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A few comments from a fellow Newbie & Reef Maniac: Go as big as you can afford. You will get hooked, and you will want to go bigger. Bigger is more stable and better for newcommers to the hobby. I started with a 135 with a 20 gallon sump. I now have 200 gallon sump/refugium in the basement...

Mitch, Thanks again for the response. Still a little mis-communication here. I am utilizing the same tank and will not disturb the sandbed in it. I am adding a 100 Gallon sump and a 100 Gallon refugium to it (in the basement). I am only moving the rock in order to relocate the tank a few...

Mitch, thanks for the reply. I probably wasn't clear on my system. I have a 135 gallon tank with a 20 gallon sump which was a FO tank for a year. I kept a small reef tank and decided to go for it with the 135. Over the last year, I have removed the crushed coral, added 2-3" of southdown sand...

I just bought 750# of southdown at Home Depot in Waterford, CT. They still have a pallet & 1/2 left.

I have a few questions for those who care to help a fellow reefer. Any comments would be appreciated. I am adding a new sump to my 135. I have the sump & refugium (100 gallons each)in the basement. I am in the process of building a new stand for my tank in a new location (directly over the...

Andy, I am not rally up on the science of it, as I am fairly new to the hobby, But I have heard nothing but good things about it. Im am only writing about your comments about the appearance. Dont forget that you could run a refugium or sump with a deep sand bed, and if large enough, you could...

Check your make-up water. Are you running RO/DI water? Have your DI resins kicked? I had similar problems, it was the DI cartridge on my filter.

Have a peppermint in my wife's nano to control an aiptasia problem I "HAD". No problem any more and have noticed no "downside" to owning one. Nocturnal, but fun to watch hanginh upside down in caves during the day.

CRAP !

Set Up Date :4/2000 Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume):72"x20"x18" / 120 Gal? Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume) 2) 100 gallon rubbermaids in basement Live Rock (Mass) resently about 75 pounds - soon to add a couple hundred more - fully cured Live Sand (Mass):650# southdown & 150# live Sand Lighting...

Any engineers / hydraulics experts out there?

You could also try peppermint shrimp. Put one in my tank and about 10 disappeared overnight. I have not seen one come back since he's been in there.

I am adding a 100 gallon sump and a 100 gallon refugium to my basement. I plan on buying a sequence pump, but need to size it properly. I would like to run my skimmer (top fathom tf200), circulate water through my 100 gallon refugium (with gravity return to sump), and pump up to main tank (125...

I went on to the Top Fathom website to research the head loss for my TF200 skimmer. They explain there is 200 to 300 GPH @ 5 psi required to run the skimmer effectively. Can anybody help me to equate this to feet of head loss. I am trying to properly size a new pump as I am adding a 100...

Thought I would bring this one back up. I am in the process of trying to figure out which Sequence pump I want to go with. I have a 125 gallon tank with 200 gallon sump. I need to size the pump to work with the GPH & head pressure I have. I currently want to turn-over 600gph and am guessing...