110g Mixed Reef V2

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Right on Doug thanks again. I broke the bottom off of it to try mounting it flat on a frag discs and am getting a whole bunch of new growth coming off it. Should be a really nice full piece in a year or so.

Probably less than that grows really fast for me.

[BlueAbyss]

I seriously need to get some SPS into my tank... You're making me jealous, your corals look awesome!

[Myka]

Looking good Doug! Like already said, great PE.

Have you tried the Zeo PIF and/or Iron yet? I'm considering trying one or both to help with green hues.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by BlueAbyss

I seriously need to get some SPS into my tank... You're making me jealous, your corals look awesome!

Thank you

Originally Posted by Myka

Looking good Doug! Like already said, great PE.

Have you tried the Zeo PIF and/or Iron yet? I'm considering trying one or both to help with green hues.

I like when you talk reef-dirty Mindy

No, I havnt tried either one....Thought about trying the Iron ....but there is a little voice in the back of my head that says "dont feed the algae"...maybe Im just paranoid.....finally got rid of the vast majority of all the algaes in the display....except for some halimeda....but thats easy enough to pic out when it needs it, so I leave it.....


I must give props where they are due....Gary, our tank guy rocks....knocked out my sump in a time I probably shouldnt post....and left a bill Im extremely happy with.....Thanks Gary

So here it is, in all its shiny, clean, new glory.....54"l x 15 1/2"w x 15 1/2t..... 4" longer, 3 1/2" wider and 5" shorter than the old sump....my system volume will increase by 8 gallons and I will be able to work in the sump alot better.

Same layout as the last sump...left side fuge(thinking Im gonna put a deep sand bed in this one....nut sure...waffling big time), center is the return section and the right side is skimmer

[lorenz0]

very jealous of the sump. its going to be a good home for the new toy

[lobsterboy]

yup, nice lookin sump ya got there Doug !

[JDigital]

Sick sump y0.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by lorenz0

very jealous of the sump. its going to be a good home for the new toy

Originally Posted by lobsterboy

yup, nice lookin sump ya got there Doug !

Originally Posted by JDigital

Sick sump y0.

Thanks guys.....you should see it ....well ...installed...I dont know, but for some reason it looks soooo much better than the old one.

I cut and installed a small shelf for my high tech dosser (a la Snappy). I was balancing the dosing cup on the edge of the old sump, but I think this will work out better for me. You will have to use your imagination ... the shelf is upside down and backwards, as it was still drying when I snapped the pics.



Heres the shelf installed, both before the sump was filled and installed and after.



And the dosing shelf in action


with the longer and wider sump, came an additional problem.... My cluster f of products and test kits and food supplements etc, etc ,etc, that were around and beside the sump would need a new home....this makes the g/f very happy



Ive already found that this sump is much easier to work in and around. Another plus is, the new sump has 1/2 rigid foam schtuck to the bottom that has greatly reduced the noise caused by pump vibration....Again....happy g/f

[JDigital]

.... Sooo much nicer Doug! Can't wait to see the other new toy in there.

[Delphinus]

Can you explain to me how the dosing cup works? Sorry if I'm just dense and not getting it. I see a cup on the shelf with a hole in it. Do you just dump the whatever into that, and let it just drain at its own rate, or is it something more involved?