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Originally Posted by I<3Reefs If your power goes out do you have anything to setup to stop a siphon developing on your return line? A simple hole drilled at the height of your overflow teeth will accomplish breaking that siphon. I couldn't tell and don't know if your bar would maintain a...

Here are some pics of my sump project.

I just got an emerald crab on Saturday and was doing fine this morning and now I just saw him laying on his back with legs slowly. I flipped him over and he is not moving. His legs move some. My water parameters seem fine and everyone else in the tank is moving about like normal. I acclimated...

What kind of lighting cycle should I put on my sump for the chateo? I have heard some people say 24/7 others say on when the tank lights are off. Right now I just put on a timer and have it set for 930pm to 930am which is almost when my tank lights are off with a small overlap.

Originally Posted by PEZenfuego Did you test it to make sure it is flood safe? Good Job, and as joe said, can we see pictures? I will get some pics soon. I have tried it and when I shut the return pump off it gets down to the preset point and stops syphoning and does not overflow the sump...

Well I finally got my sump put in yesterday. It is a small 10 gal sump on my 55 gal DT. Used an Eshopp overflow box and everything is working great! Put my Chateo in today. Finally able to get my heater, filters and HOB skimmer out of my DT!!!

Originally Posted by salt210 slider the joy of having a sump is to eliminate as much as possible. no heaters or filters hanging off. just make sure if it is one of the hangon ones that it stays submerged in water I know, I can't wait for my overflow box to come in. I have everything else...

Originally Posted by Al Mc I have no heaters in any of my reef DTs, just in the sumps. It will work fine. However, I would suggest at least two small heaters versus one big one. That way if one heater goes out you have the second one as a back up. I set one heater for the temp I want to...

If I could that would be great, I am tired of seeing wires in my DT!

Do I need to have an additional heater in my sump or just the one DT? If I only need one can I put it in the sump to minimize what is in my DT?

If it was a concern for you, with it being a smaller 30 gal you could take a razor blade and cleanly slice and remove the silicone from all seams and go back with aquarium safe silicone and reseal. But I'm with Srfisher, silicon should not absorb anything, nothing will stick to it like paint or...

Originally Posted by florida joe Is it isolated from your return pump, do you have filter over the influent side of your pump? I dont yet. My sump is not set up, I am waiting for my overflow box to come in this week. I figured I would have to have something to keep the chateo from getting...

Not so much I guess they are getting dimmer but they dont have the brillance of when they first power on. THey seem to fade some and hold that. I figured I would order a set soon.

My pc fixture I noticed when it comes on is really nice and bright and then it starts to kind of get dimmer. Is this a sign that the bulbs are ready to be replaced? They are 6-7 months old.

Originally Posted by meowzer FLACK..HERE!!! On this site Hey it's your tank....whatever works for you is what matters LOL for real. THere are a few strong opinions on here lol. But like I said, if my tank was as well established and as beautiful as many of the tanks on here I would for sure...

I know I will catch some flack but I usually mix with a powerhead for about an hour and then pour in. Never had any problems but then again I dont have a very sensitive tank. 55 gal with only 2 clowns and 2 chromis, cleaner shrimp, and 8 hermits and 1 zoo frag. If I had more sensitive species...

Originally Posted by salt210 thats what I am doing right now. might have to add some flow to it as well My sump pump is about a 300 gph pump so I figured I would be having to regulate it down if anything.

Can I put Chateo in my sump with a strong light on it? I just wanted to lower my trates some and grow Chateo but did not want to add a seperate fuge right now but maybe later down the road.

I got one of these little fellas yesterday at my LFS and he did the same thing for awhile. Now all he does is sit on top of my mag float lol. Doesnt go into the sand of on the rocks but sits on top of the mag float that is pulled down to the bottom and I hate to move it up to the top cause he...

My yellow watchman goby that I just bought seems to have a messed up dorsal fin running down his back. Will it grow back and fix itself?