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i have a 30 gallon sump/fuge on the bottom of a metal stand under my display. for the lighting it has a lights of america flood light that just perfectly rests on the top of the tank. i want to raise the water level in my sump to higher up(ive had it a few inches below). What could i use to...

i just bought a new orbit 36" 4 x 96 watt pc unit for my 65 gallon tank. it comes with 3 plugs, 1 for the actinic's 1 for the other 2 and 1 for the lunar lights. the 4 x 96 watt bulbs are gonna be going on a timer. is it necessary to put the lunar lights on a timer also? or can i just leave...

no and no....the eggcrate is probably more popular on this forum than glass tops. just use it.

yah golfish, that's the stuff.

damn, im jealous...ive got a 65 gallon tank at like 2 months without a single fish...i dont see how i can add that many fish in 4 months, but good job...your tank is very similar to how i planned mine. ive heard mixed things about flame angels, does yours eat corals?

dont use glass tops...goto home depot and get eggcrate lighting...you will get much more evaporation, but that is the only downside...the plus side is that there is much better gas exchange, dont have to worry about salt creep, and keeps the tank much cooler.

also as far as the overflows, why use 3? that just looks a lot more ugly in your display. overflows go for pretty cheap on ----, maybe look into getting 2 1000 gph overflows, this way in worst case scenario one fails, you still have one running which should keep your tank going. your pump does...

im not exactly sure as to what your problem is...where are the microbubbles coming from? are they in your sump and just getting pumped into your display?

i have found the best way to eliminate microbubbles is filter padding(i believe thats what its called...what goes on top of the trickle filter, the white stuff). if its coming from your return pump wrap your return pumps prefilter and wrap it completely in it. it allows water to pass through...

i ahve a 65 gallon tank with a 30 gallon sump/fuge...would i be better off doing a 5 gallon water change every week or doing a 10 gallon water change every 2 weeks?

nah, return pump is in a pretty small area, just the right size for it. even my smallest powerhead puts a decent amount of water circulation in that area that it causes the bubbles to go all aruond.

the tank is only a couple of months old. only livestock is 20 snails. the skimmer is a marine technical concepts. ip ut my powerhead in there and i found that it caused a lot more bubbles to return to my tank from the pump with it on. so im only going to turn that pump on every now and then when...

yea, i got a skimmer, it was just recently setup though liek 2 days ago...i have a small powerhead, im gonna do that...thats what i was thinking but wasnt sure...thanks!

i have a pretty basic fuge setup. water comes in on the right, goes through bubble baffles, then through the fuge, then to the return area. in the return area the water level is much lower than in the rest of the fuge/sump. in that return area the top of the water gets very slimey. what can i do...

while i am a floyd fan, i think there should be some zeppelin or some hendrix too in this thread.

dont know if this helps, but i was gonna buy one, but for the money youre gonna spend on that, you might as well make your own bigger one.

thanks for all the help, can anybody share the prices they paid on their cam? or a good site to goto review them?

ok thx...lol what do you mean go with the 125? i think im gonna stay with the 65 for now, but thanks for all the other great coral ideas...as for what yorue saying when not to skimp, i found that out the hardway w/ith my first tank. but what should i be buying that youre telling me not to skimp?

ok, so pretty much all i gotta do is keep my calcium and my alkalinity on target? what do i feed these corals, etc? cummon guys, i know there is a lot more to it than im getting outta this thread, someone please help.

ok, so grab a handful it is, and also how do you know when it's time to grab a handful?