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thanks the whole top box with the four holes is filling with water for some reason which I am thinking is not right it then is spattering quite a bit with it overflowing out of the top four holes starting to think I should just get a new skimmer to add on to the wet dry I am just not sure...

anyone know how this is suppose to look? it bubbles like crazy coming off the sub pump, but doesn't seem to catch anything and spills over the top some.

there is a small eight inch maybe piece that extends out about a quarter inch of the subermsible pump that is just returning a small stream of water back into that same compartment does this maybe connect with a hose to this part? I do have a part that I am not sure about here this appears as...

accorddude there are plans online hopefully somebody can point you in the right direction there I would recommend doing your own so that you get it the way you want it the acrylic you can buy at Home Depot is easy to cut and would make great dividers if you buy an acrylic sump you can drill...

here are the photos of the skimmer that I was talking about TIA!

tank depth is 22" as far as the lights. I keep going back and forth on this. If I stick with the VHO's only, which bulbs would you get for it? what about doing 1 or 2 MH's and strategically placing the coral that needs higher light?? just an update on the overall project. I followed the...

okay thanks again. I'll try to get a pic from the top. It does have a cup on top of the cylinder, so from what you are describing the top part of it is set up correctly. I have it resting on a triangle piece of plastic that appears to be made for it, but it sticks up pretty high. the second...

I guess mostly I'm just unsure since I got a box of pieces to put together and this is all new to me. I put the skimmer together as I thought it looked right, but I am not sure it is in correctly. Most of the time it doesn't seem to do anything, but I am just cycling tap water right now to...

I purchased this system used and could use some advice on how to set this up correctly quite sure my guess on how to setup is not correct one question is the dry side what should i put in for filter media? media bags with activated carbon?? how many levels of filtering is needed? looks...

thanks for the info. everyone... I've been thinking more about this while I cycle my live rock and get the tank cleaned up.... $300 for bulbs every 9 mos. seems a bit extreme for me since this is my first salt water tank. I'm thinking of doing live rock only now and not using the MH lights at...

I guess I do have 3 MH (250's). the switch was broken on the middle one and after I replaced that it worked fine. I'll replace the 3 MH's right off the bat as everyone suggests here. the ballast has 2 outlets and is rather large. can I use any 250 MH bulb in these and what do you all suggest...

there is a fixture for another MH in the ctr., so maybe I'll take a look and see if that is an option. Otherwise I'm assuming I can put corals only on the 2' on each edge. the bulp is about a foot in on each end, so I should have 2' on each side of the 6' tank with coverage I think... I don't...

what is it about the soft light that causes algae growth? How many WPG are ideal in a reef set-up? I'd like to add the middle MH, but I'm afraid that will be too much light on this set-up. Update: okay, the longer (2) bulbs are VHO (68") super antnic (don't see a wattage on these anywhere)...

okay thanks for the explanation. I'll try to find out the K rating on these if I can too. To be honest, I think they may be the street bulbs, but I need to look closer at them tonight. they look an awful lot like the link I put up in that post and I think might be those.. that would explain...

thanks for the information. I'll need to get more information on the lights when I get home. The single ballast is labeled as 165 W, but I'm not sure that is right (this is a home-made label it appears). It looks the same as the double 250 ballast, except about 1/2 the size. I should be able...