 Re: Mechanical filtration placement
Sorry, I can't be of much help. Just a few minutes ago I put up a Magnum 350 hoping it will clear up my water a bit and maybe help out with the high nitrates and phosphates. *I have mine hooked on to the back of the tank. Right now I'm just using a paper filter and I have a bag of carbon in my sump.
I know its hard to clean the debris out of the sump. With the Magnum I'm suppose to be able to hook up a vacuum to it. Before now I was just starting a siphon-stealing gas method- and once the siphon was started then I used the end to vaccum up the crud. I just hate taking in a mouth ful of dirty water. *[smiley=sick.gif] Sometimes I'll put a little mini jet on the end in the sump and get a flow going and then I remove the tube from the little pump and have my siphon going where I can start cleaning.
Cindy
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12 gl Nano reef and 120 gl reef,fish,coral; 160 lbs. of LR, 250 lbs of LS. Aqua C EV 180 skimmer,&PC lighting. A new 44 gl sump/fuge (to be installed). Regal Tang, Yellow Tang, Foxface, 2 Lyre tail Anthias, 2 Blue-Green Chromis, Clarki Clown, Coral Beauty, Spotted Hawk Fish, Pink spotted goby,Open Brains, Crocea Clam , Mandarin, Skunk Clown, Huge BTA and lots of LPS. | 
