Recent content by parkersmomma2

Thanks guys for the input...I guess I'll just take my overflow box off of my 75 and cut it down some...the box that goes on the inside of the tank to collect water is so high up that the water in the tank has to be as the VERY top of the tank (IE If I even stuck a hand in there it would overflow...

I started back up my 36 Bow front tank again, and wanted to build an easy sump for it...I just don't think I'm getting the filtration I need from my Emporer Biowheel and media reactor. My Idea: Buy 20 gallon glass tank (or maybe a rubbermaid or similar strorage container if the plastic is safe)...

Basically what I want to do is have like a stacked cave/places to put little tea light holders off the background so the corals can grow up the wall. I will have LR on both sides if you can picture it. I'll take some pics layer

I just started my 36 tank yesterday. I used half established water from my larger tank, half fresh mixed, media filter running biopellets, fluval clearmax, and fluval ammonia reducer. I also have in the Green Machine or whatever UV sterilizer. I also put in about 40lbs of liverock, also from my...

I've seen a lot of posts on here about the 3d backgrounds for freshwater tanks, but not a reef tank (at least that I've seen). Other than the basics, do I need to do anything special? Some kind of sealant I should put on after doing the cement? A totally different method? Also, I found some...

No help? =(

I've seen a lot of posts on here about the 3d backgrounds for freshwater tanks, but not a reef tank (at least that I've seen). Other than the basics, do I need to do anything special? Some kind of sealant I should put on after doing the cement? A totally different method? Also, I found some...

I've heard a lot lately that putting using carbon as part of your media filtration is bad. I don't use it, but am still not sure WHY its bad?

So I bout a 2ft long 4 in thick snowflake eel about a month ago. He's awesome, totally a "sissy", and we call him Nessie. I've just noticed him going more toward the top of the tank recently....He has his body down, but he's just moving his mouth open and close towards a return pump/powerhead...

I'm not sure what that means. Does that mean I should drill the holes on the upper sides of the glass? That would probably be better surface skimming anyways right?

I think I miswrote what I meant...It was my tank that was overflowing, not the sump. I had too much return, and not enough intake. You can see the new thread of what I'm planning to do on this thread http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f14/pre-drilled-tank-question-222938.html

Okay...I have a 75 gallon tank that up until this point was on a regular aquarium stand, an overflow box, and my sump didn't fit under my stand so I had to put it on a shorter table next to the tank. It was a miserable failure with the intake flow not being strong enough for the return pump I...

:facepalm: Okay...So I've had my 75 g tank up for about 2 months now. It wasn't pre-drilled so I got an overflow box it's one that has two drainage holes instead of one, and my intake on the sump is just one hose. So I got two hoses, one "t" splitter, one more piece of hose to get the the main...

I have a FOWLR 75-90?g ... I have in there right now 1 bubble tip anenome 1 clownfish 1 2 ft snowflake eel 1 Picasso/Huma Huma Trigger (VERY SMALL....maybe 1 in.) 1 Goldring Surgeonfish couple of snails, crabs, and SS starfish. Would like to get a couple more clownfish, maybe some chromis, and...

thank you =)