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What kind of algae does the UV sterilizer get rid of? I live in a townhouse and unfortunately, the only place where i could setup my tank is across the room from a window. There is always a curtain over it, but i'm sure it's still getting direct sunlight. I know this fosters algae growth, but...

I have a 55g, and i was thinking of getting the Aqua C EV-120. Would that be overkill for my tank? If it is, can you guys recommend something that would be more suitable? I was thinking that you can't really overskim, but if the benefits of a bigger skimmer after a certain point isn't that...

yup, no air bubble in the top of the siphon. i guess my overflow can't handle the pump cause i dunno what else there is.

I'm using a eshopps overflow i got at my lfs. http://www.eshopps.com/overflowboxes.php it's the PF-800 model. Yes, the overflow is siphoning water to the sump, just not fast enough to match the pump i guess. When i throttle back the pump with my ball valve then the sump can keep up. What if...

When i first tested it, i just thought that i needed to add more water to compensate for whatever filled the pipes, etc. But even when i did that, the pump just pushed it all to the main and emptied out the return section. I know the pump will fill the tank first, but to what point? I mean...

So i finally finished my DIY sump, got it all hooked up to the return piping, and did a test run. Roughly 20gal sump, in to a 55 gal main, with a mag 7 return pump. The problem is that my mag is pumping the water so fast that it drains the return section, causing it to suck up air and fill the...

Alright, i have done 2 things to my tank recently. About 2 weeks ago, i replaced a 20w NO light (which was a temporary light for longer than i planned) with a coralife T5 fixture. The other thing i have done is remove a HOB filter about a week ago. The filter pads were filthy and when i took...

So would you say that just one fixture would be enough for a FOWLR? Unfortunately, federal laws mandate that i only have a FOWLR...so no corals for me. Do you know if you can use those coralife legs to raise it off the top? Or can you only use those adjustable width things on the side?

Does anybody have these? Does it have that parabolic reflector which makes T5 so efficient? I was gonna get a 48" lunar aqualight for my FOWLR 55g, but i'm thinking about the aqualight T5 fixture now. I figure for a FOWLR, this should be enough. It's a dual 28w fixture. Would one be enough...

Preliminary plans for my sump. Critique away! http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid200/p595329bf30df26b75f2c765dedc1e1d9/f0578ae7.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid200/p0e60fb391d6dd2912cc0097dd7db3cca/f0578a1d.jpg First link is top view. 1. Should i just throw the skimmer in...

I hate threads like these. :( How do you guys find out about local clubs? I know our Waikiki Aquarium has a club, but as far as i know, you can only get clean, filtered salt water from them.

Wow, 2000 gal? What are you planning to put in there, i don't think you can legally purchase sea turtles and dolphins haha. I think i'm gonna make a drawing in MS paint and then post it up in the DIY forum, see if anybody has suggestions or improvements...which i'm sure there will be. I've...

I'm currently in the process of DIY'ing mine, only got the exterior acrylic walls cut. Can't wait to see pics of what you guys got, hopefully it'll give me ideas on how to do my fuge, etc. Mines is only 2ft long, holding approx. 15 gals...so i can get mines in one pic. Brendan, in my search...

I can see why you would need to haha, your sump is 3x the size of my main. I guess i was just trying to get fancy.

And that's why i ask the pros like you guys haha. I probably would have never thought of those things until after i drilled my hole and tried to plumb it. I guess since i was all in my DIY Mode i was trying to think of cool things i could "macguyver" in to it. On a side note, i currently...