You be the judge. . .
After reading about the difficulty in keeping scallops-- and filter feeders in general-- without compromising you water quality, I was wondering if the following set-up would work?
I was thinking that the main display would drain into the filter feeders tank (good quantity of LR and a DSB of course), then into a traditional sump.
The idea is that the water in the second tank would already have to have "questionable" perameters for the filter feeders to survive-- and that additives could be added the supplement their diets. The only problem that I can come up with (in the limited, perhaps dangerous knowledge my crowded head contains) is that the water wouldn't be filtered enough before it hits the main tank again. . .
What are your thoughts. . . possible, but not probable. . . impossible. . . I was thinking of using a stand similar to Jays design, but able to house the "ugly" sump behind the scenes. . .
After reading about the difficulty in keeping scallops-- and filter feeders in general-- without compromising you water quality, I was wondering if the following set-up would work?
I was thinking that the main display would drain into the filter feeders tank (good quantity of LR and a DSB of course), then into a traditional sump.
The idea is that the water in the second tank would already have to have "questionable" perameters for the filter feeders to survive-- and that additives could be added the supplement their diets. The only problem that I can come up with (in the limited, perhaps dangerous knowledge my crowded head contains) is that the water wouldn't be filtered enough before it hits the main tank again. . .
What are your thoughts. . . possible, but not probable. . . impossible. . . I was thinking of using a stand similar to Jays design, but able to house the "ugly" sump behind the scenes. . .
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