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02-05-2008, 06:53 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 189
|  Upgrading...have question
Im switching out my canister filter for a Sump/fuge
my question is, is there a breakin period for it? Seems like since the bioballs will be brand new i wouldnt have the bacteria and stuff on them to give me the good filtration im looking for right off the bat. So is there something i need to do or should i just set it up and go? I dont think it will be a problem but i just want to make sure before i do it.
My last Sump i set up from the start and it ran for a month before i added anything, so it wasnt an issue, but this tank has been running for about 9 months now. Nitrates starting to climb, figure the canister is the cluprit.
55Gal
80lbs LR
Remora Protien Skimmer
Purple Firefish
Sixline
Royal Gramma
LMB
Xenia
Green Favias
Green Star polyps
Shrooms
BTA
Purple Lobster
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02-05-2008, 07:13 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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How often do you clean out the canister? Try cleaning out the canister once or twice a week and see if that helps. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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02-05-2008, 08:38 AM
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#3 (permalink)
| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jun 2007
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I try to do it every 2 weeks. but its a pain in the butt so sometimes it gets pushed off to a month or so. Im getting the new sump setup anyways because i want a Fuge on there. and they are alot less hassle to maintain imo. | |
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02-05-2008, 08:57 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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With 80lb of rock you should be ok with bio-filtration in the tank. Plus you will be adding more water volume so you should see no problems. _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | |
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02-05-2008, 10:11 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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You could also run both for a while so that the canister keeps doing it's job as the fuge kicks in.
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