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I've been stressing my fish pretty hard lately as I was trying to install a skimmer and replumb my fuge. I'm going to be replacing the fuge system over the weekend and was thinking it'd be a good idea to put the fish in QT while I setup. I think It'd be a good idea to just go ahead and put them...

I was reading yesterday and came across an article that basically said I could bring a sponge filter over from my DT, fill it with water from my DT and I'd be ready to go. Is this possible? I figured I'd have to cycle my QT tank. Anyone have experience doing this?

Originally Posted by Cranberry Silicone is not needed. The sticky side goes to the acrylic baffle and then you lube the "rubber" with some water and press it in place. The compression will create the pressure lock. Do you have until tomorrow to decide? Maybe hubby and I can make a little video...

Originally Posted by Cranberry Oh, and maybe go research the EPDM weather stripping. You may like those odds better. Ok ok...I'm liking the stripping idea. What do you do? It seems as though the stripping has an adhesive side? I'm guessing you'd stick the stripping slide in the acrylic and...

Originally Posted by Cranberry You honestly don't have to use glass. But it seems that's the way you want to go and sometimes it's nice to have someone to do the work for ya. I'm actually gonna have it done out of acrylic if it's built for me. My original idea was to use the glass tank with...

Originally Posted by Cranberry Oh no Dood, totally do it yourself. It will not cost you 200 bucks... plus the 40 you spent. One tube of silicone from the hardware store. Cheap. You can get acrylic sheets from Home depot. Cheap. If they don't have them thick enough, you can glue 2 together. The...

Oh, he would build the fuge 30x12x16 (height)

Originally Posted by Cranberry Are you the DIYer type? If it's a hateful task, by all means get the pre-made. Wait, before I go further, how big of a sump are we talking here? And what have you bought already? What tools do you have? I'm running a 65 gal. I'm restricted by space under he tank...

He uses 1/4" thick acrylic for the entire project. That seems adequate to me....

Ok....I have a new option! LOL. I just spoke to my LFS. He can build me the fuge out of acrylic to my exact measurements and he'll charge me $210. I'm in $40 with the glass tank at the moment. I would need to purchase the silicone (sealant) plus have the glass baffles pre cut. That should bring...

Originally Posted by spanko A. How tight of a fit do I want with the baffles? In other words, how much room should I leae for the silicone bead?

Ok, I purchased the glass tank yesterday and I still have the receipt. Keep in mind, I most definitely wanna do this right. I have been on the refugium mission for the last 2 weeks. I finally decided to scrap my old fuge and just make a bigger and better one. Here are my options: A) Keep the...

I'm trying to build a refugium to replace my old one thats giving me all sorts of problems. I bought a glass tank so maybe ill just get the baffles cut out of glass. Silicone would then be the best thing to use?

What can I use? Silicone?

I started a post yesterday about my skimmer overflowing. I finally came to the conclusion that it wasn't the skimmer but the construction of my refugium thats the problem. I went out and bought a 20 gal tank and I'm going to build my own refugium. Where can I get some sheets of acrylic to use as...

i had the water outlet going up and over the sump wall. I changed the setup and drilled a hole straight into the sump like it is in one of the pictures. I hope it works...I'm waiting for it to dry up...

It's an AETech reef devil. It has an air inlet. Link to manual... http://superskimmer.com/Manuals_Cat/...nstrQstart.pdf

When I start it up the water just starts rising up thru the cup and onto the floor! Could the pump is to powerful?

It's setup externally cuz of space and I plumbed the return up about 5 inches and the turns into the the sump. Could it be that? the return is going to high? Doesn't make sense cuz its rising thru the cup.

I just installed it right now. I removed the cup and covered it with my hand and the water level started dropping but as soon as I give it air it starts rising.