Recent content by Mark420

Thanks Mark O, I'll try your suggestions. Hey you live in Lowell, thats not too far away What kind of tank setup do you have? Reef? FO?

Not sure what size hood you have but mine is a Oceanic 105g hood 5ft long with 4 removable top panels. I have 4 48" VHO bulbs under it now(plan to add a couple more) On my hood there is a center brace for the top covers that runs long way. I have two braces that run width way and have the...

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I hear a alot of you guys talking about using a "durso standpipe" on your overflow. What is it?? whats it do??Do any of you have a pic of yours??

Ok I'm looking to find out how much flow my "mickey mouse" plumbing job is stealing. The way I have now is with a 3/4" elbow sucking from the bottom going into a bulkhead fitting out of my sump then there is 3/4" barb nipple into a 3/4" vinyl hose and into the input of my return pump, then out...

WOW thats some nice looking tank you guys I have a Berlin skimmer and a redsea Ozone unit But w/ out any manuals to hook it up Do I just hook it up by the air lines??Do I need to use a air pump??

Well the reasson that I was going to use both is because A: I have both units B: I heard that they help keep fish helthy. I plan on my tank being mostly fish for a while (I already have two tangs that are waiting to go in the 105g one of which really needs the room) I kinda dove right in to...

Is it possiable to have any corals (If only some please state which ones) if I use UV and a Ozone unit????Also will a DSB work too??? I heard that in a reef tank you should not use UV or ozone??

Paul do you have any pics of your rock work and tank? It would be nice to see it

Well what i meant by full divider is that... The sump/refugium divider will be "say" 15"-16" and the tank is 19" tall, the inlet water come in form the top from the main tank overflow and the ref. oulet will either A:Spill over the divider wall and into the "sump" compartment (but if I do it...

thanks waterloomac.....You could make the post 5 pages long and it would be fine by me the more info the better I think my plan is to have the ref. at one half of the sump tank with a full divider then use the other half for baffles, overflow in take, skimmer, heater etc. Thanks for the tip...

Some more advice would be helpfull please

Thanks alot NPADEN Thats the type of stuff I was looking for. Pics help me alot!! Wow looks like you have one heck of a clean-up crew, I see lots of snails, but i guess with tank thats 400g+ you need them huh.. BTW I wouldn't consider your lil sketch "anal" cuz it can be very usefull...

LMAO LOL That is awesome. It's so funny

This is the type of info I like to hear I'm trying to get as many different types of set ups as poss. that way I can try to incorporate a lil bit of everything. If any of you guys have pics of your setups please send them this way pics help me alot [email protected]