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Hello, I am building a 20 gallon nano with a 10 gal sump below. I've got an eshopps overflow and a 250gph mag pump. Can I just sit the pump on the bottom of the tank or do I need to place it higher in case of overflow failure? Thanks!

Oh yeah, especially from CA to FL.

I've been out there a lot but currently am in FL. I suppose it would be too expensive to ship, but maybe not. I'll bet you could fill a big box and ship book rate or something. I can check it out if you want to. Are you near Long Beach? My Fiance's Sister lives there, she could ship it. We plan...

I'm thinking the rock will weigh too much and take up too much room. If I use decorations they're lighter and hollow to let the critters go inside. I can have a refugium and I've got an ugf for bio (Tampa Bay has ecoli right now anyways)

I don't think our crappy rocks are the same as yours down there but I'll check. I may not even do rocks but non reef types should be ok, like bridge type etc.

Walmart sells a seafood mix that's just raw meat: squid shrimp etc. It's good. If you're going to use it for cycling--mine were for puffer food--I'd suggest either putting actual ammonia in. I'm reading a book on marine systems and they say the shrimp method isn't very effective, though I have...

I live in the Tampa Bay area off the Gulf of Mexico. No coral around here that I know of but I grew up by the Cockroach Bay estuary and there's a lot of rock with stuff growing on it there, and Simmon's Park once you go out a ways it's all slimy rock with some kind of long grassy stuff growing...

Does it have to be used with the biocube tanks? I'm looking for a small skimmer for my 20 high display tank. Thanks

why live rock from the store? cant I just go to the bay and pick some up there

Then there's the fact that it's a 20 gal high so the light wouldn't reach down. Would you suggest a refugium or skimmer for bio filtration?

I got the fake decorations out and hooked up the third powerhead down low. I am still hunting around for a good deal on some live/base rock. There's a shrimp slowly decomposing in there (you can see it inside the rock cave) so by the time the ammonia levels are down again I should be ready to...

Regarding the filter/refugium if I take the media out and put in cheato is the algae long/thick enough not to be carried out into the tank? I totally want to do it if possible. I was thinking about a coralife 65 but my lfs thinks that with my powerheads already putting out 500gph it might be too...

Originally Posted by aquaguy24 Aqua c remora. Or just get an aqua clear filter and turn it into a fuge. I just upgraded my 24g aquapod to a 35g tall. Not running a skimmer just a HOB fuge with cheato. I am interested in doing that but how would I keep the cheato from getting in my display...

I have a 20 gallon high and don't want to spend a lot, just want one that's quiet and works. Thanks

Hmm, I was thinking inverts would be easier than fish since they are smaller and I assumed produce less waste, maybe not. I will check out that book and start slow with the inverts. Figure first will just be some blue legged hermits. What do you think are the hardiest inverts for me to have as...

Yeah, I'm going to look around for some live rock right now and get the fake decorations out.

Great. Cheato seems like a good one. I figure I'll use a skimmer for the pump and fill the bottom tank with cheato while running the two 15 watt incandescents, or could I even go with a 15 watt flourescent hood light? Th'x

Well, if I have a lot of live rock, good aeration, a protein skimmer and cheato without any fish to speak of, just the little hermit crab, shrimp and snails will that help keep the parameters met? Is there a good invert book I could read?

oops forgot to rotate that last one, here it is (couldn't see a way to edit pics.)

Hello, I have been lurking around and asking some questions here and there. Figured I'd put up some pics so everyone can see what I'm working with here and then I can show the progress from the humble beginnings. So far I've got: 3 penguin powerheads (two 660 & one 550) can unhook the venturi is...