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As far as the water changes and my sisters bad back go I plan on having her use a pump and flexible tubing to both drain off and replace the water and minimize any strain on her back. Will have to put something over the intake so no inmates from the watery asylum escape unexpectedly. And...

Hey, thanks for the help and the advice everyone. My largest concern is a overflow/flooding problem with the skimmer, so I am thinking I will wait on the skimmer until I can put a sump on the system. Will have to DIY it so it will be a bit later. Still doing research on what all I will need and...

I am a bit confused. Do I need both a protein skimmer and a canister filter for a FOWLR or is it either one or the other with the protein skimmer being the preferable choice. I do know that I will need power heads with either one but I was wondering if I need to outlay for both on my initial...

Thanks for the replies. I plan on doing it right the first time if possible. I have been doing a little plotting and planing and I am finding out that initial start up cost are probably going to exceed the $1400.00 that I was initially planning for using T5 lights, protein skimmer and RO/DI...

Excuse my ignorance but what are these one word messages "Bump" About? Seen it several places, is it just one person (haven't paid close enough attention) or does it mean od do something?

Greetings everyone. I am planning on setting up a 55-65 Gal FOWLR to start and slowly migrating to a reef system. I had a Salt water system in the early 80's but have not had any type of aquarium for many years. I have been on this site since yesterday reading until my eyes are bleeding. I am...