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Here is a crude drawing of the siphon I made for anyone interested. The anti siphon valve is used to start the siphon, just attach a small hose a suck the air out.

So, I should tell my wife they aren't designed for saltwater tanks and will start to deteriorate over time causing more problems then they are worth, right? :wink:

I wish no one else was going to see it, but due to space restrictions, it's right next to the DT on the left. I really hate apartments.....

Neither do I. :wink: I know it ain't pretty, but it doesn't leak. I was amazed with myself after that.

I'm still trying to convince the wife to get rid of them. We originally got them because it was going to be a fresh water tank, but we went with salt. She wanted to put them in anyway. Please tell me there is a good reason to take them out that she won't argue with?

Ok, finally finished it and got it running today. I want to thank everyone on here who indirectly helped me without knowing. I spent a bunch of time reading the other posts on here and got a bit of advice from some in a lighting post of mine as well. Anyway, here is the outcome. The sump is...

Ok, a 4 bulb 216w light is on it's way - 2x54w 12k and 2x 54w actinic w/LED lunar lighting. It should be here early next week. An additional Koralia Evolution 750 should be here on Thursday as well. That should take care of my lighting and circulation. After that, I'll be starting on that...

I want to thank you all for the advice, it's all been very helpful. At least I now know what I need to do to get this tank up to spec and keep the fish happy. Thanks again.

I currently have a power head that's rated at 700 gph running in the tank.

I've heard that about them. So far, it's doing well, but I think I may just order new lights today. I was looking at a dual T5 HO which would be 2x54w, but I think I may just cough up the dough and go for the quad T5 HO 4x54w to be safe. Would the 4x54w be enough? It would be 2x 10k and 2x...

I'm pretty sure they are only 28w each. I was looking at a T5 HO that would be 108W total, so about twice the light I have now. I'm kind of limited on space above the tank.

Thanks for the advice. The drawing is nowhere near to scale, just a general idea. So, just move one from the return to the intake side and it should be good to go. Thanks again.

Ok, I think I got it. Does this look about right in the image? Sorry for the crude drawing, I just threw it together in paint.

Ok, that makes sense. So would I use a filter sock as it comes in then to catch the large stuff? I just want to make sure I do this right the first time.

This is why I'm asking online. I've found that the LFSs will tell you "sure, you can do that" to almost anything you ask, as long as it may be plausible. We stay on top of the tank, test it regularly and so far it's been fine. Maybe we just got lucky. I was looking at maybe upgrading to T5HO...

I have a dual T5 on it now. 48in w/ (1) 10k and (1) actinic. The anemone is doing fine, but the percs seem to prefer the thermometer of it, weird. I really just want to get rid of the bio wheels. I haven't started anything on the sump yet and could always go with a larger tank for that. As...

I don't currently have bio-balls. The current setup is the HOB Penguin 350(Bio Wheels) and a HOB skimmer as well. I'm exploring my options to see what would be best before I go and do anything. At this point, the extra 10gal I have is sitting empty and I haven't purchased an overflow yet.

Hi all. I'm new to the forum, so I apologize if this has been asked and addressed before. Basically, I have a 55gal setup with live rock, HOB Penguin 350 w/bio-wheels, and just added a protein skimmer. The tank is about 3 months old now and is in good shape, all tests come up normal. I was...