mikellini
05/06/2007, 06:15 PM
Hey everyone... just moved into the new place, and I've got my old 29 gallon with eclipse hood sitting around, so I thought I'd set 'er up. I'm planning on building a new hood sometime in the near future, but for now the old one shall remain. As this is meant to be very low maintenance (because I'm lazy), I'll need the best filtration I can get my hands on.
To start, the Remora is great for low maintenance. It skims great, more than enough for a standard stock 29 gallon, and the best part is the collection cup. This thing is HUGE and I can get away with dumping it every two weeks or so.
Along with the Remora, I will need a ton of live rock. I've got around 50 lbs of Jakarta that's been doing quite nicely in my 20, but it's a little crowded in there. I'm looking forward to moving that over in the next day or two. I'm also looking at getting a Tunze Nanostream 6025. Although the 660 GPH may be a little overkill, I'm thinking I can direct it toward my LR to break up the flow and increase the filtration.
I'm going with a SSB for a few reasons. First, with only about 1.5" of sand in the tank, it only holds 25 gallons of water. I'm trying to get the most out of the water I've got so that I won't need constant water changes. having a 4"+ sand bed would reduce this to less than 20 gallons. And personally, I think the denitrification from LR is more effective and efficient than the DSB. I would go BB but it looks gross, and requires more maintenance.
For other filtration, I'm looking at a HOB fuge or a modified AC 110... any votes one way or the other? Here are some pics as of today
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/mikellini/tankanglemay2007.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/mikellini/tankbottommay2007.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/mikellini/tanksidemay2007.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/mikellini/tanknightmay2007.jpg
To start, the Remora is great for low maintenance. It skims great, more than enough for a standard stock 29 gallon, and the best part is the collection cup. This thing is HUGE and I can get away with dumping it every two weeks or so.
Along with the Remora, I will need a ton of live rock. I've got around 50 lbs of Jakarta that's been doing quite nicely in my 20, but it's a little crowded in there. I'm looking forward to moving that over in the next day or two. I'm also looking at getting a Tunze Nanostream 6025. Although the 660 GPH may be a little overkill, I'm thinking I can direct it toward my LR to break up the flow and increase the filtration.
I'm going with a SSB for a few reasons. First, with only about 1.5" of sand in the tank, it only holds 25 gallons of water. I'm trying to get the most out of the water I've got so that I won't need constant water changes. having a 4"+ sand bed would reduce this to less than 20 gallons. And personally, I think the denitrification from LR is more effective and efficient than the DSB. I would go BB but it looks gross, and requires more maintenance.
For other filtration, I'm looking at a HOB fuge or a modified AC 110... any votes one way or the other? Here are some pics as of today
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/mikellini/tankanglemay2007.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/mikellini/tankbottommay2007.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/mikellini/tanksidemay2007.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t296/mikellini/tanknightmay2007.jpg