20L setup

[ptran]

Looking good!

[mnemenoi]

I use Stability all the time and always have it on hand, great product and following the directions it does what they say

[Crush]

Iv been a fan of seachem products especially flourish root tabs, it just seemed too good to be true to instantly add livestock

[mnemenoi]

Its not a perfect cycle, but it kick starts it faster. We have used it in a tank hard cycling with fish, it can do it if the bioload is low and you dose daily and water change when you absolutely have to. It takes a much shorter time. We use it on all our tanks now, at start up and never have any huge issues usually

[mredman]

Mollies love saltwater and can survive the cycling.

Mike

[Crush]

I thought about it^^

[Crush]

I'm worried about flow now, we have a maxi-jet 400 which in circulation mode puts out 500gph flow rate. I wonder if that's a bit too much for a 20 long. Sand gets blown around to a point there are bare spots. Should I down grade to a smaller pump?

[mnemenoi]

Reefs are usually recommended 20x their volume per hour, so maybe angling it a bit differently or building a larger lr pile to direct and diffuse the force?

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[Crush]

I'll play around with the rock a bit and see what that does for me

[mredman]

If your sand is blowing, I think you are a bit overpowered.

Mike

[Crush]

I was thinking the same thing mike

[Crush]

I suppose I could trim the propeller down or use plexiglass to limit/divert flow somehow.

[Crush]

I wish these motors were variable speed, then I could find a sweet spot

[Crush]

Anyone use a dimmer switch on their pumps?

[Crush]

I think I built my answer. I put a dimmer switch in an electrical box and cut up an old extension cord. Wired it up and tested it on a fan. Wasn't sure a dimmer switch would work on a motor load as there are specific dimmer switches for ceiling fans that would have worked. So far it works.Can't wait to get home and test it out.