Hey folks just need some advice here. :bowdown: My 300 gallon tank has been running for 13 years :^: and is currently stocked with the following::sfish:
3-Royal Grammas
1-Longnose hawkfish
1-Clown fish
1-Half and half angel
1-lawnmower blenny
1-Small cardinal fish
1-Med/lg magnificant foxface (about 5-6 inches)
1-XL vlamenjii tang (12 inches for sure)
2-large serpeant starfish (red/yellow)
I have an Iwaki 70RLT that runs from the sump outside about 15ft to a chiller and returns back at the top of one end of the tank. Also from the sump is an Iwaki 55RLT that was required to run the ETSS protein skimmer according to the manufacturer and also returns at the same end as other return. I then have a quiet one pump (3000 model) on a closed system where I have a drilled hole at the bottom and then returns on the other side bottom. This return is opposite of the first two returns. :bounce:
:question:So the question is that I always have had a surface film near the return on top :frustrat:and was wondering if I should place powerheads to aim toward the top to create more surface movement? Also I plan to add some more fish (blond naso, blue tang, kole tang, majestic angel) and thought the heavy load would probably do better with more flow!?? I read on another thread that somebody else with a large tank was getting rid of their powerheads and was going to increase pump soze and do more plumbing to avoid the powerhead look. I guess that is an option but wanted some ideas on the types and models of recommended powerhead or wave makers that I should consider for this size of tank? :Cheers: Also what should be the stock limit on a 300 gallon with the new fish being of med-large size?:question:
3-Royal Grammas
1-Longnose hawkfish
1-Clown fish
1-Half and half angel
1-lawnmower blenny
1-Small cardinal fish
1-Med/lg magnificant foxface (about 5-6 inches)
1-XL vlamenjii tang (12 inches for sure)
2-large serpeant starfish (red/yellow)
I have an Iwaki 70RLT that runs from the sump outside about 15ft to a chiller and returns back at the top of one end of the tank. Also from the sump is an Iwaki 55RLT that was required to run the ETSS protein skimmer according to the manufacturer and also returns at the same end as other return. I then have a quiet one pump (3000 model) on a closed system where I have a drilled hole at the bottom and then returns on the other side bottom. This return is opposite of the first two returns. :bounce:
:question:So the question is that I always have had a surface film near the return on top :frustrat:and was wondering if I should place powerheads to aim toward the top to create more surface movement? Also I plan to add some more fish (blond naso, blue tang, kole tang, majestic angel) and thought the heavy load would probably do better with more flow!?? I read on another thread that somebody else with a large tank was getting rid of their powerheads and was going to increase pump soze and do more plumbing to avoid the powerhead look. I guess that is an option but wanted some ideas on the types and models of recommended powerhead or wave makers that I should consider for this size of tank? :Cheers: Also what should be the stock limit on a 300 gallon with the new fish being of med-large size?:question:
