Najer's grubby puddle!

[najer]

The sand filter. I'm curious. Explain/pics?

Just took pics, give me a minute!

 

[Katrina71]

Oh you got Twiggy a mate!

 

[najer]

Oh you got Twiggy a mate!

This has the potential to go very wrong!

 

[NanoDJS]

aye , hope its not that brutal

 

[Katrina71]

Let's hope they find a happy place together!

 

[najer]

aye , hope its not that brutal

Let's hope they find a happy place together!

Lets just say that it could have gone better!
It has taken 20 minutes or so for things to calm down, there was a lot of bites dished out from both!
She is now carrying on as normal, hopefully he will start to graze, he was pecking in the shop!

 

[Katrina71]

Woodstock is a little heartbroken. It's ok. I'll explain.

 

[najer]

Woodstock is a little heartbroken. It's ok. I'll explain.

Not so fast lol, he is now in the sump refugium, it won't go hungry!
Until you have seen it you can't believe how evil they can be.
Tell Woodstock that and see if anything shrivels!

 

[Katrina71]

I still suspect him of the pipe fish disappearance.

 

[najer]

I still suspect him of the pipe fish disappearance.

Pod eating competition, makes sense!

 

[najer]

The sand filter. I'm curious. Explain/pics?

Ok, fluidised sand filter, bit old school, as far as I understand it bacteria build up on the sand and keeping them just simmering feed them as the water passes.
I got this years ago to run a media, forgotten what, very basic design but should work a treat!
Body, the top and inner base are the important bits.

The top, water down the middle from the tank and return to tank.

The water from the tank hits these flutes on the base and makes it swirl, lifting the sand.

 

[najer]

I have thought about a filter using slide out trays with varying layers of sand/carbon. Coarse to fine.

Like this, one thought how do you deal with algae growth, if it is not simmering algae will build up with a nice nutrient source?!

 

[Katrina71]

Ok, fluidised sand filter, bit old school, as far as I understand it bacteria build up on the sand and keeping them just simmering feed them as the water passes.
I got this years ago to run a media, forgotten what, very basic design but should work a treat!
Body, the top and inner base are the important bits.

The top, water down the middle from the tank and return to tank.

The water from the tank hits these flutes on the base and makes it swirl, lifting the sand.

So in a way, a sand bacteria reactor?

 

[Katrina71]

Like this, one thought how do you deal with algae growth, if it is not simmering algae will build up with a nice nutrient source?!

My thoughts too. Thin layers and a bubbler? Still an abstract thought.

 

[najer]

My thoughts too. Thin layers and a bubbler? Still an abstract thought.

Think of a spray bar but vertical firing under each layer?

 

[Katrina71]

Think of a spray bar but vertical firing under each layer?

Exactly what is in my head.

 

[najer]

Exactly what is in my head.

Then you just need to find the layer depth that stays clean.

 

[najer]

Blue thing update, first two pics earlier, last one just, it is very pretty!

 

[Raege]

Blue thing update, first two pics earlier, last one just, it is very pretty!

Daddy likes! That’s spectacular I need a moment with myself now ;Drool

 

[najer]

Daddy likes! That’s spectacular I need a moment with myself now ;Drool

Sorry, my bad I will try and post tissue alerts!

I have a bloom, whatever, I have a lot of hacked of corals, fresh carbon in, ho hum!

Small army (11) of dove snails in today, my joint favourite snail!