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The foolproof method for the returning water to DT is to drill a hole in a corner of the refugium and have an overflow compartment around the hole. As the water level rose in the refugium the overflow compartment (the height is lower than the top level of the refugium will allow water to fall...

As long as your incoming pipe is not submerge in the refugium I dont think there will be siphoning effect when the power is down

Thanks, my sump is in the cabinet underneath the aquarium. Not enough space for the pump. Maybe I need the sump outside the house (less messy) and plumbing all pipes from there.A single poweful pump do it consume more electricity than 2 pumps combination of similar wattage.

My problem is this. I am living in tropical areas with ambient temperature between 24 to 33 C. Averaging 28-29. Now you put in 3 to 4 pumps in your SW setup and the temperature shot to 33 C ( keeping coral is out) even fish cant survive very long at this temp. Solution get a chiller (but what a...

Dear Justin Goldfish tend to grow according to their environment, the more fish or small aquarium retard their growth (but sometimes U get the odd one). I kept blue tang and they do grow fast, but when I move on from 55g to 168g I lost the fish. So now not sure. But what I do know is the some...