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Thanks everybody! I'm going to go with the standpipe.

Here's a crude drawing. Are you sure about too much flow, Ezy?

Hi, I'm replacing my sump with with a sump/refugium and as long as I am doing this, I'm also going to hardpipe my overflow & return lines. I'd like to modify my external overflow box to hang at the bottom of the tank, but still higher than the sump. This is to to hide the box and muffle sound...

I was just going to convert my existing sump to a refugium/sump as a DYI project, including replacing skimmer (Aqua C Remora), but after seeing this post, I think I'm going to go far that deal! The skimmer LOOKS like the 200 gal one in their skimmer section, but I'm going to call them and ask...

Yeah, they look like cotton. Sponge sounds reasonable. Thanks!

I have a bunch of what look like whitish pink "cocoons" growing on the underside of my rockwork. They are barely distunguishable to the naked eye, so a picture would be impossible. The only way I can describe is just like a cocoon, but faintly pink. Any idea what this may be? Especially if...

Just my two cents... Last year, I had my first cyano outbreak during winter. Battled it for months using all the prescribed methods except for phosban. Won the battle. Now it's winter again and I'm getting another breakout. Someone told me this is because water quality is generally poorer in...

You can also use a course filter bag over the intakes. I also heard of somebody using nylon stockings, but I would imagine they would clog fast. Anemone flesh is very soft and very delicate. It doesn't take much.

HEED the message about covering intakes!. I made anemone soup after mine started moving around. Good luck.

Hi, I had much succes using peppermints (2) for ridding the aiptasia. Unfortunately it's always give-and-take with aquariums. The peppermints I have are very aggressive towards anything that's "under the weather" or stressed. They got my green carpet anemone, blue linkia, and I just caught...

I feed once daily and have cut the amount down just recently. I took out one of the undergravel panels last night, followed by a 20% WC. Did not see any build up under the panel, but I feel better that it's out of there. I'm going to closely monitor water parameters for any spikes for a...

I was told to add a phosphate sponge, as "winter water" supposedly has less quality. What I need to do now is tear down with WC to completely eliminate the possiblity of UGF build up. I 'm going to go half now and half in a couple weeks. Thanks.

I've had my 55 gal set up for 8 mo. now and the warnings I had from people in here are coming true. I originally started with UGF, CC, on the advice of LFS. After joining AA, many advised me to tear out the UGF before I added too much. Well, I didn't listen and my tank parameters and algae...

I agree about the white puffs, but I did just find a pistol shrimp, finally. Now, I have to decide if I want to get rid of it or not. It's a pretty easy choice, because that definitely explains why my marble star had a chunk taken out of him and died, along other inverts. I just think it's...

It's definitely a fleshy limpet. Here's a better pick on this link http://www.rshimek.com/mollusks.htm Looks EXACTLY like what I have. Thanks for your replies. This hobby continually amazes me. Now, something else to educated on....

That confirms it for me. I have been going nuts with the clicking and the puffs, but I have yet to actually see a pistol or mantis. I can't even pin point the clicking. They must move around fast. My fish are OK, but I'm losing turbos and hermits. Plus, I have pieces of coraline rock all...

I have something that I can only describe as what looks like an irregular shaped, orange human nipple with a black tip. It's very thin, clinging to rock, and flaps in the water stream. It's about the size of a penny. I can't remember coming across anything like this in my invert books, but...

I recently upgraded my lighting from std fluorescent to 2X65 PC 50/50. I got it from LFS for $150. LFS recommended just to put the strip over the open tank. I was leery of this (heat, contamination, evaporation) from the beginning, but after 3 days, I realized that I really need at least a...

The lights came on now and I can see him better. There's a big, open gash right in the middle of him with guts hanging out. The thing is that he's hanging on to the rock fully now. I know there isn't much I can do, except watch. I thought the hermits would be going after the flesh, but...

Ok. I did a WC. I always match parameters. Thanks for keeping tabs. I'm going to try and research if this was self-induced or an attack.

yes, it's from the top. I do hear unexplainable "clicking" every now and then. I hope it's not a mantis shrimp. the star is just drooping now, hanging on to rock with only one arm. No "cleaners" interested yet.

what I am referring to is the red "guts" that are coming out from the middle of him. sorry i didn't state that before.

2 weeks.

This poor guy doesn't look good. I can't think of anything in my tank that would do this. The best news I can hear from anybody is that it is some kind of normal process, but I don't think so. Is there anything I can do for him?

yes, this is the first time this "noob" tried to give advice. feels good. thx & good luck with FW