Recent content by Daddio

I'm glad you said that because that's how I plumbed it. It's about an inch below the surface. Thank you for the quick reply. Its appreciated for sure.:bounce:

I just switched out my canisters for a sump. I'm currently filling it up and have a question before starting. I have a three chamber sump. Drain with Skimmer, refugium, and return. My question is...should the drain line where the skimmer is be below the water level or just above? :frustrat:

Thanks Smitty! That's what I was thinking. I can put the lower light corals from the bottom to middle and the higher light corals from the middle to top as you mentioned. Although eventually I will probably sell or trade these to get the lights that I need to keep high light corals on the bottom...

Hello all, new to the forum and reefing. I have a two Coralife Aqualights that hang on the back of the aquarium. The specs for each one are 150W and 14000K. I also have 48" fixture with an actinic and white light. My question is: Is this enough light to keep all types of corals? I've just...

Thanks little_fish! Wow, I knew this forum was the one to be associated with. I didn't think I would get responses so quickly. A protein skimmer will be my next big purchase when funds permit or my wife permits it. :D

Thanks Erin for the welcome. I forgot about Turbos. I will put them on my list as well.

Thanks Smitty, glad to be aboard. I did do a 30 Gallon water change and cleaned the canisters last night. Hopefully this will bring down the nitrates. What type of cleanup crew would you suggest? I want to eventually have corals so would snails be the way to go? If so what kind? I was...

Hello everyone. I've been doing alot of research on your site for awhile now. After reading your comments I can tell that everyone on here enjoys this hobby and is willing to pass their experiences on either good or bad to newbies like me. I was given a 110G with LR, Canister filters and UV...