my 131g FOWLR

[golf nut]

Originally Posted by kien

YES! My execution is slightly different but the principle is exactly the same. I think my picture is prettier (if maybe more convoluted)

Before I ask any other misconstrued question is the rest of your picture drawn as you see the whole system functioning

[kien]

Originally Posted by burgerchow

Kien,
It would be way easier to just use the 15% water from your reef tank that you change weekly to do a 15% water change on your fowlr tank. Just re-use the reef water for your fowlr water changes. This will save you a lot of time, plumbing, and lots of money ( less salt and additives. Don't forget, if you're plumbing a 150 and 121 together, with sumps, you'll need to add additives to compensate for over 300 gallons.) There's nothing wrong with the water from your reef tank for a fowlr tank. I currently drain about 20 gallons from my fowlr tank ( python straight into the sink) and refill with water from my 120 reef, then just add the new salt water into the reef. Lots less work than mixing 2 batches of salt all the time.

hmm, that's not a bad idea actually. Only problem I see here though is the duplication of equipment which I'm hoping to avoid. Two skimmers, heaters, carbon reactors, etc.. The only additives I add are calcium and baking soda and those are cheap. If the plumbing turns out to be too daunting I will end up taking your approach :-)

Originally Posted by Mr OM

Before I ask any other misconstrued question is the rest of your picture drawn as you see the whole system functioning

Yes :-)

[burgerchow]

Originally Posted by kien

hmm, that's not a bad idea actually. Only problem I see here though is the duplication of equipment which I'm hoping to avoid. Two skimmers, heaters, carbon reactors, etc.. The only additives I add are calcium and baking soda and those are cheap. If the plumbing turns out to be too daunting I will end up taking your approach :-)




Yes :-)

Kien, all you need are a couple of heaters. If you do 20% water changes every week ( the old water from the reef), you might not even need a skimmer. All depends how many fish you have. Another reason you might want to keep it on a separate system is that you could hook up a u/v for the fowlr tank and not have to worry about ich or other diseases.

[golf nut]

What is the purpose of the three individual baffles in the two sumps? especially the single one on the left end of the reef sump

[kien]

Originally Posted by Mr OM

What is the purpose of the three individual baffles in the two sumps? especially the single one on the left end of the reef sump

The reef sump is an existing sump that already has 3 baffle sections in it. Each baffle section actually has 3 baffles. Left baffle was a refugium but really it just stores live rock now. Middle is the return (which will be reused), and the right is the skimmer section. I may redo that entire sump or just keep it. The baffles in the FOWLR sump serves no purpose. I'm not sure why I drew that line in.. :-) The FOWLR will just have one main sump which will hook into the reef sump via a 1 1/2 or 2" pipe, and a water change tank which will over flow into the fowlr sump.

[golf nut]

Originally Posted by kien

The reef sump is an existing sump that already has 3 baffle sections in it. Each baffle section actually has 3 baffles. Left baffle was a refugium but really it just stores live rock now. Middle is the return (which will be reused), and the right is the skimmer section. I may redo that entire sump or just keep it. The baffles in the FOWLR sump serves no purpose. I'm not sure why I drew that line in.. :-) The FOWLR will just have one main sump which will hook into the reef sump via a 1 1/2 or 2" pipe, and a water change tank which will over flow into the fowlr sump.

so there is no flow in the left hand end area just static water with no way in or out?

[kien]

Originally Posted by Mr OM

so there is no flow in the left hand end area just static water with no way in or out?

Oh, sorry, that rockfugium is fed by a direct line from the mixed reef :-)



.. which is why I may replumb that whole sump.. if I can be bothered.