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Old 08/20/2007, 07:23 PM
andbigdaddy2 andbigdaddy2 is offline
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110Gal F/O and 30Gal Reef sharing Water / Filtration

Ok i have a 110 fish only and a 30 reef i was thinking of having them both flow into the same sump and using one skimmer for both tanks. Will this work? If not why and what should i be looking out for if i try this?

I plan on using a rubbermaid bioball setup with a decent skimmer or Dsb fuge with filter socks and a skimmer.
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Old 08/20/2007, 08:02 PM
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Biggest problem you will run into is nitrates from the fish in the F/O tank.
I did this a couple of years back with a 120 Gallon F/O and a 55 Gallon Reef. It never did well.
I then went to a 125 Gallon Reef and 240 Gallon F/O seperated with much better results and everyone happy.
I know it will cost you a little more, but its worth in the long run.
At least that is my opinion.
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Old 08/20/2007, 08:03 PM
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Oh, and avoid BioBalls.
I recommend the DSB with skimmer.
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Old 08/21/2007, 11:30 AM
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Anything i should look out for? Sighns that you saw that the two tanks werent doing as good together as they were apart.
 


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