Greg's 75g

[gregzz4]

Oh don't say that
I'm sure that, once you two make your minds up about your background, you will have an awesome 40 long

But thanks for the encouragement

I only hope it goes well enough regarding the parameters

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Oh don't say that
I'm sure that, once you two make your minds up about your background, you will have an awesome 40 long

Shelley made up her mind, trouble is hubby isn't going along with it -lol

[gregzz4]

Shelley, do you need a little help from us ????
We could always start some kind of riot or something

Honestly, I wish we could show your hubby what it's like with weird backgrounds and such

[gregzz4]

The new LR is leaching too much NO3 and PO4 to go in the DT system now
Looks like I'll have to do some WCs and be patient while it cooks some more

On the plus side, the snails and herms are doing a nice job of keeping the DT fairly clean

I've been messing with the MP10 settings and placement and am happy so far with the detritus situation

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Shelley made up her mind, trouble is hubby isn't going along with it -lol

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Shelley, do you need a little help from us ????
We could always start some kind of riot or something

Honestly, I wish we could show your hubby what it's like with weird backgrounds and such

I have decided that if he keeps working weekends (flooring contractor) that I am going to paint the tank when he's at work.

I think it a bit unwise that he leave us (our three-year-old and myself) to our own devices on a weekend.

I've purchased the paint already. He hasn't noticed it sitting there, yet.

Originally Posted by gregzz4

The new LR is leaching too much NO3 and PO4 to go in the DT system now
Looks like I'll have to do some WCs and be patient while it cooks some more

On the plus side, the snails and herms are doing a nice job of keeping the DT fairly clean

I've been messing with the MP10 settings and placement and am happy so far with the detritus situation

Where did you place the MP10s? I'm very interested in their placement, as I'm undecided over using them. Your tank is 12 inches longer and 5 inches taller, so if they work for you they should work for us.

[gregzz4]

Our 2 x MP10wES are centered about 30% from the front ( to center )
I had them about 25% down from the top ( to center ), and that was great for surface agitation, but not for detritus settling
Currently they are about 40% down
I set a mild wave ( less than 1/2" total travel ) in Short Pulse and am now running them in Nutrient Transport Mode @ 80% ( 10 of 12 LEDs )
This gives me a wave with about 1/4" travel
So far so good

If you do decide on a pair, you'd be able to turn them down low enough in that tank that I doubt you'd hear them

[Enigma]

Wow! I'm surprised you have them cranked up to 80%. That's 1260 gph for each pump (unless the change is logaritmic . . . which it might be). 1260x2/75=33.6 . . . so that's 33.6 times the tank volume per hour. 20 is recommended for SPS. Does that mean that the flow seems quite gentle?