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No replies in "new to hobby".Water level in o/f box? [hr] Tank is full of water and running tonight. A couple more questions. How high should the water level be in the overflow box? Right now my mag 18 is running full open and the overflow box water level is only a couple inches above the...

By the way. Thats the wife in the back of the photo holding her chest and gasping for air after finding out how much I spent on the lights.

Please ignore the electrical hazard. that will be hung correctly. water is cloudy because I added about 30 gallons of water for the sump and fuge. Any suggestions on anything you see would be great. Thanks, Deric

Will get them up in five minutes. (the pictures) thanks

Tank is full of water and running tonight. A couple more questions. How high should the water level be in the overflow box? Right now my mag 18 is running full open and the overflow box water level is only a couple inches above the drain baffles. both the sump and the refugium levels are where...

Can i keep the water level in the sump down around 5 inches? I think I need that for power outage protection.

Does the Mag 18 work or do I need to down size?

Thanks Grog. See any problems? I'll buy the beverage when you visit Vegas. Deric

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I got smacked around on another site for possible bubbles in the tank and the wrong size pump. pump is a mag drive 18. this was the plan. Here is the new plumbing configuration. Any suggestions?

Very cloudy still. Put the sand in last night and had the ph on continuously. Can I turn everything off except for the heater for a day or two and let the cloudiness settle?

Ah Sepulation. No live critters are in the tank. brand new set up. I guess that would have been useful information. thanks for everything

Ok..One more question and I'll leave you guys alone. (At least till tomorrow ) Salt water, live sand, and this live rock are in the tank. Heater is on and one SEIO 1100 ph is on. Should pump be running through the refugium and sump right now or not? I'll test levels daily, attach my...

It was red and like the bristles from a brush. I picked em. Whew. thanks again for all the help.

Some peices Last photo is Hawain something rock. Doesnt look alive to me. the other photos are nice big peices. Been scrubbing and picking for 3 hours. The rock is "cured" already. Packaged yesterday and arrived today. less than 24 hours transit. when all cleaned, throw into tank and...

im curing my Lr that just came in... some of it has red hairy material on it that is very much stuck to the rock... does that all need to come off?

Yea....And an ME I'm not. Two engeineering classes and I decided a change was in order. One of the few good choices I made 20 years ago. The other good choice was a wife :joy: Thanks again. I'll ask smarted questions eventually

I'm not feeding anything yet. but I'll save this information for when I am. This has been completely infuriating and fun at the same time. good thing I got a wife and a few interested kids to help.

ahhh....found it...."fully submersible".......and I'm considered educated. thanks :scared:

lol....got the gfi plug. you would think for 60 bucks the directions would help a beginner out a little. always appreciate the help