My questions are:
1) I have seen numerous people say that CC isnt as good as a deep sand bed because the debris gets trapped below the CC. How do you clean CC bed? Do you vacumn it like you do a FW tank?
2) On the skimmer, I am putting it in the same sump area as my mag 12 for the return. On the sump it has a "water level" that I usually stay above now with only 1 mag in there. However I have to add about 3 glasses of water a day to bring the level back up so that the pump isnt sucking air. How much over the water line do most people keep theirs? If I am adding 3 glasses of water a day now with 1 pump, I assume I will have to add more once I put the other mag 3 in there with it due to evaporation/heat??? Is it ok to have the sump a little fuller than the water line? I assume so but how much?
Im not that concerned with a power failure and it overilling my sump as I have drilled a siphon hole on the return elbow leading back up to the tank.
3) Also do you think I have to much water circulation with the 2 small via aqu pumps (like 350 gph). Its not like there is a hurricane going on in the tank AND its a long lengthy tank as well.
sorry so long