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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

Also thinking of upgrading my protein skimmer. right now i have a HOB Prizm skimmer. Its alright, kinda mad i didnt spend extra $ and get a better one, but i didnt have a sump so needed HOB. I assumed i would use the HOB skimmer in the sump until i got a sump style skimmer. Does anyone...

since im probably going to drill my tank im planning on doing the herbie. How do you like your pump? is it an internal or external pump? does it transfer alot of heat into your system?

Like the flex tube at the end of pipe. If it the eshopps filter has 1inch bulkheads I guess I'll go with that also. You just have a single overflow pipe? Not herbie?

picture is great. might steal that same sump set up:thumb: what size hole/ bulkhead do i need for about 300 gph? is 300 gph good enough flow for a 29gal + 10 gal sump?

Reefpete how did you section your 10 gal sump? how big of a skimmer were you able to put in? Im leaning towards drilling the tank, it seems within my abilities. haha. and i like the extra security. Rutrag, do you know of any way to tell if the glass is tempered? Thanks for fast responses!