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    What to put inside Sump and how to arrange filter media and equipment?

    Thanks guys! I'll switch to mysis. And, the non-toxic plastic is a good idea. I almost forgot about it. In regards to a bulkhead, how do I actually install it into the refugium without it leaking water? Is it as simple as drilling a hole, enlarging it, and sticking the tube into the hole, and...
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    What to put inside Sump and how to arrange filter media and equipment?

    Thank you Al&Burke, Teresa, Saxman, and Snake. I did not know that the frozen food is a huge source. I'll try to get a replacement food for the frozen brine shrimps. I have a second set of socks that I replace every 2 days and wash the dirty ones in the laundry. Snake: I was using tap water...
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    What to put inside Sump and how to arrange filter media and equipment?

    Hello fellow hobbyists! I appreciate any input, advice, comments, critiques, etc. on this topic. I really need some help on this. What filter and equipment do I put inside my sump? And inside which chamber? My objective is to reduce nitrates. Every other measurement (ammonia, nitrite...
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    Gurgling noise in overflow box (the air intake hole of pipe # 2) -diagram included

    I have no animals inside the tank right now, so it would not be clogging problem, though in the future, I have your idea to keep in mind. I only have had the tank for 1 week, and the gurgling noise started immediately after I filled up the tank. Any other suggestions?
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    Gurgling noise in overflow box (the air intake hole of pipe # 2) -diagram included

    Hello fellow hobbyists. I need some help and I hope anybody here can help me. It is the very annoying LOUD gurgling noise problem with my overflow filtration system. Tank specs: 187 gallons with one overflow into a sump with a 5 box type filter (a filter system with 5 separate compartments of...
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