Bare Bottom CuC
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Im kinda new to the BB tanks with the 55gallon. CuC? I dont have any large snails in mine just about 100 babys. And my power head blows off all the debri on the bottom and keeps it suspended in the water undtil in gets to the sump/skimmer.
Turbos do a pretty good job on mine. I also have some brittle stars and a few small hermits that help out.
As for settlement on the bottom, theoretically, there should be enough flow in a BB tank to keep everything in suspension until it reaches the overflow, but I tweaked my flow to "herd" the really big/heavy particles (like tiny pieces of rock that may be chipped off) to a specific area that is sucked up in a water change. This is typically the only area that requires the vac, and only occasionally.
As for settlement on the bottom, theoretically, there should be enough flow in a BB tank to keep everything in suspension until it reaches the overflow, but I tweaked my flow to "herd" the really big/heavy particles (like tiny pieces of rock that may be chipped off) to a specific area that is sucked up in a water change. This is typically the only area that requires the vac, and only occasionally.
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I might need a bit more flow in mine. i don't have any powerheads, just the closed loop with a little giant 3. I only have a mag3 on the return and thinking to upgrade it to a mag 7. For reference, it's a 20" cube so mag3 should be sufficient for cycling the water but a bigger pump would give me some more water movement.
You might want to try these
