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    Overflow drain noise, advice needed please!

    Well, reducing the flow through the valve did the trick, however, I will still install the elbow as I think I need to reduce the splashing. The vaporization rate is quite high, I'm topping up daily with about 4-5 litters, is that normal?! Another thing, I have just found a yellowish green fuzz...
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    Overflow drain noise, advice needed please!

    Great! I'll give that a try. Thanks
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    Overflow drain noise, advice needed please!

    I have the ball valve on already, so do you mean that I use it to reduce the flow? what about the risk of clogging? Thanks for the reply
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    Overflow drain noise, advice needed please!

    Thanks Tobykourtney, So do you suggest to submerse the elbow under the water? Or leave it at the surface?
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    Upgrading from 29 biocube to 75g custom drilled, need advices

    I'm still adding some rocks and started introducing some small corals from my other tank. Here are a couple shots
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    Overflow drain noise, advice needed please!

    Hello everyone, I have just started a new 75G with 40G sump, I'm using the megaflow overflow kit which comes with a durso drain, I'm using a 700gph return pump. There is a lot of noise coming from the water falling from the drain to the sump, and submersing the drain tube inside the sump causes...
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    Upgrading from 29 biocube to 75g custom drilled, need advices

    Thanks Nelix10, I'm thinking of adding a DI canister to the system sometime later.
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    Upgrading from 29 biocube to 75g custom drilled, need advices

    It is going to be an outside corner built-in in the wall of my basement. Almost done with the framing. This is the overflow at the back The drain enters the sump. I used a ball valve just in case I needed to shut down or reduce the drain.
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    Upgrading from 29 biocube to 75g custom drilled, need advices

    Hello again, Nobody is following yet, but I will update anyway since a lot has been done and hoping to get some help with some of the issues that are going now. The system now is up and running. 75 g with corner overflow, 2 holes, one drain and one return, along with a 40g sump. I'm using 2 120W...
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    Upgrading from 29 biocube to 75g custom drilled, need advices

    Hello Everyone, I'm very excited to upgrade to a 75 g tank. Here is the plan; I'm renovating my basement to an L-shaped recreation room, and the tank is going to be built-in in the wall at the corner, so I will have a short side and a long side showing, and this is why I had to have it custom...
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    Red Slime

    Actually I drop them whole, partially thawed, I'm not sure how can I rinse it without loosing the food in the water it's too tiny to control. Thanks
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    Red Slime

    Thanks Chirp! Could you please explain numbers 1 and 8? Thanks
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    Red Slime

    Thanks Sniperhank! 1. I use RO only. 2. I have 2 small clowns and 1 medium size angel, and recently added a white sand goby, but the guy disappeared the same day, never seen him since. About 25 lbs of live rock, 1.5 inch of sand bed, some corals, 1 laenka orange star, cleaner shrimp and few...
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    Red Slime

    Hello Everyone, Does any one has any idea on how to get rid of red slime? I tried to scoop it by hand, change the water, but no use. I also added a power head at the spot where it's growing, but still didn't work. I have a 29g biocube, and it's mainly growing on the sand and the glass. Many...
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