going back to your original question i think it was how should you lower the sg in your tank, remove 1/2 gal and replace with fresh ro/di water every day
if your replaceing evaperation water via buckets replace evap lose in the morning and do your change out in the after noon, depending on the...
the make of the skimmer would be nice as well
i have a turbofloater 1000 in my sump ( 125 gal tank 60 gal sump ) and its not enough for my light stock level
i'm in the process of building two AP skimmers to help out,
mind you i'm also going to be carrying a variable heavy load ( i'm...
12 " high ????
there no room in there for a skimmer let a lone a good refuge
15"X23"x12"
what are you planing on skimming with ? a empty bik pen ?
your not even going to have space to work on refuge
now let me get this right just to make sure
your total space is 15x23x12 or is that just...
hurm about the same % as a coral banded shrimp eating a cleaner shrimp during molting
maybe .. i lost a cleaner shrimp but found its molt and the only suspect is a coral banded shrimp
i normaly aim for .024 +/- .001 most lfs shops i talk to say they keep there tanks at .019 for less stress in there tanks and the cost factor when your replaceing 100+ gal a day it can get expensive
buy .80 lbs per gal, then but a little more as you see how much space you have and the setup you have
also if you have a sump ( or dont have one yet but are planing on adding one ) its a great place to hide away that extra stone, or the pieces that you dont like or that shrimp / crab / what...
closed loop and tank drain are not any where near the same thing
and imho there is not way ( from looking at the picture ) that that devices cound be made to work for you purpose, it is a closed loop, you need an open drain
a new store bought ie commerical hob overflow should not give you a...
i dont see much of a benefit. a dsb is what 3- 4" deep and unless you where using that as the only heat for your tank there would not be enought heat generated to create a current change, BUT with the higher temp you may get bristel works and what have you tunnling deeper and that may or may not...