au01st

And it was good.

Normal Daylight


Actinic


Both


Both, with a good view of my sump setup (I was just looking at overflow box, of course it's not going on there). I picked up my acrylic yesterday and will be gluing those in this weekend. Then 48 hour wait to cure, then go around with silicone. Then drain the tank into plastic tubs and mix salt, run for a while, and order my live rock. Cabinets on the side house supplies and test kits, etc, etc. The auto top off will fit behind the tank in a 5gallon narrow trash can and use the Kent float valve. I need some more plumbing stuff and I should be set.

Shawnie

wow the actinic looks cool! ive not a clue about saltys but love the pics ! cant wait to see its progress

au01st

Actinic is light at 420nm and is used for coral/invert growth.

Shawnie

its amazing and I bet its even more cool watching it at night!

agsansoo

Are you going to put that skimmer in the sump ? Not hanging on the outside. Right ?

au01st

I was going to hang it on the outside. It actually sits at the correct height of the tank so that it's not hanging, it's standing? Is there a benefit to actually having it inside the sump It's the same length of tubing whether it's in the sump or sitting on the side like that.? Same with the phosphate reactor, it will just hang on the back of the sump.

sgould

If it overflows while hanging on the side, the mess goes all over the bottom of the cabinet and floor. If it is inside the sump, any overflow just goes right back into the sump.

agsansoo

Just like sgould said. Both would be safer in the sump. No wet floors.

au01st

If it overflows, it runs into the 4gallon container that will be inside the small cabinet, which is where I'm running my overflow hose.

The phosphate reactor is a sealed system, it should not overflow. One hose in, one hose out, no overflows or collection cups.