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iceburger, Nice to see a blast from the past pop up here! And glad to hear the work is going well for you. I don't drop by much anymore either, but it's always cool to bump into folks who were around when I first started posting here

It looks like the T on the outlet side of the skimmer is too high. When the skimmer is shut off, the water in the body will only drain as low as that T, as that's where the water level between the body and outlet plumbing equalizes. Nice skimmer by the way! Deltec, I presume?

The last time I found any Southdown in Chicago was November of 2003. I do occaisonally see Old Castle in the Home Depots around here, but have heard that it doesn't alway pass the vinegar test.

I guess I spent too much time drooling over the pics and missed your response!

What type of lighting are you using on the tank? The colors are absolutely amazing!

Originally Posted by moby Very nice, I really like the "hood" you created. Very resourceful and proves you can save money with a little ingenuity. :thinking: I especially like the lighting change from the old lights used on the tank previously. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Moby I'm a fan of open top...

I'll try my best, here goes: A closed loop in the simplest of terms is where tank water is drawn in by a pump and pushed back into the tank without it mixing with air or having the chance to break a siphon (ala a return pump in a sump). For your situation, the best idea I could think of would...

The JBJ Arctica 1/5HP. It can be plumbed as part of a closed loop with an over the tank feed. I ran the 1/3HP version of this chiller and was very pleased with its performance.

I guess dyslexia got the best of me when typing out the title for the thread. It should read: "65g reef IS back in action".

And finally, a shot looking over the top of the tank and at some of the HOB equipment:

I hope for this back corner to grow into a Halimeda garden which will eventually hide the heater and provide an in-tank refugium area for 'pods and such:

Both of the LTA anemones (the Clowns miss their home!!! ):

My GINORMOUS Colt:

A few Zoanthids:

A tuft of Halimeda and a plate coral (it's way over on the right on the sand bed):

Premium Aquatics Lighthouse Controller:

The tank after the livestock transfer:

A closer shot of the light rig, skimmer, and float switch:

The removable bamboo panels (they attach with industrial strength Velcro):

The rig that I built to suspend the MH pendants from: