I have same tank but still have stock return pump will be copying you with your selection the return. I have the same wave maker what settings do you use? Ive been running the random flow settingsVision Development Cont'd:
Livestock. Currently i'm considering two clowns (widebar gladiator / naked). In the past, I had a kole tang, rock beauty angel, percs, six line, lawnmower, longnose hawkfish and a cleaner. I'm still on the fence between two clowns or going with a few smaller (example: prawn goby, rainford, mini dart, sharknose goby, tailspot, gramma) fish. I will run snails, probably not crabs or a shrimp.
Activity: November 25, 2022 - November 30, 2022
Once the ammonia cycled out, I did go ahead and drop 85% of the water. It is easy to do in a small tank. I also replaced the stock pump with a Jebao DCW 1500 with VCA Nano Dual RFG.
I just velcro'd the control beside the hygger for now.
This pump is quiet, but also too much for this tank w/ the current overflow design. With the high tide riser, you can only run it about half way. If you drop the riser, it will actually keep up close to the full power, but even if the riser is on the lowest setting, the emergency overflow will see some action.
I didn't change the stock tube, which is small for the pump outlets. I just snuggly pushed the tube inside one of the the outlet options and it is working fine. That helps reduce flow a bit. All that said, the pump is an improvement over the stock. You do get some flexibility with how much water you want to run through the filtration. At this time, I have it set at 3-5 and the hygger just always on random.
I did try this pump with the SpinStream and it works, but that was still loud for me. I swapped in the dual rfg and I think this is where we are going to stay.
At this point, I wish I had the controller setup so that I can watch the tank for a bit to prepare for livestock.
As I'm waiting on the controller power, I worked on the side project. copepods.
Now, I'm not looking to create sustainable, redundant, culturing. But I am interested in maximizing my investment in them. So my thoughts were to create a vessel that I could place them in and extract over time. I'm still waiting on the shipment of 3 types, but here is the setup.
I took one of the three 1.5l dosing containers with a small usb air pump and a control valve. i have clean saltwater, a couple biomedia and a drop of bottle bac. I created sieves from 2" pvc repair couple and a bushing. These sieves set right on lid opening perfectly.
I actually also have 3 small usb driven pumps w/ a hole in each lid as I found that I could cycle water using them up and into the sieve w/o then ever having to insert anything into the water. but im not sure that the simple baster method isn't better.
There is still quite a bit of air exiting the open valve, so I think i will also setup 1 phyto bottle. Again, not for sustainability, but this is a first go at this process.
Maybe the next update, I'll have a XP8 and cable clean up.
Setup Status:
Tank - Innovative Marine Fusion 15 AIO Cube, Mesh Screen, HighTide Riser
Habitat - Aqua Forest AF Rock, Oceans Direct LiveSand
Stand - 15" Cabinet Modified, Painted black
Return -Stock IM 130 gph pump / Spin Stream, Jebao DCW 1500 / VCA Dual 1/4" RFG
Flow - Hygger Minii Wave 1600gph
Filtration - inTank Floss Holder w/ Floss, MediaPure Gems, Bubble Magnus MiniQ (off), AquaChar
Controller/Doser - Hydros x4 (waiting for XP8), Jebao Wifi 3.4 (not running)
| PL-TUB-1/2ID-B | 1/2" ID (5/8" OD) Flexible BLACK Tubing, per foot | 1 |
| PL-TUB-3/4ID-B | 3/4" ID (1" OD) Flexible BLACK Tubing, per foot | 1 |
| PL-HBF-YR1 | Reducing Y Hose Barb Connector 0.75" x 0.5" x 0.5" | 1 |
I decided on the Jebao DCW1500 because of the reviews and footprint. it was only $49 on Amazon. It has been great. I don’t adjust it. It sets at half way at which it runs under 5 watts (4.7 avg).
After I installed it, I wanted to reduce having a pump just for the Cheato reactor. A decade ago I had a 29 gallon refugium. I don’t know that I really need one for this tank but it was successful in the past.
Since I could not run the Jebao at full flow, I bought the following from aquacave.com:
PL-TUB-1/2ID-B 1/2" ID (5/8" OD) Flexible BLACK Tubing, per foot PL-TUB-3/4ID-B 3/4" ID (1" OD) Flexible BLACK Tubing, per foot PL-HBF-YR1 Reducing Y Hose Barb Connector 0.75" x 0.5" x 0.5"
This will be about $20 with shipping. I run the 3/4” tubing from the pump up maybe 8-9”. I’d have to pull out to check. It does bend a little to help align the tee for the tubing to connect to the display return barb. Then the other side loops into the reactor. I could not run it the other way as the tubing is too rigid. It is possible I could adjust it but I have the light arm. ATO return. Sensors so it loops up and back. It’s late, so maybe I can take better pictures later. Clear tube is ATO. Tube to valve is from the tee barb. Other tube from reactor is the drain.
If I remove the hightide riser and run it open, it seems fine. No emergency overflow used. But my return now feeds a cheato reactor as well. Placing the high tide riser on makes it overflow, even on the lowest setting. (Makes sense as I’m reducing the overflow capacity). But it is nice to have the water spilling over into the filter floss instead of hover over it. It is possible to bypass the filter floss if the water level is too high with this InTank holder. So for now, I have the high tide riser installed and the pump at 50–60%.
