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Looks like he cleaned out a lot of ghost shrimp that I was trying to get the puffer to eat. I didn't expect him to load up that much.

False alarm, I found the puffer. I was worried:)

I woke up this morning and I cant find my pocupine puffer. My lion fish has a very very full belly, so he is the suspect. The lion fish is about 3 inches and the puffer was about two inches. It didnt look like the lion could ever swallow the puffer. Can the lion eat the puffer? If so, is he in...

I understand what you mean. I am running my pumps in the garage, which is the other side of the wall that the tank is on. It cuts down on the noise a bit. The other reason why I like my design is because I built it myself:) The bottom line on skimmers is that they blow bubbles and stuff sticks...

Matter of adjustment, no?

So far, the venturi and needle wheel skimmers are not doing quite as well as expected.

Hey squidd, What do you think about tubes like these for carbon and such?

Hey Scott, Think about coraline algae and scraping it off. Acrylic is a bit more porous than glass. In my humble opinion, only glass should be used for reef.

Hey Acrylic, For your 240? Check out the height on the 3 vs the 4. If you can deal with the height, might as well go for the 4:) I am doing a 3 with dual injectors now, in a way. I am actually trying my own design, it is a bit different.

Acrylic, They ran the MRC3 with dual becketts against the ETSS Evo750, which are two different purpose skimmers. They said that output wise, they were very close, but ETSS won because it needed a smaller pump to operate. I dont think it is fair comparison, since the MRC3 dual beckett is a huge...

I don't know about you guys, but I run to my tanks every morning as soon as I wake up:) So an adjustment or two once a week does not bother me at all:) I think my next DIY project will be a double beckett skimmer. I built a single one already, now I want a double. It skims like a champ. Cost of...

You are right, I did not add the cost of the pump to the whole deal. I made myself an ETSS 600 clone and I am testing it right now. I am able to change it from a beckett head to a down draft with ease, so I am testing both ways. My total cost was about 80 dollars plus my time. What I like most...

I am looking for a new skimmer design for my 210FOWLR tank. If I compare apples to apples... Myreefcreations MR2 uses around 120-145 watts and is rated for 300. Blueline 40 or Mag18. It uses Beckett technology. Euroreef CS12-1 uses around 100 watts and is also rated for 300. Two Sedra 5000 pumps...

So how about an ETS type sump with a sock type filter, a UV filter and a fluidized bed? Attach a stand alone refugium to it so I can control the flow?

I have a 210, 130 pounds of LR and pretty good bio load. I am a bit frustrated with my Pro-Clear W/D. It does not allow much for upgrades. I was thinking about a new filtartion system. I can build my wet/dry, something like: Just a bit longer, so I can use both sides of the filter. Does anyone...

The eels are already in and established their territories. The Zebra is much larger than the wolf, so no problems there. Any advice about the wrasses and the tang/angel?

Alright... I now have a 1. large Zebra eel 2. Wolf eel 3. Niger trigger 4. Foxface 5. Volitan lion My next POSSIBLE additions are: a. Lunare wrasse b. Moon wrasse c. Majestic angel d. V-tailed grouper e. Porcupine puffer f. Sohal tang These are all going to a 210 with lots of shelves and...

I have a leak somewhere in my return line. It is sucking in lots of air and I cant figure out where from. Does anyone have a trick I can use to find the air leak before I re-build the whole return line?

If you have the inclination, build your self a skimmer. You can build an awesome one for your size tank for less than 70 dollars. I, personally, think skimmers are a rip off for what they cost to make.

It is normal for dolphins to go surfing, serious:) I wonder if a shark can drown because the way their blood system, urine secretion, works. If, for example, they are under unusual strain, such as towing a boat, andthe levels of uric acid in their blood goes way up, maybe their water balance...