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Bang Guy... I would be happy to...the only negative is in concert to what Banshee said.....some people just take things as being "preachy" and get offended....and I'm much more in the mold of "do what you want". You are right that if you remove enough of the PO4 in the system (unlikely though)...

Shouse....circulation does not necessarily mean the amount of water going through a sump or other filtration device. In most reefs(and especially sps reefs) most of the circulation stays in the tank. You asked what good does a powerhead do if it doesn't flow water through a filter? Well, it does...

Kip4130..... that's an excellent response and very much on the mark. All our tanks are trying to do the same thing...process waste. The discussion comes in when we all decide which is the best way to do that. Like I said before, there are several methods that can be employed to accomplish this...

There are two things that have always bothered me that are in the spirit of this thread that I would like to say before I leave. 1) everyone should try to acquire as much information as possible if they are interested in keeping a reef. There are many other sources of information out there and...

shouse....true...but being "preachy" is not in my nature. The filtration on my tank (biological) is just liverock. I also run (4) Precision Marine skimmers ....that's it...oh...plus some carbon to polish the water sometimes. jwtrojan44... you're missing the point. The sand has nothing to do with...

I really don't want this to sound as "the only way" to accomplish a reef.... I can only relate my experiences and philosophies. First of all, phosphate removing media is nothing new. There are two basic types... the aluminum based ones (usually white beads) and the iron based ones (usually a...

Phosphate is what is limiting in our reefs. If you control the phosphate (which inhibits coral growth) to the levels found in the ocean, your corals wil thrive. We can easily measure inorganic phosphate in our tanks.... but, most of the phosphate is locked up organically...ie...detritus,plants...

Now this is an interesting thread that I have found myself in. It has always been my personal policy never to tell someone how to set up a reef....but, I will offer my personal beliefs when asked ( especially since they are contrary to some of the conventional wisdom).... here are some of my...

I am considering a webcam set up similar to what a friend of mine has up in Seattle. It can accommodate about 20 viewers at a time where the first viewer can control the camera pans and zooms.... it's pretty cool... and of course, it would be free. I haven't decided yet....just thinking about...

I really don't have any updated pics at this time....my latest project is the remodelling of the room on the viewing side of the tank. Also, I'm working on an extremely detailed website of my system which should debut in early summer.... this site will have tons of pics...macros, fulltanks...

My latest addition ... and that was about 6 weeks ago.. was a red carpet.

This is one of my ricordea patch on the left side....

Midwest reefer.... with all the lights/pumps.... cooling is more of an issue. My heaters only come "on" at night and only when outside temps are in the 30's. Nicky....I really don't have that many fish in there yet..a purple tang, a powder blue tang, a few bannerfish, a copperbanded butterfly, a...

Serpentine5... there's nothing wrong with your idea of having the tank completely on the garage side and just push it up to the opening that leads into your living room. This orientation would solve all your problems with access,evaporation,etc. I don't think that you would need a piece of plexi...

Niger12.... I have (2) 1000 watt heaters on my tank; but, they rarely go off... only on the coldest winter nights when the outside temperature is way below freezing. The large water volume holds alot of heat and my garage stays warm as a result. I have an exhaust fan that exchanges the garage's...

Serp... a few questions... 1) Are you having the tank truely built into the wall? meaning, is the tank going to be into the wall cavity itself and ending up flush with the drywall and then framed? If so, and with the 12 1/2 inches of tank depth that you're working with... that would leave only 8...

And, here is the picture frame side...

serpentine5... your situation sounds alot like mine. I'd be happy to answer any specific question that you may have. Here is the back of my system which has a house-to-garage floor drop of about 4 feet.

The photos of the tank( when I have to pull back so far to get the frame in) really fail to show the detail and depth that make this system unique... but, here it is....

Garycarr.... those pipes have two functions. First, they make up the plumbing distribution system for the four closed loop pumps. There are actually four seperate loops there, each with seven distribution loc-line nozzles that are hidden within the rockwork. Secondly, when eggcrate is placed on...