fuge w/ pump return == pureed 'pods?

kolosy · 07/28/2008, 03:45 PM

i'm going to be moving my fuge under the tank. currently it's on a gravity return to the dt, as it sits above it. once i move it below, w/ a return pump (quiet one 3000), will that cut off the supply of live pods making it into the dt?

are there ways around that?

Tswifty · 07/28/2008, 03:47 PM

Nah... just might make em a little dizzy that's all.

indydog1 · 07/28/2008, 03:50 PM

should be fine. and easier for them to catch. lol

kolosy · 07/28/2008, 03:51 PM

hah. thanks guys.

Sk8r · 07/28/2008, 05:38 PM

I've seen even an amphipod (an elephant v a corgi) survive the ride through a mag 9.5; and pods routinely make the trip through my Iwaki 100, which has small apertures and goes like a jet engine...

What does kill them off by the gross is filter bags, sponges, and other impediments to a full circular flow.

07/28/2008, 03:45 PM	#1
kolosy Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 655	fuge w/ pump return == pureed 'pods? i'm going to be moving my fuge under the tank. currently it's on a gravity return to the dt, as it sits above it. once i move it below, w/ a return pump (quiet one 3000), will that cut off the supply of live pods making it into the dt? are there ways around that? __________________ not yet. maybe someday. Current Tank Info: 90L RR mixed reef, panworld 150ps external pump, t5/mh/led, 20g under-tank sump, 27g above tank sump, 27g fuge with 4" dsb, macro and lr rubble.

07/28/2008, 03:47 PM	#2
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	Nah... just might make em a little dizzy that's all. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

07/28/2008, 03:50 PM	#3
indydog1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: round lake, il Posts: 1,590	should be fine. and easier for them to catch. lol __________________ Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself Current Tank Info: 210 gal

07/28/2008, 03:51 PM	#4
kolosy Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: chicago Posts: 655	hah. thanks guys. __________________ not yet. maybe someday. Current Tank Info: 90L RR mixed reef, panworld 150ps external pump, t5/mh/led, 20g under-tank sump, 27g above tank sump, 27g fuge with 4" dsb, macro and lr rubble.

07/28/2008, 05:38 PM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	I've seen even an amphipod (an elephant v a corgi) survive the ride through a mag 9.5; and pods routinely make the trip through my Iwaki 100, which has small apertures and goes like a jet engine... What does kill them off by the gross is filter bags, sponges, and other impediments to a full circular flow. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.