Recent content by allenwatts2011

Nice, that's why I like this site, you all know so much. If I would need a sump that large I may split it up and do 2 tanks salt and 3 tanks fresh, although I have never done fresh I figure if I can keep a salt I should be able to keep a fresh tank... I am still in the research stage...

Would I need a sump? Could I somehow just use a filter?

I am pretty sure they are 30, although I have not measured, I will when I get home. I came across these on Craigslist, I traded 1 55 gallon tank for all of these, figured it was too cool to pass up, I think I'm eventually going to raise and try to breed some clowns and cardnial fish and maybe...

Thank you, great idea with the sheet of glass instead of jars, I'm thinking of a uv filter on the return from sump to manifold then to tank as the last line of defense for disease, but a seperate system all together at the ready with just s standard hang on back filter for quarentine and new...

And also will compact florescent bulbs with fixtures built in to the new shelving unit be a hood idea? I'm thinking about 1 bulb above every 10 gallon compartment with a glass jar around it protecting it, the whole system will be on its own gfci but I want to protect the bulbs because they are...

I have 5 30 gallon tanks all have 2 dividers making them 3 10 gallon compartments each. I want to set it all up to a 20 gallon? Sump with some sort of DIY filter system. I am thinking of a submersible pond fountain pump? 300 gph?. The tanks are out of a Walmart display and are all pre...

I have 5 30 gallon tanks all have 2 dividers making them 3 10 gallon compartments each. I want to set it all up to a 20 gallon? Sump with some sort of DIY filter system. I am thinking of a submersible pond fountain sump 300 gph. The tanks are out of a Walmart display and are all pre drilled...