shawnth
Reefing newb
Hi I'm in the process of setting up my first aquarium and had a question around where I should be putting the macro algae (i.e. cheeto). As a background I have a 48G display tank currently overflowing to a 16G sump. I attached a quick drawing of what I currently have, but the setup I currently have is a sump with 3 compartments.
- Overflow pipe goes into compartment A (a box really) which has a filter mat.
- Water then drops from compartment A into compartment B
- Water flows from compartment B to C which is where the skimmer sits.
- The pipe to the return pump sits at the bottom of compartment C.
- The bottom of compartments B & C have an elevated platform with holes (for water to pass through) in case the drawing looked a bit odd.
I initially assumed I can just get some macro algae and dump it in compartment C, but after getting and setting up the protein skimmer yesterday, I realised how little space I actually have there with this. In this setup do people know if it makes sense to put the macro algae in compartment B ? As you can imagine I didn't research this enough before buying my equipment given it feels like I should have gotten a sump that has an extra compartment for this... but now that I have this bought and set up trying to see what I can (should) manage.
- Overflow pipe goes into compartment A (a box really) which has a filter mat.
- Water then drops from compartment A into compartment B
- Water flows from compartment B to C which is where the skimmer sits.
- The pipe to the return pump sits at the bottom of compartment C.
- The bottom of compartments B & C have an elevated platform with holes (for water to pass through) in case the drawing looked a bit odd.
I initially assumed I can just get some macro algae and dump it in compartment C, but after getting and setting up the protein skimmer yesterday, I realised how little space I actually have there with this. In this setup do people know if it makes sense to put the macro algae in compartment B ? As you can imagine I didn't research this enough before buying my equipment given it feels like I should have gotten a sump that has an extra compartment for this... but now that I have this bought and set up trying to see what I can (should) manage.