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If I'm not mistaken, there are no threads on that connection, the teflon might not hold. I understand your concern about permanetly bonding the two pieces. Just use enough to keep it in place. You should be able to free the pieces later if needed. I would not use anything like pvc glue. that...

first if it's new, give it about a month to season.then start with gate valve closed all the way and the air valve open all tha way. then every 4 hours or so open the gate valve about a quarter turn, check for foam production. This might take a few days. I also use the air valve to adjust the...

I had the same problem, I used a little silicone glue to keep it in place.

Go to lowes, home depot or walmart and get a small clip on fan. let the air blow over the top of the water. this will bring your temp down 6 or 7 degrees. I have one over my sump too but have not had to use it yet. good luck.

What i did to save some money, I got 150 lbs of hawaian base rock for $2.00lbs shipped. and seeded it with 50lbs live rock fiji $1.50lbs from classifieds, people are allways breaking down there tanks. look on famous auction site, do a search locally, to save on shipping. good luck.

you can get both mangroves and cheato at a famous online auction.goodluck

If there,s any left, I take it, also can do local pickup. located in n.e. philly. fatboyjoe1@msn.com thanks

I put 160lbs of southdown sand in my tank and toped it off with 20lbs of fiji live sand. I like the look of the fiji sand better than the southdown. I wish I went with all fiji. I know it costs more but It looks better to me. also,I rinsed the southdown really good and there's still a white...

Now that's what i'm talking about! Imo a reef tank don't look right with 10lbs of rock. You gotta fill it up like you did, looks great. I put 200lbs. in my 90 gal. I shopped around, 120lbs baserock,80lbs live to seed. at $1.50 a pound average. tip: search ---- for live rock in your area to...

I'm running 2 mag pumps in my sump. does anybody use the black foam filters that come with the pumps? I'm not using mine,should I?

I got a good deal on a online auction. search for rock in your area,you can save on shipping. I got 80 lbs of nice fiji for $150.00. then i ordered 120lbs of base rock(deadrock) from hawai for $170 shipped. thats 200 lbs for $320.00. you don't have to pay $7.00 a pound for rock. By the way, my...

I have a 90gal tank with a 30 sump. I have my 1/4'' ro water line run up through the floor to my sump. I top off manually with a valve at the end of the line. my question is, If I drill a hole in my sump and attach a float to auto topoff my water, would this be safe ? or am I looking for a flood?

I got a good deal on some live fiji rock. the rock has been out of water for 12 hrs. and is dry. it's been in a reef tank for ten years. I'm about 2 weeks away from setting up my 90 gal.fowlr. How can i preserve the live rock for two or so weeks out of a tank? I set up a rubbermaid cont. with...

I'm looking at buying a aqua c ev120 skimmer for my 90gal tank with a 27 gal sump. the skimmer section is 6x12 inches. the ev's footprint is 4.75x 12 inches. my question is will this skimmer (with a mag 5 pump) fit in this section? and how much of a total footprint do I need with this pump? ev...

Found a couple of pallets of Old Castle tropical sand at Home Depot in philadelphia . Roosevelt blvd. and Adams ave. store. I grabbed 250.lbs for a 90 gal. I'm setting up. Yo, only $4.99 for a 50.lbs bag. I gave it the vinger test. It's the "'Real Deal''.