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blooddogg757

blooddogg757

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Thank you for the info about the bubble stones. Ah, what exactly are the dead spots you guys keep referring to? Places with low or no water movement?
The way our tank is setup it is sitting on top of our bar between the kitchen and living room, so you can see it from either side. To the best of my understanding, we would need another tank under the bar (which is an impossibility) for either sump or skimmer setup, right?
 
sweatervest13

sweatervest13

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Originally Posted by blooddogg757 http:///forum/thread/384465/hello/20#post_3369065
Thank you for the info about the bubble stones. Ah, what exactly are the dead spots you guys keep referring to? Places with low or no water movement?
The way our tank is setup it is sitting on top of our bar between the kitchen and living room, so you can see it from either side. To the best of my understanding, we would need another tank under the bar (which is an impossibility) for either sump or skimmer setup, right?
Nope. The good thing is that there are a lot of other people that have done this before and have thought of ways to do almost everything.
I do not run a sump (I for sure will when I set up another tank). So, I have to use a HOB (Hang on Back) Skimmer. There are lots of choices for HOB skimmers, Google it and look around for some. I have a Reef Octopus it skims well, but it is bulky and puts out some micro-bubbles. And you are trying to get away from bubbles.
And yes, the dead spots are the areas of little to no water movement. The more LR you have the harder it can be to have no dead spots.
 
gemmy

gemmy

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I have a 55 and do not run a sump. I have a fluval canister filter, HOB refugium and a HOB skimmer.
 
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smartorl

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There are many ways that you can make this work without a sump. My favorite tank is a 29 that I set up as an emergency hospital tank, then made it into a frag tank because it was empty, and fell so in love with it that I moved it into my room when I moved. If someone held a gun to my head and told me I could only keep one tank, it would be this one.
It has two huge HOB filters, a HOB skimmer, and four powerheads. It's a far cry from my other monster tanks with sumps and my teeny nanos for my pipes and ponies.
It's probaby my easiest tank to do maintence on, it always looks pristine, any coral in it grows like a weed, and it runs so quiet by comparison to the others.
 
blooddogg757

blooddogg757

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Hello again folks, I decided to post here instead of starting a new topic because we left off talking about sumps and skimmers and that is what I have a question about now.
I recently bought a 90g drilled reef tank. It was a lick, too. I got the tank, sump, UV sterilizer, stand, 4 bulbs, Icecap electronic ballast, sand, 200lbs. of live rock...etc. I mean everything I can think of and more. Probably a couple thousand dollars worth of stuff for $300.00. Thanks Craigslist.
So I have been trying to get it set up over the past few days and everything seems to be running fine. The sump, drain and return is working, lights work..etc. The question I have is how should the drain line be installed? I left everything as it was when I got it, but for some reason I am thinking the drain line needs to be shorter. It just seems like it is making to much noise because the drain box fills up about 3 inches and then makes a sloshing noise as the weight of the water finally pushes through to the drip pan. What I want to know is should I use a shorter drain line giving it a more direct route to the drip pan? Or is it designed to be used this way? I am still relatively new to the hobby and am brand new to the drilled reef tank and sump and stuff. I want to make sure all is right and I have a real good understanding of how this system works before I proceed any further with it.
These photos should give a better idea of what I am trying to ask. You can see the drain tube coming down from the corner of the tank and the top of the box where the drain tube empties into the drip pan. It comes straight down and makes a U shape going back up about 6 inches at least, maybe more. Thanks for your consideration in these matters, blood
 
gemmy

gemmy

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You may want to post this question in the Equipment section. The folks that frequent that section are pretty handy and will probably be able to help you out more.
 
teresaq

teresaq

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where is your stand pipe??
Is the white pvc pipe the return?? you should also have a pipe in the whole for thr drain
You should have two wholes and two pipes. one standpipe (see pics)(two differant designs)
and one return
 
blooddogg757

blooddogg757

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The white pvc pipe is the return, yes. There is a piece of pipe in the drain hole about 3 inches long, thats what the drain line is connected to. I suppose there is not a stand pipe because there isn't any other pieces of pvc pipe anywhere. Where would that fit into the system?
 
teresaq

teresaq

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Where that 3 inch piece of pipe is. That back chamber should fill with water up to the drain on the stand pipe and help with the flushing sound,
Google - Durso Stand pipe
 
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