Sigh-No! Sump...

for those who knew and tried to help me with the cyno probablem we had. It looks like its about gone.. a few patches here and there but they are very small..
im pretty happy about that..
not there are a few patches of green. anyone happen to know what this could be? its mostly on the sand- there isnt much though... there are a few spots on some rocks but i dont think its anything major.
thanks!
oh also, my first crack at silicone was a success, just so happens i waited so long too much water evaporated from my previous sump water and well... now i need to get more before i can get it runnin! but its holdin up.
i didnt put in a DSB in the tank so far, there is only about an inch or maybe an inch in a half. i just didnt have enough water to wash the sand off and i dont want to put dirty sand in and start a cycle of doom. soooo, im thinkin i will wait till i get more water and then add another 4 and a half inches of sand... could be a treat...
curious if you guys put rubble in on the side where the water comes in to help with the bubbles? i've read about doing that a few places. i dont have any rubble though, i was hoping i could score some from someone. i am going to post another request for some on RC and here... but if you happen to see this one and have extra rubble, let me know! /site/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/_default/emoticons/laugh.gif

 

i know we should go slower. im just trying to set the sump up now though, if it goes through another cycle well, ill deal with it. I really dont think anyone on here would want to buy our stuff so we can start over again.

im just adding some sand and rock to the sump. the dt is the same.

so, do you think i should just not hook the sump up or what? im probably going to because, well..everyone else thinks i should as far as i know. i do ask people stuff before i do it usually but, this being our first tank... mistakes will be made. our next tank will be set up "correctly "...

i think it is hair algea. im just going with the flow and letting it do its thing. i check stuff to make sure its ok and it is, i think i just feed slightly too much.

thank you guys for responses.

 

i agree with all those things. i think i took it wrong. im assuming the comments were directed more towards our other convos and not so much this specific topic.

we are done with livestock besides snails which we dont have enough of... they are expensive locally

after the sump is hooked up the next purchase for this tank will be an rodi unit, i think we have enough flow i just dont know how to set it up... i think it might be the placement of corals that is bad, it makes it harder to point the power heads in various directions ya know... got xenia flying all over if everything isnt just right. we have 3 maxi 900s in a 55.. i thought that would be good but if its not, someone let me know what you think, or if you have a diagram of how the power heads should be set up let me know.

i do understand what you are saying now though, so dont think i missed the point. i appreciate it!

now if you could just send me those top off plans... hahahaha.

thanks alot!
-ben

 

I am thinking its just a little bit of hair algae ...

things seem to be going away rapidly but i thinking i might have a little diatom bloom going on....

its kind of weird - all the algae has just been in spots... some on certain parts of sand others on rocks.. all of them kinda go to the back glass for a little bit but dont stay long.


now - if i could get the u tube siphon working! i tried it today and i couldnt get it to work!

 

i did that but for some reason the water connects on the sides and not in the middle. quite annoying! i dont like mouth fulls of saltwater. perhaps tomorrow. perhaps.

however i did get a dsb in the sump today, im pretty sure its about 5 inches... i dont have a ruler on hand though so im just eye ballin it.

 

its not running now because i cant get the middle to connect at all... i might try again later today but im not sure i want to taste all that yummy ness again so soon.

 

i can but it wont be until 8 or 9... maybe i can squeeze it in real quick... at least the u tube... the other part is standard inner box w/ teeth and outer box is a bit lower with return...

 

ok, did post a picture but someone else had a similar u tube and they suggested something last night (thanks ryan)

so today i tried it... and the sump is officially going
finally... good god.

i didnt/ dont know much about it so it did take a bit of tweeking before i could get it to stop "gurgling" and keep the levels straight.. still not 100 percent sure its right but its going strong and i havent seen any noticeable fluctuations?

i have 2 returns. right now i just have them pointed kind of up... any suggestions as to the best placement?

thank you everyone!