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There is no reason you cant plumb the sump/fuge to the other room. All that has to be considered here is head height and any 90 degree turns. I think you lose about 15 percent (not sure) pure 90 degree turn in plumbing and pump out put at various head heights will be listed on the box. Keep in...

You could consider reinforcing your existing stand without breaking down the tank. It looks relatively new from the picture. Can you see where its been wet? Should be obvious in the case of particle board. If the bottom of the stand is solid you could easily cut some supports to fit, slide...

Well I know you said you don't want to drill but if the project expands into building a new stand I would give it serious consideration at this point and also build the stand so the sump can be positioned behind the tank. Trust me when I say that when the sump is behind rather than crammed...

Here is a plumbing diagram of how to use ball valve to redirect some flow back to the sump. Rigging like this will allow you to purchase a pump that is actually to much for the overflows but can be regulated by adjusting the ball valve. This will mean you can max the flow to your tank to...

For the return pump I would suggest mag drives. I have been through more than a few return pumps and mag drive and capcom brands have been the only ones that have lasted. If you want to run two 600 gph hang on overflows a mag 9.5 should do the trick. Overkill on the pump GPH wise is better...

Parasites can infect the gills of a mandarin just as they would any other fish and and most definitely can bring parasites in with them to a display tank. I know this for a fact as I have inadvertently introduce parasite to a tank with a mandarin addition. Ich will not usually be visible on...

Interesting info lesly; I may do some experimenting with this product and see if I can duplicate your results. I will setup a ten gallon tank normal reef style. Sand rock, probably base rock and get it stabilized and toss in a few shrooms and maybe Xenia's and yellow polyp couple of snails...

Adjust the PH of the fresh water your adding especially if its RO water. For a hospital tank there is no harm in using treated tap water. In fact most of these tap water treatment products (amquel) are also ammonia detoxifiers which can head off any ammonia problems in the HT tank which can...

The sump can be just about any container that will reliably hold water. You can even use tupper ware storage containers. When I use these I usually slide one down into another to add a safety factor as they can crack. Probably best to use a spare tank. I believe it was signguy over in the DIY...

I noticed from your profile that it says 75 gal tank (for now). If your going to go reef or upgrade your probably going to want to add a sump. Spend some time over in the DIY section and you will find all sorts equipment ideas. Sounds like your probably somewhat mechanically inclined also and...

It cant hurt but unless you have nitrates over ten for reef or over 40 for FOWLR I wouldn't worry much though. Make sure to mix up grain size if you decide to add one. It can take up to a month for bed to mature and start to function as a nitrate export. Bed should be at least 4 inches deep...

I assume you mean blue hippo which is a fish prone to ich and most definitely should be QTed. The fish may already be being held in copper at the LFS. You will have to find out from them. Blue hippos have a more meaty diet than most other tang species and I have had no problems with them in...

Well for what it worth sand beds is an area I have done some experimenting with. Tanks with deep beds 4+ inches, tanks with with beds a couple inches, bare bottom, nearly bare bottom with just enough sand to cover the glass and my current bed about a quarter inch. The one thing that can be...

No that's an advantage of copper. As long as you don't have any calcareous materials like gravel or base rock copper levels will stay pretty constant. you can use a sponge filter for bio filtration and cut up lengths of PVC to provide cover for the fish. If you actually make a water change...

If the fish is scratching and has the tell tale white spots it is likely the parasite is still in the system. I would hypo outside the main tank for at least three weeks and on the fourth follow up with a one week properly dosed copper treatment. You will need a test kit for this and maintain...

You can take heart in the fact that your not alone. There is a pretty high attrition rate in this hobby. I see people invest large sums of money in tanks and I would say at least half are out of the hobby within a year or two and these pain in the a** parasites are usually a factor. I know of...

Originally Posted by GNorman thanks for the advice we have so much money put into this tank i think im just going to keep all of what i have and try to fix the problem that way. i would hate to see not only the fish go but also the LR go. anyways, i did a year of research and everyone i talked...

Most all of the fish LFS receive in from there suppliers are exposed to ich. You should be able to work something out. However now that you have described your situation better I believe a reef tank or even a Fish only with LR is probably not the best alternative here. The simplest tank to...

Well for what its worth here is what I would do if I were in your place. First return all fish to LFS hopefully for store credit. Use this to start buying necessary dry goods and equipment to turn the tank to a true reef tank and leave tank fish less for at least 6 weeks. After this consider...