Recent content by Pony of the Sea

anyone ever do a sump with external pump?

I am building a 29 gal tank with 10 gal sump. i was planning on going with a Mag 3, however I was given an iwaki MD 15 so i am going to go with that. Obviously the mag is a submersible pump and the iwaki is external. I had planned my sump out for the mag but now need to figure out how to set...

thanks alot! i was looking for dimmable but eventually gave up i think i will be ordering that light today. Thanks again

So i found a led fixture thats in my budget. Ive never heard of the brand but im no expert. Its by Aquarium LEDs? 120 WATT AQUARIUM LED 14K 3 WATT LEDS the thing i like about this is that they use 3W LEDs which i know are better than the 1W LEDs. 120 Watt Aquarium LED 14K 3 Watt LEDs 1:1...

tracy morgan episode bother anyone else? Maybe hes just not my favorite but he seems so fake, like he turns on his personality as soon as the cameras come on. :facepalm: Aslo shark tank.. How original.

are the stunner strips not bright enough to grow corals? are there any differences in the LEDs used in the strips compared to the fixtures? I know that some of the lower end LEDs are about 1W each, the better ones are 3W. The different wattage is really whats confusing me i would be...

also How would one go about hanging these or making a fixture? I finally get the hang of t5 lingo... and here come the LEDs..:banghead:

Im setting up a new 29 gal tank and thinking of switching from t5s to LEDs. I already have a 12 inch Ecoxotic blue LED strip which i used with the t5. Im looking at the Ecoxotic brand LED strips since i already have one. My question is how many 24 inch strips are needed to cover a 29 ( its...

if anyone is located in the nyc area, and uses city water (cleanest water in the world..) any insight would be greatly appreciated.

i have been keeping a 20 gal mixed reef tank successfully for over a year now. I am located in northern NJ where our water is VERY HARD. I check my tap and the TDS varys from 550-650! as high as that is i began my tank using no more than tap water with some tap conditioner. I have...

same here, they dumb everything down so much. (but i guess thats their job) and after seeing a few episodes how do they get any business? They never seem like they have a clue of whats going on. Why they dont measure everything religiously is beyond me. But i guess it is televisoin and...

also thinking of a mag 3 or 5, cant decide if 350 gph is enough. havnt factored in head height though. anyone have a 29 gal w sump they could share their experiences w me?

hey, im planning on drilling my 29 and plumb it using the herbie method. I have looked into this method but am by no means an expert on it. i have a few questions i hope people will be able to answer for me. I will be setting up a 29 gal display with a 10 gal sump so total water vol. should...

ive been looking at mag 5 pump, just looked at the rio pumps though. Any pros/cons about either. Ive been reading a lot of ppl seem to say mag drive are really reliable. hopfully runs cool too, i'm shooting for the most silent tank i can set up

herbie overflow. its a technique invented by a reefer that uses two overflow pipes with ball valves. this allows to you fine tune the overflow so that it creates a full syphon (sucking no air), this makes an almost silent overflow. if noise is a concern for you herbie is definitely the way to go