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i have a hob overflow box flowing into a diy 10 gal sump i built everything is working fine just the water isn't fowing as much as it could or should going from the overflow box to the sump. (its a 55 gal tank) the water is trickling into the box and then being sucked out by the U tube the box...

I have a 5 stage 75 gpd rodi system for a little over 2 months now.. so far i've made a total of about 150 gallons of water or so... my tank now broke out in diatoms and i was wondering if it was time to change the filters in the rodi system yet? (i live in new york city and was told we have...

i have a green/white tip anenome that i had wedged between two small rocks for a few months (black perc clown loved it) i come home to find out it pretty much just picked up and moved himself to the back corner of my tank - attched itself to a rock and is now facing the back wall of my tank...

I have a 18W Coralife UV sterilizer that i got for $100 as an open box (used for a month on a display tank in lfs)... i have it hooked up to a small powerhead in my sump and returning the water to the sump.. how do i know if it is working there is no light that light up that it is on etc......

I am looking into a UV sterilizer for a 54 gal corner bow... my question is it connects between the return pump and the tank... will this inhibit my water flow going back into the tank? i just made a pvc inlet tube to help with my water flow at the bottom back of my tank... will adding the Uv...

started my crossover to ro/di last week in my 54 corner bow... did 20 gals last week and i'm doing another 20 today... i still have a brown algae on my sand and some green algae on one of the coral rocks... anything i can do or do i still just have to wait it out? the tank looks great except for...

is it safe to paint pvc pipe that is going into the tank? i'd rather paint it to blend in then have the white pvc...

just got my stage 5 ro/di from ************** hooked it up to my slop sink in the basement temporarily to start getting some water (took about 2 hrs for 5 gallons?) once i'm done making my water should i flush out the system so there is no water sitting around in the filters? if so how would i...

currently i have 2 hydor koralia 3's placed on either side of the front of the tank (in each corner of the flat side that meets the bow front) towards the top angled down towards the middle of the tank.. my problem is that i am getting my sand piled up in mounds and bare glass spots on the...

right now i have very fine sand in my tank... it ends up getting blown around so that there are empty spots in some places and mountains in others.. i tried to angle the powerheads differently but i want flow throughout the eintire tank- top and bottom... can i try switching out the sand with a...

my Ph nitrate nitrite and amonia are all in check but i have this brown algae growing all over my sandbed, overflow box and heater adn a few little green algae spots and one rock is starting to get covered on the top with green algae.... the tank is 3 months old... the only problem i cna think...

Waiting for my system to come ended up going with the stage 5 ro/di system from **************.... the brown algae on my sandbed is getting out of control already waiting for some good water... here is the question... in my tank now (54 gal corner bow) i have an anenome, leather and polyps, 2...

Was checking this out as an alternative cause i'm pretty broke... http://aquariumpharm.com/Products/Pr...x?ProductID=97 i live in New York City and we have pretty good water quality... i was looking into getting a RO system in home depot for fairly cheap (around $150) (i don't have a lot of...

taking the next and hopefully final and smartest step and investing in a RO system... was in home depot checking this out... i'll get my tank water and some good drinking water as well i figured.. any opinions on this system (the price seems good to me and installation doesn't seem to hard)...

how important are they to have? i want to get one but i have to get some more money together... I'm starting to loose my patients i'm down to one fish in my tank... the corals are ok as well as the snails crabs and shrimps... i battled ich for a bit and that went away killing 2 fish, then the...

i have a powerhead driven skimmer (with the air tube) the question is what is the correct way to run it.. with the air tube loosened so that it is flowing faster and making alot of airbubbles (kinda don't like the way that looks in the tank or with the air valve tight not letting any air bubbles...

My Sail Fin tang seems to be breathing pretty hard and his Fins (which only usually pop up when he's alerted) are up all the time and his color has kind of darkened to a more purple color... i have a 54 gal corner bow 50-60lbs live rock 2 anenomes, leather, polys... flase percula, black and...

just added a metal halide , t5 led setup from current usa to my tank and i started to notice brown algae starting to grow on my glass on my powerheads and in my overflow box.. what can be the cause of this? i have a decent amount of flow in the tank -- 2 650 or 850 not sure powerheads in a 54...

just purchased http://www.marineandreef.com/Outer_O...p/rcu01070.htm wondering how high above the tank i should mount it... its a 54 gal corner bow about 23" deep i have an anenome and polyps and plan on added some more corals eventually. thanks

just purchased a current usa outer orbit 24" MH t5 led combo wondering how high above the tank i should mount it... its a 54 gal corner bow about 23" deep i have an anenome and polyps and plan on added some more corals eventually. thanks