So...received the new sump Friday - Thanks again to Tom Latham! - and I got all the plumbing redone and it all assembled yesterday. For the week I did not have the sump I kept the 30 lbs of live rock in the tank with enough water to cover it all and 2 pumps circulating the 78deg water. I tested the ammonia yesterday and is was .2. Today I tested Ammonia (.4), Nitrite (.2) and Nitrate (0). Not sure what type/timing of a cycle I will have. I did have some brown algae start growing on the rocks during the week the tank was not fully assembled/running.
Here are some pics...it is the 24 gallon JBJ Nano with the 13 LED hood. The lighting from what I have figured is 5 white 10k and 8 blue 20k...2 of which are the 'night' lights. I have a Hydor Slim Skim in the sump and have a piece of live rock and added some chaeto to the refugium today. The return pump is a Rio 1400 and there is a 2nd pump in the 3rd chamber - a Danner SP-400 - just adding more flow thru the original nozzle. Previous owner had a UV unit in there. Have two Finnex 100w Titanium heaters - one in the sump and one in the 1st chamber - that will be hooked up to a ReefKeeper Lite Basic that arrived today.
So...not sure when I will be adding the first live thing - other than the rock!
Here are some pics...it is the 24 gallon JBJ Nano with the 13 LED hood. The lighting from what I have figured is 5 white 10k and 8 blue 20k...2 of which are the 'night' lights. I have a Hydor Slim Skim in the sump and have a piece of live rock and added some chaeto to the refugium today. The return pump is a Rio 1400 and there is a 2nd pump in the 3rd chamber - a Danner SP-400 - just adding more flow thru the original nozzle. Previous owner had a UV unit in there. Have two Finnex 100w Titanium heaters - one in the sump and one in the 1st chamber - that will be hooked up to a ReefKeeper Lite Basic that arrived today.
So...not sure when I will be adding the first live thing - other than the rock!
Great setup and super cool little sump!! Watching for more :the20man:
