mpderksen
10/07/2012, 04:40 PM
My tank is a wreck on SOOOO many levels. I had a successful 10g nano for a few years, so I got a Bio-Cube 29. After a short period, where it was going well, a friend moved and GAVE me the entire set up below. But I got over-confident, and threw it together without homework, and now I'm paying the price. If I need to break this into multiple threads, please tell me.
My primary issues include:
poor circulation from back rock placement
Insufficient lighting
questionable filtration
To begin, here are some pictures of my rock placement. Yes, I know there is a huge cyano outbreak, but I had a large amount of death for other reasons, and the poor circulation is clearly due to my rock placement. I have an MP10 on the one side, and a RIO1200 on the other. I need to know if I should just pull it ALL out and start over? I pretty much built a wall along the back, and doubt that any water flow is clearing out the area back there.
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4533.jpg
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4534.jpg
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4535.jpg
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4532.jpg
Also, on the full shot, you can see some wicked scratches in the inside of the acrylic. I used the same MagFloat I used on my other tanks, but those were glass. In this case, I got a small piece of sand between the float and the surface, and I proceeded to scratch it pretty badly. Any thoughts on how to remove them without draining the entire tank and starting over would be really appreciated.
The lighting is a custom build that I did for my 10g. Shortly after I was given the 75, the lighting blew out (really cheap PC fixture). This was all I had. Since you can see that the top of the tank has 2 main cutouts, what kind of lighting is suggested here? Just get 2 independent fixtures, one over each hole? Or get a single 4 foot fixture and not worry about the decrease in PAR in the middle where there is acrylic over the water?
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4539.jpg
Last, I'm getting some pretty decent sludge from the Reef Devil Deluxe
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4537.jpg
But I wonder if I can do better with the sump setup that I have and welcome suggestions.
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4536.jpg
Regards,
Michael
My primary issues include:
poor circulation from back rock placement
Insufficient lighting
questionable filtration
To begin, here are some pictures of my rock placement. Yes, I know there is a huge cyano outbreak, but I had a large amount of death for other reasons, and the poor circulation is clearly due to my rock placement. I have an MP10 on the one side, and a RIO1200 on the other. I need to know if I should just pull it ALL out and start over? I pretty much built a wall along the back, and doubt that any water flow is clearing out the area back there.
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4533.jpg
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4534.jpg
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4535.jpg
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4532.jpg
Also, on the full shot, you can see some wicked scratches in the inside of the acrylic. I used the same MagFloat I used on my other tanks, but those were glass. In this case, I got a small piece of sand between the float and the surface, and I proceeded to scratch it pretty badly. Any thoughts on how to remove them without draining the entire tank and starting over would be really appreciated.
The lighting is a custom build that I did for my 10g. Shortly after I was given the 75, the lighting blew out (really cheap PC fixture). This was all I had. Since you can see that the top of the tank has 2 main cutouts, what kind of lighting is suggested here? Just get 2 independent fixtures, one over each hole? Or get a single 4 foot fixture and not worry about the decrease in PAR in the middle where there is acrylic over the water?
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4539.jpg
Last, I'm getting some pretty decent sludge from the Reef Devil Deluxe
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4537.jpg
But I wonder if I can do better with the sump setup that I have and welcome suggestions.
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee380/mpderksen/_MG_4536.jpg
Regards,
Michael