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i went on a 4 day vacation and my sitter didn't look in the sump, when i got home my sock was overflowing into my sump thank god, but how often to you rotate your socks?

any way of...

as you can see the picture above it had a tad bit of a haze- im assuming a bacteria cloud. how ever i dosed again yesterday in doubt but i did, i increased my skimmer to a tad bit wet. and wow i came...

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this is the tank as of now, so far so good, got some brown algea but thats to be expected from a new tank, hwo ever since doseing vodka i have not had to clean the glass, so its all being...

so almost 3 weeks since water hit the tank so far so good. i figured since that all my levels were low that ill do a ULNS in this tank. so i got the following

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just a quick update- got my filter socks today and man what a change in sump noise.

been about a week since that tank has been set up and running- all parameters are in good range- nitrates are at...

cliff what is your percentage's and how many timers are you running? also how do you set up the location or the lunar range for a location?

i nailed the sound problem- i lowered the air hose about...

here are some pics of the tank
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btw how long do youy acclimate your coral to the LED most of the corals came from my 55G where they were close to my 150w mh and new...

the drain line is a 1" pvc solid pipe-90 degree elbow goes straight into the sump- the pump is a taam rio+ 2100 rated at 696 but taken in head and all it hsould be pushing around 400GPH- but seems...

ill get some pics up in the morning-

how ever i tried what you said cliff and added the air valve from an old protein skimmer and just a little restriction made it surge in the overflow(water...

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here is the pic- the breather is inside the tank in the overflow not outside like a durso

and it sound like a toilet like crazy- so loud i had to turn my return off for the night. could i...

so now i have the tank up and running, it sounds like a darn toilet. i have researched this and this is cause because marineland made a crap overflow- how the 90 elbow inside the overflow has a small...

i was shocked- and man is that primer and cement for pvc a messy mess- and it staines everything lol.

but i was toying with the AI SOL and man i love it i might even fork the $200 for the upgrade...

no just for the light fixture- to hang the Ai SOL

first mile stone has been reached-

tank is full of water and the plumbing does not leak --- yessss im proud my first time :)

got the light installed and realized that pvc wont do the job need...

so in theory if i placed 15lbs of pours live rubble rock that would be better that placing 1 15 lbs rock in the sump- when i mean better i mean that it would be better for anaerobic bacteria to grow...

good day,

im building a 25 gallon cube reef tank with a sump- my first sump. my end goal is to have a perfect reef 0 nitrate and 0 phosphate(most important) but still want to keep "slightly dirty"...

thanks cliff, that help out allot, ive test plumbed the tank and man it stinks when the drilled holes are right on top of each other.

here are the pics- the only thing not included so far is my...

or it looks like i can add the pipe inside of the overflow outlets- top is 1" bottom is 3/4 could this work also if i glued the, in with PVC cement?

i have never plumbed anything from a sink to a...

so i cant find anything about the overflow drain size- i got 1 1/4 but it screws on \only s few threads =- i should go bigger right ?> to 1 1/2"

yea there was debate about a FOWLR, but that would only so much and so little fits in the tank. so we decided to go mini reef, with mainly Montipora's and other LPS, and a few small colonies of zoas...

good morning to all,

i finally got some time to start this thread. My wife wanted a tank in the bedroom, so with my tax return i went and bought a 25G reef Ready Cube made by marineland.

Specs:...

i have algae growing off my HOB filter from time to time, and i frequently find my turbo snail up there 1 every two weeks or so half the shell is out of the water.

I wish snail cleaned in straight...

hey guys,

im starting a 25 gallon cube for the wife in the bedroom, bought the tank last night, getting the sump today(first tank with a sump :19:) and now the lighting. this is the tricky part...

Ill start a 7 day continuous test cycle to see how much I have to add daily.

Is there a chart to see what cal level matches alk ? I know 380-420 should be dkh 6-11.

Right now my levels are...

good day to everyone,

just curious to see what everyone regiment for keeping these stable.

I'm dosing two part half dosage everyday, kinda looking for a better way to do things.

Thanks