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One other thing is to make sure the outlets don't go below the water level the returns going too. This will cause a back pressure and water will start coming out of the two vent tubes and the skimmer won't work properly.

The venturi on the skimmer is housed inside where the inlet hose threads into. You should have recieved a plastic key that looks like a horse shoe shape that is used to remove the venturi. I wasn't sure from what you were talking about if you actually loosened the venturi or the screw on top the...

I'm currently using the coralife 4x65 the same you are talking about along with another 2x55 watt strip over my 75. I'm swtiching over to a dual 250 MH with 220 of actinic supplement. I believe the tank dimensions from 75 to 55 are about the same with the exeption of the front to back. This will...

I haven't had any problems with mine. If the algae gets low you may want to add some sheets you can by from your lfs, that way the snails or any other strictly algae eaters don't die.

Another option is you can build a large overflow box in the center or corner of the tank that feeds to the whole drilled in the bottom. This way if you loose power to your return pump not all of the water will be dumped into your basement, it will stop at the overflow line along with the fact...

I had a real bad outbreak at one time and the only thing that really eats it well were some mexican turbo snails. They mowed right through it.

Just for info, I've had two Niger Triggers in the past that were fine with my clowns. The Niger was there first so maybe he was easier going that way. They will tear up snails and hermits though and love to rearange the tank substrate and rock if he can.

For a small tank like that you can go with various mushroom corals and they are very hardy. I'd go with a ricordia and a clown for the fish, he would most likely host in that or maybe a hairy mushroom. I have a clown that hosts in my purple mushrooms and wont get near my rock anenones. Shrimp...

Just as a side note to that skimmer. I have the same skimmer and bought the upgrade kit to make it the turbo. This basically is just a pump that has the venturi built in then you remove the venturi valve that is in the skimmer. This makes cleaning and maintanence of the skimmer much easier. The...

I have the 4x65w version on my 75 gallon and love it. Like the other member mentioned, check Ebay. That's where I bought mine and much cheaper than any LFS.