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Originally Posted by Pyro You could always point a fan easily at your fuge/sump surface to up evaporation and cool the tank off a bit. I run flourescent lights on my 10g sump/fuge, I beleive it actually cools my tank down because of the overflow. My $.02 Exactly what I was going to say as well...

Originally Posted by helpme74 www.airwaterice.com DUAL HOME / REEF Add any of the options below. No extra shipping. The Dual Home/Reef is a six (6) stage RO/DI (Reverse Osmosis/De-Ionizing) reef keeping system that uses a 50gpd (Gallons Per Day) FilmTec Membrane for truly great water quality...

I bet that bathroom exhaust fan moves some air! Hopefully, I won't have heat issues as it will be in our basement where it is a nice 68 degrees year round, even in the 90 degree heat we've had.

Alright, I toned it done a little, got 245gph for the sump/fuge. Now using a Mag 7 with the Closed Loop and a SCWD and getting around 350 GPH. Have a ASM G-2 and it has a Sedra 3500 on it pushing 350 GPH. So that is 945GPH total, divided by 55, that is around 17X turnover total. Now, my...

I used Patriotic Blue Krylon Fusion Paint from Walmart. It is speficially made for glass/plastic. Be prepared to paint forever, I have about 5 coats on my 55 which was an entire can and just bought another can to put another 5 coats on. Reason being is that light can shine through the paint on...

Well, I want to eliminate the need for powerheads in my 55 gallon tank. So, I though I could used 3/4" bulkheads to add water flow and eliminate the need for powerheads. I will have a turnover rate of about 13x's with the sump/fuge return and was looking to be at about 17 - 20X after the...

Well, I will have a 55 gallon sump/fuge got the tank last night and am now going to be putting the baffles in it and everything. Almost ready to set the tank up, got the plumbing to do yet and need to paint the stand and hood and we're good to go!

Okay, I have a 55 gallon tank, would a 55 gallon fuge/sump be too big? This our my thoughts, I am buying my equipment with the possibility of upgrading in the future. I was going to link a 20L and 20H and have one as a fuge and one as a sump. After thinking on it, I might just go and buy a 55...

Originally Posted by Jelezoglo I guess we need to rethink our list. I have a question about LR and pods. 1st what are pods??? and can we buy it??? and 2nd the white wholy rock that we have....will it become live after it has been on the tank with other lr for a long time???? If so we only need...

So I was looking at Euroreef CS80 and was wondering whether this is the best for the price range I was looking at? I have heard good things about ASM and Tunze Skimmers. I have also heard you can buy blemished Euroreef's from one site but I can't find the link. Any Comments? It will be used on a...

I did a while back, ended up having 4 - 5 Gallon Bottles. Had to make four trips to Wally World to fill my 65 gallon tank. It was not fun, took a whole day just to fill the tank.

Originally Posted by coachKLM 1.5" bulkhead= 1320 gph using cap5000 your lookiing at : Total losses are 6.29 feet of head pressure, or 2.72 PSI. with a flow rate of 854 GPH with 2 90deg elbows and 6' head and 1.5" return pipe... soooo wont work. With a ball valve on the drain line can't I...

Actually, the cost per gallon and for the cost of the jugs (hehe..I said jugs) you can probably by a used RO unit. Just a thought, I ended up getting an RO/DI since I have done the go get water, load heavy jugs of water in car, and drive carefully enough not to spill copious amounts of water...

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I drilled my tank, (55 Gallon) it has two 1.5" bulkheads that I plan on draining to a sump approximately 6 feet below the display tank. The plumbing will be an elbow from the back of the bulkhead to ball valve (to regulate flow) then down to another elbow that goes straight through the wall in...

I actually bought the home reef and got an upgraded DI filter, so it is basically typhoon with the faucet and pressurized storage tank included. Great deal for the features!

Alright, sounds good to me! Does make more sense, more surface area for air/water contact.

Originally Posted by Saltwater8 Maybe you should read the results of this experiment - you may think differently... "The CaribSea and OldCastle oolitics tested identical in all aspects." http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/2/short/view ***) Very Nice Article! Thanks for the post!

Where in Kentucky are you located? I might be interested but I still need to setup my 55 and have it cycle. How fast are you looking to get this stuff sold? Maybe somebody else can take the fish and corals in Indiana and I will take the equipment and LR. I live in Indianapolis.

Thanks guys! I am going to be building a sump and all this stuff really helps. I am probably going to be doing something pretty similar for my 55. I have a 20H and a 20L. I am thinking the 20 high will be a good refugium tank and the 20L as the straight sump. Are bioballs okay to use...