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Originally Posted by Beth You place the dry sand in, and the live goes on top. If you bury live sand deep, you loose the "live". thanks i got it now :)

Originally Posted by Shrimpy Brains IMO, it is very simple, wwhatever size tank you want to use, will work for a sump/refugium, or whatever you want to call it. Basically, you will want to create an area for your sand,chaeto and whatever you want in your fuge and an area for your return pump...

hey guys happy easter , i decided to switch from a 135 gallon to a 75 gallon tank. my buddy ook the 135 tank and give me his 75. here is a picture of the tank. can you tell me where we need to drill the holes? We are also going to start building the stand this week so i will be sure to show...

that thing looks amazing. my wife just looked at the picture and it scared her. lol

I love when someone from southeast asia writes a message. never seen so many commas in my life.

how big of a sump pump would i be looking at? the sump pump page says a good rule of thumb is bigger is better but i think i need a more accurate statement. a 40 gallon tank would require what size pump?

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Originally Posted by IbanEz Yes, now you need to decide the size of your sump tank and your overflow, have it drilled get a pump that won't push more water than your overflow will drain. Make sure all that fits under your tank. lets say 135 gallon tank? how big of a smaller tank would i need?

Originally Posted by beaslbob IMHO No need to mix it with live sand. Years ago we would mix it with crushed oyster shells to provide the calcium carbonate. The anaerobic bacteria of live sand will show up with the play sand. Plus the "critters (pods) of live sand also hitch hike on...

So water passes over the overflow down the pipe into the second tank where the protein skimmer, small heater and maybe some plants are. after they pass though the skimmer they go though the pump back up into the tank? do i have a decent understanding of the sump pump system now?

can someone post a picture of their tank setup? i'd like a more visual look of how this sump system works.

Ok i read all three parts. that was alot of infomation!

Originally Posted by IbanEz I think we are going in circles. Did you read everything you need to know about sumps parts 1, 2, and 3? Did you read the sticky at the top of this forum? You have to read read read, so you have a basic idea, then ask us questions on what your unsure about. ha ha im...

ok what do you mean properly pumbled?

Originally Posted by beaslbob IMHO the building supply places play sand works fine just not as well or popular as live sand. ok good. 50 pound bag for $3.50 is good. that would be a nice base mixed with live sand correct?

if i am going to have coral in the tank what type of lighting should i be looking at?

Are sea turtles illegal to have in a tank?

Originally Posted by florida joe I would have guessed as much ha ha ha

Originally Posted by King_Neptune In the event of a power outage you will not have everything drain all over the floor this way. And under normal operation, the pump in the sump will not out do the draining ability of your overflow box in the upper tank. It keeps a constant cycle. Well for...

Originally Posted by IbanEz Right, best to get the pods local but people have successfully shipped them. cool we have a nice local store. well now i have to read about subs.