Recent content by slm32123

If you check out my 75 gallon build thread, within the first couple pages you can see the temp sump setup I did till I got my 20 long turned into a sump. I had a 10 gallon tank, and about a 10 gallon plastic tub. Just had a smaller pump going from the 10 gallon to the tub, and my return pump in...

I've got a bunch of 2x4s for the wall and stand construction that I figured I would use.

I will have to see if I can snag a shot of my secret purple weapon this month!

Awesome awesome! Let me know how it works out for you!

That's what I was thinking. I figured I would make 2 jigs. One for top and bottom. And silicone it that way. Then since I'm building it into the wall that stand will be custom and give plenty of support I believe

How difficult would it be to build a 24x24x24 cube tank and build an overflow into it (drilling the bottom)? The tank would be 60 gallons with those dimensions, and will become an in wall tank.

There are a lot of in sumps that only require about 1/2 inch of clearance for cup removal.

Greedy and confident enough?

I would definitely recommend an in sump skimmer as soon as you are able. Especially if you are going reef. I have a DBH1000 on my 75 and I absolutely hate the thing. Due to it I will never buy a reef octopus skimmer again unless I have a really good chunk of change to spare lol. I'm currently...

I generally take 80/90 out of indiana and avoid the toll roads to get over to lakeshore drive

I am taking an overnight trip to Chicago on the 14th and 15th to museum campus and magnificent mile area. So I would like to know. Couple great stores in that area as well as between there and northwest IN. Thanks guys!

Now my calibration fluid says to use a few drops on the refractometer Nd then calibrate to 35 ppt. My instructions for my refractometer itself said to use 3 drops from the pipette. So would you recommend I use 3 drops of the fluid? The bottle for the fluid definitely puts out larger drops then...

Well everyone. As I posted in the water chemistry thread, I got my calibration fluid finally for my refractometer. And after calibrating. I tested the 27 cube in my basement, and found it to be at 1.020 sg. So this thread will be dedicated to every thing from tonight on that happens in the cube...

Yeah my calibration fluid says to before every use. But I mean you would think that they wouldn't be off every single time. I feel like once every 3 or 4 uses would be enough but I will calibrate before every use from now on haha

Finally got some more calibration fluid for my refractometer. After calibrating. I discovered that my 75 gallon was at 1.018 sg. And my 27 cube was at 1.020. And I wondered why my hammer in the 27 wasn't inflating. And why my Lps and sps in the 75 were struggling. I don't know how anything is...