Recent content by Kliman01

I guess we will find out how T8 tubes do then...I know in the USA a lot of this stuff is a lot cheaper than it is here in Canada (I always hate hearing how your PVC pipe is like $0.20/foot and the fitting are under $1...grrr). I can't find T5 tubes for less than $12/ea, and the same size T8 are...

I like the efficiency of the "clamshell" design that santamonica has come up with. Enclosed tubes on both sides with no "wasted" light. I'm not thinking 4' long. Still 2-3', but possibly more like 12" tall with more lighting. The t8 tube question is mostly because I have a big box of them...

Well, I managed to sock my way through all 67 pages of this post, and I'm impressed by your dedication to the "cause", SM. I'm going to be setting up a new tank...likely about a 90gal with a 30gal sump. The plan was to have a skimmer section and a refug., but I think I'm going to leave the...

I'm still learning about all of this stuff...I come from a freshwater background where everything is much simpler (so it seems). I'm excited to have a saltwater aquarium, but the reef thing is just a bit too intimidating for me at this point. I'm going to "cut my teeth" on a FOWLR tank and...

It's right there in the thread title..."Lighting for 90 Gallon"

I'm looking at setting up new marine tank (I'm new to marine, but have several FW tanks). It looks like what I aim going to be aiming for is FOWLR (for now). It just seems easier and I don't want to get in over my head too quickly. Having said that, a large part of why I even WANT a marine...

Hey, all I know about the "head" rating on pumps (most will easily do the 4' or so up to a tank from a sump). The question is...does horizontal plumbing affect this? I'm going to be setting up my tank and I have the opportunity to run the sump/equipment in a different room (part of the...

Well, I come from an IT background, and redundancy is just how my brain works. I know that if something breaks down in a "single" system I would still have an opportunity to fix it, but I like the fact that with redundancy built in the tank wouldn't be in any kind of jeapardy while I was...

The horizontal pipe is there to connect the two overflows into a "header"...that way if something gets plugged, water is still going to flow to both places. I suppose I could plumb them both seperately, but that seems like an awful lot of extra plumbing...What part of the header design would...

Do you guys not see that there's a valve there to control flow into the refugium? Haha

Hey, everybody I've been researching and giving a lot of thought to the design of the water system for the tank I'm planning, and since I'm totally new to marine setups, I'd like to get people's opinion (as well as making sure my understanding of best practice and how this stuff actually works...

Perhaps I'm not using the correct terminology...I'm planning on installing 2 of these: 700 gph Overflow complete kit - Glass-Holes.com dope aquarium stuff Not the siphon-based over the lip type. I figured that it's only going to overflow as fast as one or both pumps can move the water, and...

Yup...black was the plan. It will also make my black acylic overflow boxes "disappear" a little bit better. Another question if I may...I come from the IT world (work-wise), and we always go pretty heavy on redundancy. Is it advisable to go for 2 seperate overflow boxes feeding the sump...

It's not really so much about the stuff floating around in the tank (although, crystal clear is nice there too)...it's the growth I see all over the glass at the LFS. I asked the somewhat knowledgeable kid that worked there if that was normal, and he's the one that told me it was...

Thanks for all the feedback everybody! Wow. As I'm still just wrapping my head around all of this...if I do a FOWLR tank is it more "acceptable" to scrub the water clean with a HOB or canister filter? It makes sense that a tank with live coral would need things to eat... Anyway, this tank...