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Very interesting. I dont have a drilled tank so I have to come up with some type of overflow system. Have been using the standard HOB with utube that came with my wet/dry back in '94. You said you have pumps or the u tubes? is that right? the way my standard hob is now is that i have to get...

Great stuff Broomer5. Thanks. Oh, one last question: are your overflows HOB? I currently have one but not sure if I'll use it b/c I've heard some negative stuff.

Hey Broomer - excellent info!!! I am in the planning and design stages of some sort of sump/refugium and this is exactly what I needed to get the ideas flowing. Two questions: 1) Why do you have dual "everything"? Two overflows, two pumps in sump? Is it for redundancy checks? 2) Why do you...

kipass - sorry, misread the line. gotcha. phew - thought all my research was wrong! thanks

Copper in my tap water ruined my tank completely. It may do the same to yours. I'm surprised - usually any trace amounts of copper instantly liquifies snails.Thats how I learned about it and, eventually, the importance of water quality. Never use tap water for anything - even top offs ...

So are you saying you have Copper in your tank? ANY copper, even a minute trace, is BAD.

Kippass, So you're saying the new PC lights are the way to go? I am starting a new 75G FOWLR + some inverts. I have a 110W compact VHO but was going to add in another 275W of MH to be safe and for any simple, hardy inverts in the future. I always heard MH was the way to go for the best...

This is a great piece of info! Great idea! Thanks

thanks. yea, i guess now i can see more fish, heavier bioload, deeper bed.

How about for a 75 gal regular sized? I am going to use Southdown seeded with LS. I've heard 4-6"? I will have a FOWLR plus some hardy inverts.

That's a good question. I've heard you should put them in immediately, too, but am worried there wont be enough in there for them to "Clean". I also see the cleaner packages on this site and will get one, but they do seem to have almost too many critters for my 75 gal tank that I'm about to...

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For water changes: always mix with salk For top offf from evaporation: never use the salt

Hi Puerco, Welcome! Maybe you've already done this - so sorry if you have. But please, please, please be sure to put in the time to research before you buy anything else and, expecially, before you put anything live into your tank. Trust me on this. If you spend an hour on this site...

Will do tlk. My copper, actually, came from using tap water for my top offs for the first few months before I discovered RODI and this site! I even used a water conditioner from my LFS with the tap water top offs. Wow, what a lesson learned about water quality 101!

I'm going through this same decision before restarting my tank from scratch, mainly b/c of copper in my water b/c of tap water top offs (I Know). I am planning starting fresh with new RO/DI water, LR, DSB. I have heard about copper getting into tank seams/silicone but dont want o get rid of a 1...

I've learned my lesson on damsles - too agressive for established tanks. And b/c they're in there first, they already have a stronghold on their territory - a big empty tank! Right now I have two that are still in my old tank that I'm going to use to start over with. Not sure what to do with...

What about the "Cleaner" packages they sell here on the site? I was plannin on just purchasing one of those after my LR cycled completely. Is that "too much at once"? Also, if I allow my LR to complete a full cycle will there be too much algae in there that a cleaner crew won't be able to...

Bermuda - nice! Check out the most recommended book out there "The Conscientous Marine Aquarist". He has a nice section in there about securing your own livestock....something that most people on this forum are not lucky enough to have a reason to read. Welcome to the site. My only suggestion...

Two things: 1) agree with stumpdog. I took my LSF word for it back in '94 - my first try. Eventual disaster. Then, just last year when I decided to try it again on LSF word. I found this site about 6 months into it. Too late I am now starting over. 2) Not putting in the proper time to...