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I'm in the process of building an acrylic sump. Local Home Depot did not carry any of the weld-on. Look in your yellow pages under Plastics and see if you have a local dealer that sells to the public. Check out the website below if you need to order on-line. Weld-on #3 & #4 is like working...

I'm in the process of building an acrylic sump. Local Home Depot did not carry any of the weld-on. Look in your yellow pages under Plastics and see if you have a local dealer that sells to the public. Check out the website below if you need to order on-line. Weld-on #3 & #4 is like working...

Sorry, double posted somehow. :oops:

I am doing a DIY sump now and everything I have read from everyone here is to place the skimmer before the fuge to keep from skimming out all the good stuff the fuge is growing to send back to the main tank. Check out www.melevsreef.com in his hidden treasures section to see some examples of...

Check the thread in SW General discussion by Skennelly - Questions about RO/DI unit on EBAY.

I run a 75 gal tank that was fo for awhile. I am using tap water from my well with few problems until I added LR to the tank. I am constantly fighting brown algae and increased water changes. RO/DI filter is now on order.

You can use a torch to heat any size pvc either grey or white but I don't know how well it will last under pressure. So long as it is just an overflow I don't think you will have a problem. Be sure to keep the torch moving or you will have a scorch mark and heat a length longer than the bend...

This is easy. Just let your tank get nasty ugly long enough and she will tell you to do what it takes to get it right! Seriously, doing it right the first time will save you time and money in the long run. I am completely redoing my system with the help of a friend who has been doing sw tanks...

I have a 75 gal tank with a filstar xp3. It has been running about 14 months now. The filstar is an easy way to clean filters but I found it is extremely limiting so I am working on putting in a sump with a refugium. Run a search on the threads here on refugium. You will find lots of help...