Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > New to the Hobby

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #21  
Old 07-06-2005, 05:01 PM
Willow's Avatar
Willow Willow is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Richmond, BC
Posts: 1,485
Willow is on a distinguished road
Send a message via MSN to Willow Send a message via Yahoo to Willow
Default

or you light it 24/7.

if your leaving your tank alone for weeks at a time i suspect you have bigger issues than pruning your macros every once and awhile. just an fyi, that’s all i use for my filtration is a big fuge with a micron bag. with all the macro's i have i prune them once every 2 weeks or so. i have never once in 4 years had an issue with macro blocking my return pump because there are baffles between the fuge and the return. i also keep them lit 24/7 and as muck has said cheato cant go sexual and basically grows in a tight ball.
__________________
Given sufficient thrust pigs will fly just fine.

90 Gallon LPS tank - Challice, Acans, Favia, Diplo and Zoos
125 Gallon SPS Coming Soon!
  #22  
Old 07-06-2005, 05:08 PM
Johnny Reefer's Avatar
Johnny Reefer Johnny Reefer is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Posts: 1,192
Johnny Reefer is on a distinguished road
Send a message via MSN to Johnny Reefer
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by muck
unless you use chaeto..
Okay, but I still see a risk of the return pump becoming clogged, which was the original reason for not going fuge.

And sorry for hijacking this thread. It just kinda evolved that way.

Cheers,
__________________
Mark.
  #23  
Old 07-06-2005, 05:14 PM
Willow's Avatar
Willow Willow is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Richmond, BC
Posts: 1,485
Willow is on a distinguished road
Send a message via MSN to Willow Send a message via Yahoo to Willow
Default

it might be hard to see but behind the upright are a few baffles, there is no way any macro is going to get thru that and then past gutter screen to block the return pump.

__________________
Given sufficient thrust pigs will fly just fine.

90 Gallon LPS tank - Challice, Acans, Favia, Diplo and Zoos
125 Gallon SPS Coming Soon!
  #24  
Old 07-06-2005, 05:15 PM
Johnny Reefer's Avatar
Johnny Reefer Johnny Reefer is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Posts: 1,192
Johnny Reefer is on a distinguished road
Send a message via MSN to Johnny Reefer
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Willow
if your leaving your tank alone for weeks at a time i suspect you have bigger issues... ... i have never once in 4 years had an issue with macro blocking my return pump because there are baffles between the fuge and the return....
1. bigger issues ? What do you mean?

2. So do you have filter material stuffed between the baffles?

Cheers,
__________________
Mark.
  #25  
Old 07-06-2005, 05:26 PM
Johnny Reefer's Avatar
Johnny Reefer Johnny Reefer is offline
Member
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Posts: 1,192
Johnny Reefer is on a distinguished road
Send a message via MSN to Johnny Reefer
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Willow
it might be hard to see but behind the upright are a few baffles, there is no way any macro is going to get thru that and then past gutter screen to block the return pump.
Yes it is hard to see. I take it the flow is from left to right? So the upright you mention is the vertical glass the water is going over on the right? I can't make out the gutter screen. Is it visible?

Cheers,
__________________
Mark.
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 03:22 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.