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Okay, I'll try closing the return a bit and playing around with that. Thanks for the help!

I do, but I have never moved it. I've always had it completely open.

I have a sump/fuge below my tank fed by an e-shopps overflow and returned by a mag5. I have had the overflow set so that the tank height is around 1'' from the rim of the top of the tank. I looked at it this morning, and it's almost overflowing over the top of the display. I haven't added water...

Thanks SeaBee. I'm hoping I can get this figured out soon. I tore apart the tank so I could get the sump underneath it. I'm assuming all my messing around is going to trigger some sort of mini-cycle so I want to get my skimmer hooked up (in the sump) as soon as possible :-p as for now, inflow...

I finally set up my sump. Eshops overflow brings water down out of the 46gal main tank into a 20gal tank. Three sections in the sump: Lefthand section holds the skimmer and has the inflow to the sump. This drains into the middle section, the refugium. This drains into the right hand section...

Hop onto Ebay and look up Pure Water Club. They have nice units that are inexpensive and ship fast. I paid about $100 for mine after shipping. I installed my unit through the washing machine line. There are instructions to plumb it directly into your house plumbing, but I wanted to avoid that...

Could you explain how to make this standpipe thing? Thanks!

Thanks, Yote. And Dcantucson, I'll PM you... Definitely interested. Thanks!

I've been reading on here that certain white sands have pH buffering qualities. I am planning to switch to the black Tahitian Moon Sand that Drs F&S have, for my display tank. I know a lot of people don't like the black sand because it doesn't help control pH. If I have white aragonite sand in...

Also, 5 years with no water changes seems crazy. I'd want a heck of a lot more information on that "study" before I even considered the idea of skipping out on my water changes! I get fidgety when I skip just one.

Maybe I missed something... But is it an additive powder or liquid... or some type of filled pouch that you put in a filter or skimmer? Yote mentioned changing it out every two weeks, that's what's making me think it's the latter?

Do you have a refugium? Someone should be able to say if this is correct or not... but if you have a fuge, and most of your pods are coming from there, an in-line UV sterilizer should be placed somewhere before it. That way it won't kill the pod growth from the fuge when the water is returned to...

This actually brings up an idea that I have. What about fitting the fuge with two containers for your DSB? Both can hold sand, then take one out every 6 months to a year, dump it, clean it, and refill it with fresh sand? After the next 6 months to a year, do the same with the other one. There's...

Apparently 100% silicone does -not- always mean 100%. I accidentally grabbed a tube of silicone that was listed as 100% silicone. In the contents it had only silicone listed. I used it to put the separators in my sump. I haven't installed the sump yet, but I found out the silicone I used has a...

If there is any way that you can, use the existing rock and sand as a base. I'd hate to see you completely lose what you put into the tank already. Has the tank been stored empty and relatively clean? If so, it seems to me like you could use the old rock and old sand. Once you get to the point...

I have one of their HOB's running right now. It completely changed my tank for the better. Except for a couple in/outflow tube modifications that needed to be made, it's an amazing skimmer. I'm currently working on moving mine into the sump I'm setting up right now. I can't wait! Good luck...

Anyone yet have any ideas on what size pump and overflow to order? I'll be running ~4 feet of pvc (I think) from pump to tank. Do I go a little bit bigger with the overflow box and smaller with the pump, then control the overflow with a ball valve? Or do I do the opposite? Still don't...

Update... I picked up a 20H gallon tank, I'm going to use that for the sump. The Deltec (MCE600) is going to go either in the sump or hang outside of it. Since it's not a typical in-sump skimmer (but can be used either as in-sump or HOB according to the instructions and specs), I don't think I...

Thanks, Dcantuscon. I'll look at those Quiet One pumps again. I might go in that direction.

Yes, for two years now.