Newbie here. Saying Hello

[fshfrk]

welcome here!

[rama]

Welcome to the fish box.

[mgarrido]

Newbie here. Saying Hello

Welcome!

[DustinB]

Welcome!

You don't really need that bubble bar, but I guess it doesn't hurt since you don't have a skimmer.

Was the base rock dead live rock? If so you may want to watch out for ammonia and nitrite spikes.

[RocketSurgeon]

The bubble bar was purchased to take up space. When the tank was empty, it took up most of the entire back wall. Now I have rock that does that.
I have not seen any rise in ammonia or nitrite yet. I am trying to keep nitrates under control.

[rage]

If you have enough live rocks for several months, the bacterias in the should do the job of getting rid of ammonia, nitrite and even nitrate for you.
You should not need the trickle filter with bio balls, they could trap detritus and produce the nitrate that you are fighting.
I also only see the 1 return pump , you might want to add more pumps. A lot of circulation is good for a salt water tank. Just imagine the waves breaking on the reef.
You don't need the bubble wand either.
Good luck.

[tang-chaser]

First hello and welcome. I agree with rage on ditching the bubble wand reasons being.
1) it can start producing a foam on the surface
2) it can start producing more salt creep at the top of the tank due to the spray of the bubbles.
3) you dont need it.
I would how ever get a pump like a k3 to circulate the water and agitate the surface of the water (make some mini waves)
Ditch the bioballs and and the pots. I just hate pottery i was never any good at it.
and wes (momma says dem alligators are so angry cause they got all dem teef and no toofbrush)

[RocketSurgeon]

I have not noticed any foam, but salt creep does seem to be excessive. I'll lose the bubble wand and the bio balls.

[rage]

If I remove the trickle filter and bio balls, what's going to filter the water?

Also, If I add another pump in the sump, it seems I'm going to add a lot of noise pushing so much water of the overflow. It seems I would only be circulating the water on top as well. One reason I'm keeping the bubble wand is to help a bit with circulation. I realize it's not much, but something has to be better than nothing. I priced a "wavemaker?" the other day. Looked like a big water mover that may have attached to the glass with a heavy magnet. I thought that if I installed one of these in the tank, it would help tremendously with the circulation. Just not sure where to install or aim to be most effective.

Sorry, I just now saw this, don't always check my pm.
The trickle filter is an excellent bio-filter (and that function is replaced by the live rocks), not so much mechanical or chemical filter. If you need these functions, there are better means. You should not need them though if you don't overfeed and have some source of critters to consume the un-eaten food.

If your overflow makes noise, you can look at durso standpipe overflow.
That noise comes from the water circulating by your return pump. I did not mean to suggest to add a return pump (and you do not want to add a return pump if your overflow and drain pipe have not been sized to handle the volume of flow).

When I talked about adding circulation, you can add a water pump in the main tank that pushes the water around inside the main tank. You can point that pump or pumps wherever you want. Your aim is to not have dead area in your tank but it's not an exact science, you might have fish or criiters that may require an area of calmer water to rest.

[tang-chaser]

yes its all some what confusing with out the visuals If you wanna come over since im right up the freeway from you. I would be more than happy to walk you through my tank and what does what, and why.