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so i bought some of that crushed coral and i rinsed it the whole deal and when i dumped it in the whole tank just clouded up white.. is this the stuff that they add or what ever ?

Okay so i have my fish tank in my garage... this is because i did not want the tank in the house to avoid flooding on the nice wood floor which only leaves upstairs and i didnt want it up there for no one to see.. i have all my reptiles in my garage so the tank fits in.. and this is where i...

i dont understand the diffrence between a over flow box and just syphioning water out of my tank... right now if my pump were to fail i wouldnt loose any water my sump can take it all the water down to the anti syphion hole then the syphion cuts out but cant restart on its own... wouldnt a over...

okay i dont even know if such a thing is even real but do any of you know of a device that would keep the power off for my pump even after the power has been restored? lets say the power gose out my pump stops and my syphion breaks, then the power come back on the pump starts running and...

Okay so my buddy has a 12 gal. nano cube at his work.. hes been having some problems with his tank and i have no idea why.. he says its all testing fine even the amount of salt in the water...he has some variety in there but mostly shrimps and softies.. he changes 2 gallons once a week so his...

First off i just wanted to thank everyone who has not bit my head off for the 34876348763 posts i have put up in the past 2 weeks i really do appriciate all the advice and help there is no way i could have done it without the pros on livingreefs.com lol anyways my sump is running prime... i...

Well im far from done but its came a long way pretty quick and fairly cheap... Anyways this is it... I made the sump out of a 20 Gal. long...its made up of three sections, skimmer,live rock and return pump..i also have one baffle..I still need a overflow and skimmer and rock..Right now for my...

here is my tank with the sump and everything in place... if you look closely in the middle of the tank you can see the intake tube that im using as a syphion.. only temporary till i get my overflow and these are my 2 return pipes that dump out in the back corners hope you like its my first...

okay right now i just have the water running thru a syphion..and i have a 580gph pump i have a shut off valve on my return line...is it okay to use this to slow down my water flow? if i dont slow it down it all drains out..and im thinking i need to find a over flow box that will match my pumps...

heres the tank with the sump showing i still need rock and a skimmer... and this is my 2 return pipes.. its pretty much just a t with one end dumping on each corner of the tank..i brought the water level up and its pretty quiet i still gotta test the whole thing... i need a overflow too lol...

So my 40 gallon is almost done today i bought my return pump and did all the plumbing... Kinda looks like this..... Anyways i have not tested the entire sump just the return chamber as i still need a overflow box.. Right now i am using a old intake tube from an old HOB that i had laying...

can anyone tell me a good way to hook up my plumbing im my sump...a website would help, send a link if you know of a good one.

can i use 2 pumps for a return to my tank?

20 gal sump first chamber, second chamber, baffle then third chamber. im going to have my skimmer in the first and my return pump in the last chamber but i wanted to know...alot of people keep live rock in there middle chamber...my question is dose it have to be live rock? can it be bio balls...

well my sump is done i tested it today with a garden hose and a syphon to take water out it worked baffle and everything so im happy i just need my over flow and return pump..

Okay so this is were im at in this on going battle with saltwater filtration!! When i started out i had 2 marine land 350s with the bio wheels, anyways as of now i have returned both of them and bought a 20 gal. long for my sump..I plan to use plexie glass and aquarium caulking as the dividers...

well guys last night i kinda had a finacial set back with the rolling of my truck! which sucks but off road that can happen im just glad that me or my friend was not hurt we both walked away from it but my truck is gone:grumble: which brings me to this question could i make a 10 gal work as a...

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http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e194/offroadking89/Untitled-28.jpg basicaly just a sump but just for a really good skimmer?

40 gal tank...2 marine land 350 hang on back filters.. how manny of you think im screwed with these filters...? i still have the possibility of returning these filters...i rather not but i want something thats going to work, not fail down the road..