My new MegaFlow#4 sump/refugim

[Ariel110G]

So last Sunday I got my MegaFlow#4 sump/refugim up and running for my 110g tank, So I got the bio balls, 4in of live sand with miracle mud, live rock & macro algae in it, my question is when will I start to see a difference in the water quality, when with the sump start controlling & lowering the Nitrate???

 

[little_fish]

It may take a few weeks for you to see a change in water quality. But i would remove the bioballs and put some rubble in that section. Unless you clean the bioballs frequently it will cause more problems than it solves.

 

[Rufio808]

Yep, scrap the bio balls and you should be go to go.

 

[Smitty]

Yep, I agree.

 

[Ariel110G]

Is there a problem with having more them one type of macro algae in the sump???

 

[little_fish]

nope! but one might be more successful at taking up nutrients and you man eventually only have one type of macro growing in there

 

[Ariel110G]

So my sump now is been running for the past month, I don’t think there is good water flow in the sump I was thinking of adding a powerhead to the sump, do you guys have a powerhead in your sump??? & if I need to get one which one to get??

And for my sump light, I have 2 9W compact, is that good?

 

[little_fish]

That seems like really low on the lights. I would get come squiggly CFL bulbs and use those instead.

 

[Ariel110G]

That seems like really low on the lights. I would get come squiggly CFL bulbs and use those instead.

Ok what W I need to have, & what do you think about adding a powerhead to my sump?

 

[little_fish]

Sure you can add a powerhead, and i would aim for maybe 60 watts if you have lots of surface area to cover, or maybe 30 if you have a smaller area

 

[wontonflip]

This is the light I use for my fuge ( Funny I just posed this same image in another post LOL). Watts and Kelvin are important. I found that 6500K was just right for growing chaeto.

I have a powerhead in my sump, to shake off algae from my chaeto.

 

[Ariel110G]

This is the light I use for my fuge ( Funny I just posed this same image in another post LOL). Watts and Kelvin are important. I found that 6500K was just right for growing chaeto.
I have a powerhead in my sump, to shake off algae from my chaeto.

what powerhead brand / type you have in your sump?