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Originally Posted by pbnj Watch your hands too. Mine has stung me pretty good a few times. I always wear gloves when working in the water. That should be fine, right?

Originally Posted by Flower AWESOME! Just make sure to keep it away from other corals...at lights out...watch how the water flows, the stingers will follow the flow and see how far they reach... Yeah, she needs a good couple inches. Nearest thing is a candy, but its got plenty of room...

I'm so happy my wife talked me into getting this thing. I was hesitant at first, but I did my research. It had me worried. It closed up completely on introduction to the tank. I thought maybe it hated my water and lighting, but within an hour it opened up beautifully. I bet it doubled or...

Originally Posted by jmoore1197 Yea mine do this when they get anything that isn't food mainly sand. Once sand falls out they go back to normal I didn't look like anything was on it, but I'll hit it with the turkey baster tonight to see if anything changes.

I don't really know how to describe it any better than that. Occasionally when they close, instead of closing normally, they close downward instead of upward. Usually, they correct themselves within a day or so, but I've got one that won't seem to "right" itself. I've tried gently to roll it...

Originally Posted by Kube heres what confuses me and my recommentation to you..... i have a 125 gallon tank and sump. I have a mag 9.5 rated at 950 gph. I also have two eshopp over flows rated at 800 gph each for a total of 1600 gph. flow from the eshopps down is totally unrestricted no 90's at...

Originally Posted by 6mmmedic did i read way back up in the post that your drain line extends below the water surface in the sump? If it does then I believe this will slow your drain also. The drain would have constant pressure on it equal to the force of the water surrounding the drain pipe...

I finally found a solution. I cut a couple pieces out of the the baffles in the exterior overflow box (shown in blue). This increased the pressure differential between the display tank water and the outside box. Thus more water flow! I finally don't have to throttle back my sump pump. I just...

I removed pvc plumbing from the overflow box to the sump. I installed flex tubing, so no more 90's, valves, couplings, or anything else that could impede flow. I even went as far as to remove the filter sock for a couple days to maximize flow. I still cannot have the ball valve fully open...

Thanks everybody!!! Originally Posted by Life~Reefer Looks Great! Are you adding anything else? I'd like to get a few more fish. The only one I'd got my eye on now is a neon goby. Any suggestions on less aggressive, reef safe fish? In the future, I want to add a few corals. Nothing too...

Here's my first go at saltwater. I just rearranged the rock-work this past weekend. I'm just overcoming a bad hair algae outbreak. Tell me what you think. I'm open to comments, suggestions, and constructive criticisms. 125g with 33gal sump/refugium 140 lbs live rock 80 lbs sand x1 sailfin...

Originally Posted by AquaKnight Lol, nice wheels! Bought a set for my STS (reply #54). For an 18" wheel they're super light. On my fishing scale I weighed them in at 18lbs. Identical weight the factory 16" wheels. The GXP is a cool car though. It was the only GM ever to be offered with the...

Originally Posted by Kube Ok heres what baffles me, I have a 55 gallon tank with a 800gph over flow and a 9.5 mag return pump on the return i have a tee that i can open to have less flow to the dt and recirculates it to the first compartment of the sump. That said i have to have that valve...

My '05 Pontiac Bonneville GXP. ALTHOUGH, I really miss my '86 Camaro. Attachment 224022

We all use them. "Bit the dust", "kicked the bucket", etc... One of my favorites is "Sunshine units" instead of rads (radiation exposure). I heard another good one too while attending a General Electric lighting seminar for when a arc lamp explodes. It's something like, "highly kinetic thermal...

Actually, I have a couple here. Its during the water test though, not an installed pic. I get that tonight. Attachment 223562 Attachment 223563 Attachment 223564

Originally Posted by wattsupdoc OK, the sump looks good. If the job is as nice as the pic, good job. Try to drill the syphon break right at the waters level. Or just above for that matter. 1/2 inch of backwash from the display would allow 2.8 gallons to be added to the sytem. This would...

Originally Posted by wattsupdoc If you think about the logic of it then it becomes very clear why they are not going to work in a drain with air in it. The water and air both enter the pipe and as such take up all available space in the pipe. It is flowing freely, at a rate based on the amount...

Here is the layout of the sump/refugium. Attachment 223554 The sump is a 33gal acrylic. 48"L x 12.75"W x 13"T. Baffles are spaced 1" apart. Sand is 2" deep. Water can safely be 12" deep without risk of overflow. There are (2)1" drain lines coming into sump thru filter sock, and (1)1" return...

Originally Posted by wattsupdoc I understand. Read the other thread, you will see my perspective. Can you post the details of the sump? All measurements and layout. I'll run the numbers for you. Please refer to other thread for continuation.... thanks