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Is that skimmer made to sit inside the sump or outside of it and how much clearance do you need to get the collection cup off?

I too owned a Diatom and yes it does get the water sparkling clean. I wound up throwing mine away because I got tired of buying the cloth bag that you use in it. The damn thing kept tearing as I would be taking the unit apart to clean it. No matter how hard I tried being careful with it, it...

Anyone out there using a magnum 350 on a reef set up? Good or bad....any feedback would be appreciated!

Same here. I just make sure the salinity and temp are the same!!!I do my additives as needed during the week

Sounds like a good idea

The algae is a deep red velvet looking that grows on the live rock and on the subtrate.

Readings are ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 0, calcium 500ppm and phosphate 0.1 That's everything I can test for

Okay here goes. I've had my reef tank set up for about 2 years plus. I really had no major problems until a 6in. yellow tang died 2 months ago. Since then I have been fighting cyano bacteria and diatoms. I keep checking my water params and everything is fine. My water that I use for my faithfull...

It's gotta be silicates, everything else checks out fine:confused:

Thanks for the reply!!! I am using r/o water and all of this time I thought it was silicate free!!! WRONG.......I'll probably try Kent's phosphate sponge. Do you think that'll do the trick??? How long are we talking before I can say byebye to the diatoms

What should I do to get rid of the silicates in my reef tank?:confused:

GREAT ARTICLE!!! I guess ya learn something everyday!!!

Thanks!!! It's good to finally have a place to go to where everybody shares your same interests!!! I had a diatom outbreak and I blamed it on the fact that my bak-pak just isn't cutting it any more. My water is super, I don't overfeed, I have new pc's and all water changes are done with r/o...

I have a 90 gal. reef tank that has been running for over 2 years without a sump. I have this crazy notion that all of a sudden I need one. I am considering tearing down my tank and installing the sump. What do you think??? I want to install a 30 gal. sump and there is no way I can fit it...