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well i ended up building my own stand and sump. they both turned out great. i used a 20g tank and made it a refung area and what not. i believe i have decided on a skimmer. the Octopus NWB-150 Bubble Plate Protein Skimmer 2009 looks nice and everyone on this forum seams to like that brand. as...

ok i just found this while looking at lighting stuff. http://shop.aquatraders.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=54241 any good? i was thinking that running 2 on my 40g, might be better then this 36" Aquarium Metal Halide Lighting: AquaticLife HID/T-5 Fixture with Lunar Lights its a major...

Biff I was wondering about the mandarin and the refung. Are you saying that if I have a refung built into my sump that the mandarin will NOT be about to service or is it the other way around? I need a refung/sump in order to have a mandarin? I was wondering because it's one of the fish that I...

some photos of my sump. the leak test went very well, with no leaking at all. i took and made a cover for the inlet line to mount my tubing but also to reduce the sound of the water. i still need to drill the hole for that. im just waiting until i get all of my stuff in first before drilling. it...

Well the main part of the sump is a 20g fish tank. The deviders are what's made out of plexiglas so I should be good as far as supports. I did notice though when I did my leak test that the deviders did flex alot but with all the sections filled it should be good. I'm just so glad that I don't...

oh that is reassuring. i thought i just wasted my time and money and was going to have to start all over. so i shouldn't have to weary about the breakdown/cracking of the Plexiglas or it turning yellow then?

the stuff that i bought can from lowes and the sticker / tag has PGLA 118 on it. im assuming that the PG stands for Plexiglas. know what has me worried is that their is a site for building sumps and i just happen to find it today (know that im done with mine). on the site it says "You want...

ok so i just got my sump built and just noticed that lowe's sold me Plexiglas and not acrylic. what kind of problem do i have?

humm i like that. when the power goes out it will not drain my DT (over flowing the sump), but also when the power comes back on it will self prime/restart the siphon and not over flow the DT. "like the power never went out at all". this to me would only seam logical. so why would anyone ever...

something i was wondering about the Reef Aquarium Filtration: Eshopps Overflow Boxes. if their is a power failure, will the siphon be lost by the Reef Aquarium Filtration: Eshopps Overflow Boxes? just as important, when the power comes back on. will the Reef Aquarium Filtration: Eshopps...

Almost forgot this Reptile Terrarium Lighting Accessories: Coralife Power Centers at Drs. Foster and Smith

Please fill free to inlighten me on the items that have listed. Like I posted before, this is my first tank ever. So if You fill that I would be much better off with another product that differs from my list fill please tell me. Or if I'm forgeting somthing major.

For the heater I wanted to go with 2 but don't want to spend duble. So I'm just going to got with one for know to save alittle. Plus if it did go out the lfs is only 5 min away Aquarium Heaters & Temperature Control: Hagen Fluval E Series Heaters testing equipment Saltwater Aquarium...

The list: the skimmer Aquarium Protein Skimmer: Marineland Pro Skimmers I've been looking at the octpus though, I'm still not 100%. The in sump pump thinking of the 2200 modle 580 gph with an adjustable valve for fine tuning. Aquarium Water Pumps & Water Movement: Lifegard Aquatics...

Well shoot. I'll have to fix the link as soon as I get off of work. I didn't check the link after I posted it. I'll try to post each item one by one while I'm at work if I get time.

setup 40g DT and 20g sump/refung ok i almost have my stand done so im trying to be sure that i have selected the proper equipment for my tank. my list as fallows: lighting not listed. https://www.drsfostersmith.com/checkout/modify_cart.cfm one of the main things that im wondering is about the...

oh yah just had a thought. should i look at the 300 watt heater? is it like most other things bigger is better?

new to the hobby fyi. So i was wonder for my 40g + 20g(sump) total of 60g, should i run 1 200watt or should i run 2 100 watt heaters in my sump? i think i read sometime ago that running 2 heaters is better then just one. that might have been if running the heaters in the tank though.

i have beed reading up on skimmers again. and the Reef Octopus Needlewheel 110 Protein Skimmer looks nice. know i did see the new Reef Octopus DNWB-110 Protein Skimmer *2009 Model but if im reading it correctly it uses 2 pumps. anyone know how much more effective of a skimmer it is? i kinda...

figured it out i think.