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I have kept some of the sponges in because they help to a certain extent. Once I figure out the problem or at least subdue it, I will remove most of them. I have raised the water level very high, clost to the point of overflowing. I cleaned the return pump yesterday and retightened the clamps...

I didnt notice but that's really not a concern for me now. I dont have a skimmer for the tank. DOnt really need one. Just need to get these GD bubbles outta the tank.

Well, I gave it a night and after shortening the straw to about 2'', it didnt work. I don't know what else to do. I tried putting a pretty thick sock on that I made and all that did was slow my water flow down to were after 20min my return pump ran dry. ........

Well the water level inside the overflow box is as high as the blue line but inside the PVC piece its only passing through. Its never full with water. The black arrow shows how hgih the water level inside the PVC is.

Well I already drilled holes in side the cap but I did what you suggested. I put the tubing inside it pretty far. Not sure if it did the trick but Ill wait and see. Im not sure how far I am suppose to put it down. It doesnt look like it is making a difference. Thanks for all your help though I...

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Yup. Works just fine. I need a denser one for obvious reasons.

Yeah there are bubbles in the sump itself. I can see them travel from the intake pipe all the way to the pump. A sock works good good but microbubbles still get through. I suggest gooing to a sewing store and buying Interfacing. Its a thick material that captures the bubbles very well. And...

Its about 3/4 in the water. Ive tried completely submerging it and keeping it about 3/4 out of the water.

Yeah I did. Ive put multiple size holes in it. Doesnt work.

Ok. So Im kind of a retard and did a little more explore with the intake PVC pipe and narrowed it down to something wrong with the PVC. The water going into the black pvc piece is crashing and making the bubbles. Is there some sort of thing I can make that will stop this? Basically so the water...

OK this is going to be complicated so please, stick with me. I absoluetly hate microbubbles. I have them because my protein skimmer in my 55g and I hate it. Now since starting up another tank, I have microbubbles. This is not because of my protein skimmer. I dont have one for this tank. Its a...

Thats what it seems to be. Hopefully Ill be ok. Thanks for the ID

I have seen mutlipe creatures that look like this. Probably 10 +. They used to only come out at night but now some are coming out when I turn the lights on. They retract when aggitated. Hope they aren't bad.

Thank you for such a quick responce. I am so super excited I'll grab a big ol' pack of silverslides, Krill, and hit the seafood market and see what I can get. Thanks again. I'll post pictures as soon as I get him.

So my Mantis is coming Tuesday Im sure we have talked about this plenty of times but Im too lazy to read other threads/posts being that is 5 am right now. I need to know what to get for my Mantis' diet. I plan of getting silverslides and maybe frozen krill if they have it at petsmart. Im also...

Nah Im not going to. If they get killed Ill throw in a few Chromis for a nice schooling effect and for 3$ you cant go wrong. The ASM Mini-G Protein Skimmer w/ PC-1000 Needle Wheel Pump rated for 75g. Would that be a good choice for a 40g skimmer?

Im thinking about ditching my sump/refugium for a sump with a larger skimmer inside of it. I cant really get algae to grow in the refugium and I am going to be keeping a Mantis which are messy eaters. The tank is a 40g with a 20g long sump. The footprint available for the skimmer is about 12'' x...

Yes there is long hair algae growing, diatoms (which are expected) short tuffs of green algae all in the display tank. My temp stays between 78-80. I running a 50/50 lighting 24/7 on the sump/refugium, as yes there is water in the tank. I also have nitrates (10-15) at the moment as the tank is...

Right now I have a small baseball size clump of Spagehtti in my refugium. It has been in there for about a month. It has slowly lost its color over time and is not growning. I am running a simple 10g 50/50 light. I have stuffed it in a rock so it could grow, created an eggcrate seat for it to...