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Re: My Oceanic Tech 120 and a request for input.
Congratulations. I can't wait to see this as it progresses. You stated there isn't so much room for the sump in the crawl space. You are going to need to get in there from time to time especially if you have the skimmer in there. For that reason...
I think we say that because we have to but know in reality it never happens. Congrats on the nice pickups. One good thing about going over budget, most of the time we get what we want.
The carbon requires changing much more often than the phos media. You will be wasting money by putting them both in together. Also, if you don't have phosphate problems then you don't need to run a reactor for it. There are many people who don't use the reactors because they don't have any...
I think the best advice was to immediately go to an LFS and purchase some pods. At least he will have some food for the time being. Next find someone who can care for it properly until your tank is established and can support it.
I have two megaflow overflows in my 120 gallon All-Glass tank. Does anyone know where I can purchase covers for them? I'm hoping to cut down on the algae buildup inside of them.