Othicx's 220g

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

It looks like a bleached Rhodactis to me.

That could be a possibility.

[othicx]

cool, thanks I searched google and found that it could be a bleached mushroom Corallimorph. I's that the same thing?

[Slick Fork]

Looks promising. How are you doing the plumbing to the sump? I see the 6 holes drilled in the bottom which I'm assuming will be for a closed loop but can't see what you did for the overflow and return.

[othicx]

well the 1'1/2 and 1' bulkhead that are beside each other will be the overflow, (haven't made the acrylic box yet) and the other four 1' bulkheads are all returns. My pump is a 3600 gph pump so i'm using that power to create enough circulation that i wont need powerheads. That is the plan anyway

Also the Zoa's that came on the LR opened up today, so i'm pretty stoked on that. Also i found another creature in my tank, any ideas?

Sorry this pic isn't that great.



What is this?

[coreyskylar]

Originally Posted by othicx

well the 1'1/2 and 1' bulkhead that are beside each other will be the overflow, (haven't made the acrylic box yet) and the other four 1' bulkheads are all returns. My pump is a 3600 gph pump so i'm using that power to create enough circulation that i wont need powerheads. That is the plan anyway

Also the Zoa's that came on the LR opened up today, so i'm pretty stoked on that. Also i found another creature in my tank, any ideas?

Sorry this pic isn't that great.



What is this?

This looks like a strawberry anenome.Try feeding it something.

[othicx]

Ya that Brain has gotten puffier in one day already so I have good hopes for it. That Brain was pretty happy when i gave it some brine shrimp too haha. Coreyskylar I will give feeding it a shot, I have noticed that it's tenticles are a lot longer at certain times of the day so maybe i'll try at those times.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by Slick Fork

Looks promising. How are you doing the plumbing to the sump? I see the 6 holes drilled in the bottom which I'm assuming will be for a closed loop but can't see what you did for the overflow and return.

It is some what of an experiment in the making, we are going to have 1 maybe 2 return's off the pump with check valves in case the power goes out. The overflow is going to be a herbie. There is still a little work to do on the sump and figure out how we are going to plumb it all together.

[Slick Fork]

Oh,

I know lots of people do it, but having all the returns at the bottom of the tank, even with check valves would prevent me from sleeping at night.

My chicken advice would be to turn that into a closed loop. 220 gallons is a lot of water on the floor if the check valves fail.

[The Grizz]

If you buy a good quality check valve there should never be an issue and there is the option of a second check between the sump and the return pump.

[whatcaneyedo]

Maybe if the valve is cleaned religiously... which would mean it should be installed with with a ball valve and union on each end so that it can be removed and soaked in vinegar regularly. A lot of people complain about filter sock maintenance but compared to that they're a breeze. I've seen check valves fail and I know what the aftermath can look like. Definitely not worth the risk in my opinion. Plus 3600 minus head pressure isn't much flow for a 220gal tank unless Othicx only wants to keep soft coral so you may want to add another pump or some powerheads anyways.

BTW that last picture looks like a Euphyllia paradivisa. But its its kind of hard to tell from the photo.

Corallimorpharia is the Order, Discosomatidae is the Family and Rhrodactis is the Genus.