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First thing I would put in the tank is an ammonia source, either raw shrimp in some pantyhose or a media bag, or pure ammonia. I have a 20g and I'm stocking it with; Clownfish Pair Possibly a clown goby or a wrasse Peppermint Shrimp Cleaner Shrimp Emerald Crab Hermits Snails An anemone after...

Tagging on to this one, been an interesting build so far, keep it up.

I recently bought and installed this skimmer on my 20g and it works amazingly well! I highly recommend this product, it is quiet, efficient, only took about 2 days to break in and start skimming out brown nasty bits, and is affordable. Only drawback I can think of, if you place it in your...

1 month Tank Update So my tank has been running for just over a month now, my levels are stable, I managed to catch the damsels and not pull my hair out lol... As of today I have added a few things so my current stock list is as follows; Emerald crab x 1 Peppermint shrimp x 1 (Just molted and...

Like I said, I'm no expert, but I have heard that from people I trust and that have been in the hobby for a very long time. D

These look like Occelaris clowns to me, I'm no expert but the Percula typically have thicker black edges in between the white and orange. D

Sounds like a sweet prize to win! You should throw up some pictures of the finished product, seems like you have some good mod ideas. Good luck, D

Yea I'd step up to something with at least 3 watt leds with a good dimmer included. On the topic of eggcrate in the bottom, it isn't a requirement, but for organization, if you're planning on using plugs, it'll keep everything much neater. Otherwise bare bottom or some sand/ LR rubble would be...

My tank is much smaller than yours but I just added a HOB skimmer and it is performing great! Only took about 2 days to break in and start pulling out brown skimmate. Mine is from Aquatic Life, but I don't know if they make one large enough for your system. I've heard good things about reef...

All the gray stuff was easily brushed off of the rock and siphoned/netted out with a water change. I also have since added a small Aquatic Life protein skimmer, and it is already pulling plenty out after only about 2 days. It is currently in the DT but I am almost ready to baffle my sump and get...

Can anyone tell me what on earth this stuff is? It has spread all over my tank since I've cut the lights out to kill off some GHA...advice anybody?

I always try to keep the water level high enough so my HOB filter return water doesn't splash when it falls back into the tank, but I don't like noise from my system.

I've read on multiple occasions to not use ammonia with surfactant, I'd try and find 100% pure ammonia (I hear ACE hardware carries it) or just throw in a raw shrimp and let it decompose.

Can you post a pic of your sump set up or message it to me? I'd like to see it as a reference.

Thanks everybody! I went ahead and ordered a skimmer based on everybody's recommendations and looking at successful tanks, I am going to build the 10g sump and probably make as much of it a refugium as possible. Going to build the PVC overflow and probably baffle the tank this week, I'll post...

I agree with Dizzle on this one, I would dose again and look for 0 on ammonia and nitrites in 24 hrs or so. As far as I've read and studied, nitrite is more toxic to the fish than ammonia is. I'd want it down to zero in my tank.

Amazon.com: Rio Plus 1400 Aqua Pump - 420 GPH: Pet Supplies Thoughts?

So here are two skimmers I'm looking at, both of which would start in my tank until I could get the required pump/sump/ and overflow built to move. Can one of you guys give me insight on which I'd be better off with? Amazon.com: Aquatic Life 115 Mini Internal Protein Skimmer/Filter...

Yea, I get what you're saying, seems like I have some equipment to research specs on before I buy stuff and try to Frankenstein it together lol Would 3 chambers in a 10g be good if it was setup up with the skimmer on the intake side, refugium in the middle and then return in the last? If I have...

Is there a rule of thumb as to how fast water should move through the sump?

I have looked up a ton of HOB overflow designs and I'd say I'm comfortable trying it. This will be my first overflow, period, so it is a little nerve wracking but the theory behind the PVC overflow seems legit, even with a power outage as long as the intake tube is deep enough in the water I...

For space reasons, I'm thinking a 10g would be about what I can handle right now.. That's where I'm confused I guess, if a 10g sump would be more effective than the reactor, but I guess I could always have the sump AND the reactor eventually..

Will a refugium that small accomplish anything, seen a few videos and posts that say they aren't very effective in small sumps. Anybody have experience with a 10g sump?

Ok AA, here is my situation.. I have a 20g reef tank started that has been up for 3 weeks now and have realized I need to expand my system's filtration. I currently have a Cascade 700 canister filter with no sponges, just filter floss and a bag of purigen, the filter runs almost 200gph. I have...

So in y'all's opinions... Would I be better off with a 10g sump system (the skimmer above^^, a refugium, and return pump) using either a HOB overflow box or a PVC, OR just running that skimmer in tank(I think it can be used as HOB) with a dual GFO/Carbon reactor? I'm also thinking I'm going to...