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I was going through my garage and I found my old Fluval 303 system. I was thinking about converting it to a denitrator system for my system. I have a 110gal pentagon shaped reef tank with 20gal sump with Aquamaxx 200s protein skimmer in the chamber. No Bio balls more of mechanic purpose. I...

I purchased a red star fish for my reef tank this weekend, the starfish has settled on staying on the very top of the live rock where most of the current is from the tunze powerhead. Is this normal? Is the starfish in shock or something? I floated it for 1hr before placing in my tank What...

I purchased a diamond watchman goby this weekend to help clean my tank sandbed. The moment I put him in, he hasn't been seen since. I think he is hiding...is that normal? Or did he get hurt/injured from the change? Would you recommend disassembling my tank to find him? I tried to lure him...

Recently, I started back into reefs so I dug out my old equipment. My tank is a 90gal pentagon reef tank with 120-130lbs of live rock (figi, marshall island, & tonga (rock from my old tank)) I had a Sanders 50 Ozone sitting in a box so I was trying ot figure how to connect the ozone to my...

I purchased a Aquamaxx 200 for my 90gal reef (pentagon shape). I was limited to sump space so the footprint needed to be small. Has anybody compared protein skimmers? Is the Aquamaxx better than say a AquaEuro USA? My previous tank I bought 3 protein skimmers as I kept on having...

shrimp Alright, I just added the shrimp on saturday and I did a water test today. Nitrite: 3ppm Nitrate: 15ppm Ph: 8.2 Ammonia: 0ppm What phase do you think i am in? cycled or not cycled? I added 40lbs of live rock...my total of 130lbs of live rock and total of 50lbs of live sand...

Do you think I need a gate valve on the overflow side going to the sump? I think I have seen them on larger tanks....I only have a 90gal pentagon. I put a gate valve on the return side but wasn't too sure if I should put it on the starting side. Benefits? Cons?

thank you Thank you everybody - I will go and place a shrimp in the tank. Is this shelled or unshelled? Does it make a difference?

Lighting I too have a 90gal pentagon shaped - what are your dimensions? If you have a canopy like I do then here is what I put: (2) 36" t5 in the front (2) 24" t5 in the rear (2) strands of led lighting weaving inbetween each T5... The lighting is intense - doesn't feel hot like halides...

Fish Would not having my protein skimmer installed cause this problem? I was going to use my old red sea protein skimmer that I was sitting in my garage but I noticed I needed a new pump to run it. So instead I just purchased a Aquamaxx 250 in sump protein skimmer. will this help my...

Thanks I remember back in the day of assisting the cycling of the tank with damsels. But, I will wait and just get more live rock and live sand. I just did a water test last night Nitrite = 0ppm Nitrate = 20ppm PH 8.8 Salinity: 1.024 Ammonia = 0ppm

Is it too early to add fish to assist in the cycling process? It is almost 2 weeks with 40lbs of live sand and 30lbs of live rock (90gal tank). I am waiting for the easter sale on Live rock at my LFS. 45% off of regular price...Usually 4.99 per pound so it will be 2.25-2.50 per pound...

Drill a hole? Drill a hole below the water line where? The drain and return lines are through the custom overflow. If I drill the hole on the return line in the overflow. From the sump - return bulkhead - vinyl return line - spray/output. Wouldn't I lose pressure going out? Sorry but I...

Help The pump is a brand new Rio HF 17...Are they notorious for being loud? Added foam underneath the return pump in the sump Added dynamat under the sump Re-arranged the Rio Pump in the sump Is there a quieter pump equal to the volume of water pumped than the Rio HF 17? After I solve...

Sound Discovered the noisey culprit...it is the return pump. I tried having the pump sit on a foam pad in the sump - no difference applied dynamat between sump and stand - no difference Would adding foam tube insulation around the return line help? Has anybody added foam tubing to...

I just purchased some T5 without reflectors. they are awesome, but would anybody recommend reflectors? The lights are retrofit T5 without reflectors....reflectors are $25 ea 2 36in T5's Get it or not Help

Hmmmm sound Added the suction cups to the return pump (Rio HF 17). Doesn't seem to be touching the walls of the sump other than the sump bottom. I was thinking about trying the foam but wasn't too sure if it would help the noise and might hinder my flow. Has anybody used dynamat or...

fixed It is solved - adding a check valve on the return line solved the problem. Also, as I was working on the plumbing issue, I thought I should add a gate valve to allow more control/access to the sump. Thanks for all the help

My tank is in the living room and it makes a strong humming sound. What have you done to eliminate the humming/buzzing? I was thinking about putting styrofoam or dynamat on the bottom of the sump(wet/dry). What do you think? Is getting the durso standpipe going to make a difference as...

update I just purchased a check valve on the return line with stop valve to control the amount of water flow. I am interested in the siphon break...could you give me a diagram? The tank is custom built with overflow that goes to my del rey sump below my tank. The return is pumped back by...

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I have just converted to a pentagon reef tank. It was custom made and I believe it is between 75-90gals. My dilemna is I had the tank built with a built in overflow. The overflow goes into my Del Rey 125 wet/dry system. However, tonight testing the system, I shut off the power to simulate a...