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What is the easiest way to get a fish out of the reef tank without tearing the tank up ? Another mistake by a rookie,we purchased a sweet lips and now I find out the fish needs a large tank and I have a 75 gallon.Right now the fish is small and young, so my friend said he would take him,I'm in...

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Ok,thanks. I am thinking of adding a flexible nozzle or two.Right now I just have a 1" or 1.5" pipe coming up with an elbow pushing water along with the two power heads in the DT all pushing towards the overflow somewhat.It does seem to be working ok as is but I like to see if I can improve. I...

Thanks for that info,I am going to read up on that.

Also,how much turnover,as in flow does a reef tank need? I have the main pump and two koralia power heads in the tank. 75 gallon.

Ok, I understand. What gives you the flow you need for surface movement? I'm assuming your main pump? And the one you point under the surface,is that flowing off your main pump also?

Ok,I understand. Is it necessary to drip kalk if you use two part ? Also if you use two part and calcium is ok but alk. is low,is it ok to use just one part,that being the buffer?

Actually looking at the pumpin my Marine Depot catalog it is the Iwaki wmd40rlxt rated at 1200 gph at 4ft. And is a circulation type pump

I'm wondering if I would be better served to tee off the main return pipe with another pipe with the rainbow fitting and having two returns or just attaching the rainbow fitting to the main return? I have a good Iwaki pump 22.4 GPM and a ball valve to regulate it,and that is half closed to keep...

Ok,Thank you again for the info,now that I think about it,maybe when I shut the main pump off the siphoning I am seeing is coming from the overflow,as it seems to siphon about to the elbow on my overflow pipe, the overflow is a sectioned off back left corner inside of the tank. Does that sound...

I'm trying,and I THOUGHT i was patient.Maybe not enough.

Ok will do, how would I do kalk then? I mean the way you would do it ?

Oh,I see,another reason to run your return pipes up the outside I'm assuming? My comes up through the bottom,and you are correct it does siphon back some into my sump,right now it is a 1 inch return pipe flowing at the water line somewhat with just an elbow for direction,I was thinking of adding...

I can understand that,more lessons,of course it doesn't help any at the lfs they have a HUGE display,I'm not sure how big,at least 1500 gallons I am guessing,and of course the fish in the corner every wife see's and goes get one of those! Lol. I wish they would be more about pointing you in the...

So the new Tunze auto topoff is working flawlessly,now I am thinking down the road of the precision marine kalk reactor and running the topoff through that,only thing I don't get is the price is twice as much as a good calcium reactor,so,decisions decisions and at this point maybe I will stick...

Should I direct my return flow from the sump to break the surface or flow beneath the surface ?

Kind of bummed this morning,my blue spot jaw fish,one week in my tank,moved to a less visible spot on the side after working a week building a home in the front,Do jawfish move around? Should I just leave it alone ? Any way to entice it to move back? Any answers greatly appreciated.

I'm trying to get a few more answers on being prepared for an Ich or other outbreak. So: 1.I get a 20 gallon or so tank. 2.Heater 3.Water mover.Question. What type...

What program do you guys use for those awesome drawings ?