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Originally Posted by Mathman360 .... I was wondering if it is really necessary for me to purchase protein skimmers and reverse osmosis systems and junk? Protein skimmers and reverse osmosis systems ...YES...and junk....No...

Originally Posted by reefkprZ definatly! But, hey now we know, the dude with the PHD said so...... Well I feel better...all these years and all I had was clean tank to show for it...But Now!!! A "Dr" said so...

Drywalls about a 1/2" thick...Get a hammer and knock a hole in the back wall about the size of the skimmer... The way everyone makes it sound, you'll never be able to move the tank ...so no one will ever see the hole... problem solved...

I can't keep xenia alive in my BB SPS tank... but the mushrooms do fine...

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Algae is opertunistic...meaning it's found a "happy spot" with good light and flow... If it finds favorable conditions in you DT it will grow there too... Not that it "spread" from the tube...it just found "another" spot with the right amount of food, light and flow to reproduce...

Algae growth is restricting flow in tubing, making pump work harder and getting less to tank... Suggest changing it out with a "solid bodied" tubing Black silicone or white "spa flex" to keep light from getting in... Not an immediate concern, but should be done as time and cash flow allows...

You would be surprised how a little bubble of air can cut the rate of flow thru a U tube... he CPR "box" style are worse...unless you have the addon "pump"...but that can creates it's own set of problems...

I take it it's not a "clear" U tube....? Suggest getting one so you have a visual reference... Generally, when U tube is submerged both ends..stick a piece of air line tube up one end and "suck" air bubble out... This is where the clear/visual helps...seeing the bubble, hitting the bubble and...

My thoughts of filtration... Large (adaquate) quantity of Live Rock and SSB for Biological filtration (suface area for Bacteria)...High Flow , distributed through out the tank to keep deitrus suspended and removed from MT,promote gaseous exchange and maintain oxygen levels...a Large sump and...

The water level does not rise at all in the outside chamber. It is the same level that it has always been.The water in the tank keeps rising above the top of the inside chamber. It just doesn't seem to have enough pull into that chamber. OK..It's not the drain or the Stockman..It's the...

You say water level "rise" in main tank...and so presumably in the inner chamber.... Does the water rise significantly on the outer chamber as well (is the outer chamber going to overflow ? ) Is the stockman sitting deeper in the water in the outer chamber than it used to..? Have you tried...

Aquatics Unlimited Hyw 100 Greenfield (SW Milw) That's the ticket..

Couple other tips to make life easier... Sharpie marker where baffle goes on "outside" of tank... Run bead on inside over mark.. Slide baffle in to mark and "tape" in place till dry... and just do one today, and come back and do the next later...after first is dry, razor off the excess silicone...