Recent content by Balix

Hi everyone, Finally decided what I wanted after months of research. Sent the design to a local to make an acrylic aquarium cube for me. Was going to do it myself but I live in an apartment. Should be ready next month :D I will post pics on the progression from start to end (fingers crossed)...

thanks for the info and which Tunze are you using? I was thinking of the Tunze 9004 but it looks like a surface skimmer so a AutoTopOff would help a constant water level. I think for now, I'm going with a protein skimmer (HOF or in tank), heater, 2 small powerheads. I'm hoping the skimmer...

I couldn't find a free standing protein skimmer online - kind of a like canister filter that is place below the tank. I'm trying to avoid a hob protein skimmer since I will have a lot hanging in the tank already. Most of the skimmers I see are for a sump

Seems like a lot of maintenance with a canister filter now that I've looked more into it. But I do want to use carbon to keep the water clear. Do they have a external protein skimmer that I can place below a fish tank? Not sure if a setup is possible of having water output into a skimmer then...

Thanks, I actually meant dry live rock which is another synonym for base rock?

Hello everyone. Glad I found this forum. I have read many pages of threads and watched hours of youtube videos. I'm hoping for some input on what I could be doing wrong or better. I'm hoping to prevent a lot of issues since this is a big investment. I plan on buying most of my stuff from the...