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11-02-2009, 04:35 PM
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Con...the potential for skimmer overflow and floods.
I'm also very interested in the hanging frags. I've never thought of doing that. In my case, I constantly fight with hair algae taking root on the frag plug and the frag has to fight with hair algae for real estate. My frag rack itself also has to be boiled/replaced so often it drives me nuts...
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400 gal reef. Established April, 2007. 3 Sequence Dart, RM12-4 skimmer, 2 x OM4Ways, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown (pair), Blonde Naso Tang, Vlamingi Tang, Foxface Rabbit, Unicorn Tang, 2 Pakistani Butterflies and a few coral gobies My Tank: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436 
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11-02-2009, 04:49 PM
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11-02-2009, 06:07 PM
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I learned about coral culture in suspension from the article that greenspottedpuffer posted so have a look and then ask if you think I might be able to answer any additional questions. The main advantage I found was that I can cram a lot more frags into a 50gal because I can use the entire volume to place frags anywhere I want.
If I do modify my trough for frags I think I wont bother with an egg crate shelf, instead I'll pour a 1" sandbed over the bottom (to create a reflective surface) then lay LPS and softies on the bottom and continue to grow my SPS in suspension. I can continue to grow gracillaria macro algae in there because it isnt invasive like Chaeto or caulerpa. The only real modification I need to do is change the plumbing on my skimmer a bit so that I can move it to the side and out of the way so if I dont like it then reverting back will be easy. The only purchases I need to make would be for some plumbing and larger koralias. I'll also need to make a top down viewer box of out acrylic. Between the skimmer pump and the main displays return pump I have about 2000gph in the trough already (excluding the 50gal return pump). Would three koralia 4's work well to give me the additional flow I would need?
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"We shall dive down through black abysses... and in that lair of the Deep Ones we shall dwell amidst wonder and glory forever." - H.P. Lovecraft Old 120gal Tank Journal New 225gal Tank Journal May 2010 TOTM The 10th Annual Prince George Reef Tank Tour Last edited by whatcaneyedo; 11-02-2009 at 06:38 PM.
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