test for pics

hey all just trying to post a pic for the first time,

 

and another

 

success!?

 

new tank and fuge

 

been a long time coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Nice looking setup, not sure I like the fuge setup but thats just my preference, doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it.

keep up the good work and keep us posted! Now that you've mastered picture posting here are no excuses

 

what dont you like about the fuge?

 

The way you have it setup there is no way to control the amount of flow thru it unless you restrict your overflow line, which you should never do as it is possible to clog and ruin your day.
Now there is plenty of debate about how much water should flow thru a fuge for optimal benefit. I tend to subscribe to the slow and steady school of thought that looks for about 10% of the tank volume hourly - so for my 90 which has a total volume of about 130 gallons thats 13 gallons per hour.
Your setup is running a minimum of 300 gallons per hour as it sits.

I don't want to type a book here but there are several threads where this is discussed, just search for sump flow rates

 

very true but mangroves like high flow and they are my focus, and yea over 600 gph, all ideas are great and i love this place, how do you like the DT ?

 

hmm, i have not heard they require high flow, i'm used to seeing them in tidal marshes along the coast line and in the lagoons. mine have taken off like weeds in the 5 months they have been in my sump.

Tank itself looks good, lots of hiding spots as well as places to put corals