looks like a neat build, how do you like your cad skimmer? also im a bit concerned with the copper or brass valve on the return line. and i also wonder if running 1450 gph through your sump is going to cause the filtration system to not perform efficiently. you probably only need to run about a 600gph pump as your return pump and you could re purpose that reeflo pump and make you a closed loop on your frag tank. thats just my .02 though.
Love the skimmer. Quiet and pulls in a day what my old Remora Pro pulled in a week. The valve you are seeing is plastic, just colored gold for some reason. I'm. It not worried about too much flow through the sump. First off the pump is on medium setting, so about 1100 gph. Then there's head pressure reduction. But I've never really subscribed to the concept of too much flow through a sump, to a point that is. The skimmer will still fill itself and do its thing internally, and the design of my sump has the skimmer in its own chamber with a constant level. Chaeto will do just fine in higher flow, I have found it prefers to tumble anyway. And aside from the reactor, which has a valve to control flow, there is no other filtration in my system.
cool sounds like you got it all planed out it should work good. and thanks for replying to my comment i was thinking about using a cad skimmer and cad led lights on a 125 tank i want to setup.
What I like about CAD is the build quality. The skimmer body is super thick acrylic, not wimpy like some of the cheap cones out there. So far the LED seems very well built as well. Also they are built in SoCal, right around the corner from where I have family.
cool have you used any cad leds? if so do you have any pics of them over your tank im interested in the 50w multichip pendants they have
I have a 50w multichip as a matter of fact! I did an initial write-up of it, but no pics in action yet. It is running over the temporary tank, I will have to take some shots of it in action. So far I really like it though.
cant wait to see some pics of the fixture over your tank
Tank has been cycling now for a few weeks, added a cleanup crew and a small Kole tang for algae prevention. Added a basic rockwork structure. All nitrogen cycle levels are at zero, except nitrate which is hovering around the low end of a Salifert test. Hope to start the transfer process today, going to move the zoanthids first, then after a few days add the SPS and move the light at the same time.
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