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jpa0741

jpa0741

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2918819
LOL..I was just looking at a site...WHEW!!!! MEGA BUCKS...I really have to fix it with what I have right now...I am thinking of having one (sump) put together for me, BUT I think that will be closer to spring...
Other then getting the overflow. You could make a sump very cheap with a used tank or rubbermaid bin.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by jpa0741
http:///forum/post/2918823
Other then getting the overflow. You could make a sump very cheap with a used tank or rubbermaid bin.
Hmmmm....never thought of a rubbermaid container...I guess it doesn't have to have seperate compartments??
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2918828
Hmmmm....never thought of a rubbermaid container...I guess it doesn't have to have seperate compartments??
You can also hook more then 1 together for a sump and fuge. Just some ideas.
 
lmecher

lmecher

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I read in a thread that you have to be careful with plastic tubs such as rubbermaid. It has been recomended you can purchase safe plastic tubs for this purpose, I will look into it and get back to you.
Coppied:
I wouldn't trust using these types of containers for long term use with saltwater. Plastics can leach hazardous chemicals into water and with the corrosive power of salt and copper it may be worse. Acrylic or a poly-carbonate plastic is what is usually recommended for use in saltwater. While the rubber maid and sterlite are okay to hold saltwater for a short period of time, I can not recommend them as a good quarantine tank a place you will need to keep your fish for treatment for up to a month
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Lmecher
http:///forum/post/2918842
I read in a thread that you have to be careful with plastic tubs such as rubbermaid. It has been recomended you can purchase safe plastic tubs for this purpose, I will look into it and get back to you.
Coppied:
I wouldn't trust using these types of containers for long term use with saltwater. Plastics can leach hazardous chemicals into water and with the corrosive power of salt and copper it may be worse. Acrylic or a poly-carbonate plastic is what is usually recommended for use in saltwater. While the rubber maid and sterlite are okay to hold saltwater for a short period of time, I can not recommend them as a good quarantine tank a place you will need to keep your fish for treatment for up to a month
THX...LOL...That would be my luck...I'd have a sump in a container, and then one day the container would melt, causing a flood, or poison my fish....
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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your phosphate is way too high. Water changes, macroalgae, and/or a phosphate reactor should help.
Nitrate and phosphate kill a lot of corals and anemones. Good luck!
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Originally Posted by Lmecher
http:///forum/post/2918842
I read in a thread that you have to be careful with plastic tubs such as rubbermaid. It has been recomended you can purchase safe plastic tubs for this purpose, I will look into it and get back to you.
Coppied:
I wouldn't trust using these types of containers for long term use with saltwater. Plastics can leach hazardous chemicals into water and with the corrosive power of salt and copper it may be worse. Acrylic or a poly-carbonate plastic is what is usually recommended for use in saltwater. While the rubber maid and sterlite are okay to hold saltwater for a short period of time, I can not recommend them as a good quarantine tank a place you will need to keep your fish for treatment for up to a month
The rubbermaid troughs are perfectly safe for use in our softwater tanks. People have been using them for many many years with no problems. Any bin you get just make sure they are food grade. The ones like in the pic is what I am talking about. They come in all sizes. You can also use others bins as long as they are food grade as stated.
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Also a solution for your skimmer problem would be to get an external skimmer a feed it with a pump from the display tank.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by jpa0741
http:///forum/post/2918871
Also a solution for your skimmer problem would be to get an external skimmer a feed it with a pump from the display tank.
I thought what I had was an external skimmer....HOB...not in the tank
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2918888
OH YEAH...How much more flow do you think I need?
If you are asking me. I would say atleast 6750 gph. I run 17,000 gph in my 240. I have almost all SPS though, so you won't need that much.
 
jpa0741

jpa0741

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/2918902
WOW, OK I will get some more...not that much though...LOL

Like I said I would go with atleast 30x turnover (6750). Especialy if you want to keep anemones and coral. You are dealing with a large tank. Just my IMO.
 
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