sump tank

[Veronicayun Yun]

hi everyone i ned some help.

my tank is with me for 9 month and i through of remover the coral chip and those 2 bag in my 2nd and 3rd compartment.. wat should i put inside my 2nd and 3rd compartment? my second pic show i hv water flow can i put cheato inside? and i also hv a lot of red stuff on my things which i don knw wat is tat.. is red in colour.. behind of my bio ball compartment i hv a big place to put other things but i donknw wat to do.. as i hv 2 water tub to go into my sump.. the last pic is my whole sump tank.. thanks for helpin..

[magical26]

In my own opinion, based on your sump layout, you should;

1. get rid of the Coral Chips and Bio Balls (Do it bit by bit and not all at 1 shot, otherwise might experience sudden drop in bacteria count)

2. I believe you can put in carbon (to be change monthly - as an average) and phosphate remover (to be changed when you notice increase in algae growth)

As for chaeto, do note that they require both good flow and light.

Just my 2 cents, cheers...!

[Edmund Koh]

Hmm.. As for the replacement for the coral chips and bioballs.

U can consider MarinePure Cermedia cubes, BioHome or BacteriaKing. All these can be used for as long as u want without needin to be replaced.

Biopellets XL is also another good option. Unlike the normal biopellets, they dun need to be placed in a reactor to have the same benefits. The downside though is that u need to replace it after some time.

[magical26]

Hi Turtle1989, just to clarify, wont BioHome or BacterKing or Ceramedia cubes in some way trap detritus and build up Nitrates as well?

[Veronicayun Yun]

Ya... tat wat i think too... cos i hv bacterking but the dirty keep on dropping out tat y hope to remove all

[Veronicayun Yun]

Hi magical,i did put carbon and change monthly.. wat type of phosphate remover is gd? I thorugh of using biopellets.. near tat the biopellets is gd.. As for cheato i don kne should i anot? But my sump inside hv a t5 1ft light inside.. Where can i get the biopellets XL ? Cos i don hv a reactor

[Edmund Koh]

That's why we always put filter wool in the compartment before the biomedia.

[magical26]

Agree with you, but somehow will still have some accumulated in biomedia over time. Guess the best bet is to rinse it frequently during water change (with old tank water).

[asg]

Biohomme/ np bp xl/ bio-sphere are all good choice, if u r not using reactor, anything will trap debris lah. So one comp can keep all the bio filter then one comp keep AC and GFO.

[Veronicayun Yun]

Omg i don understand faint...

[Edmund Koh]

Hmm.. Which part u dun understand?

[Veronicayun Yun]

Turtle

,what is AC and GFO?

where is before the biomedia?

did I put wrong??

[SubzeroLT]

AC is Activated Carbon - Removes toxins, medication, organic crap not removed by skimmer

GFO is Granular Ferric Oxide - removes phosphates. Popular alternatives are Rowaphos & PhosBan.

I think turtle meant that the filter wool should just be placed in the left most compartment where dirty water from the tank flows in.

Your 2nd & 3rd compartment is where you place the bio media. Probably no need for filter wool there.

[Edmund Koh]

Thanks Subzero yups that's what I meant.