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I have my own RO/DI unit. Bought it about 6 months ago. Figured it was time to change the filters so I bought new filters and a dual inline TDS meter. I decided to test the current reading before changing any filters. Here are my results... IN: 265 ppm OUT: 11 ppm I know the desired...

Picked up A K4 last week....took awile to get the sand to stop blowing around. Fish are a little freaked now trying to swim!

I actually used the eggcrate as a stand also and used plastic nylon ties to keep it together and sturdy...hope that was OK....

Tank has been up for about 3 months. So far I only have CUC, 1 Tomato clown, 2 Black Chromis, and 1 coral. The coral came with the 20 lbs Garf Grunge I got back in Early March. I did change my sump in order to add an ASM G3 skimmer. That has been in place about 2 weeks now. I also added my...

All the sudden I have alot of these things all over my glass. Haven't added anything new lately but did stir up my sand a bit 2 days ago while doing some aquascaping. Any ideas on what these are? (Click to see larger) Good or Bad?

no budget...I'll spend whatever it takes...K4 it is.

OK...so that would change my flow equation 700 + (Rio 3100) 850 (Hydor K3) ----- 1550 gph flow rate for a ratio of 10.3x if I went ahead and added another K3 for another 850 I would get... 700 + (Rio 3100) 850 + (Hydor K3) 850 (Hydor K3) ----- 2400 gph flow rate for a ratio of 16x

I thought I had enough water flow for my setup but now I think I am a little concerned. I have a 90G main tank with a 55G sump. I know the 55G is big but I had laying around so I converted it to a sump. It is holding probably 40 gallons of water as a sump. I also have a 20G long for a fuge...

So Refractometer's are alot less expensive on eBay, between $25 and $50 plus the $15 shipping. Some have electronic PH and temp also. That is still alot less expensive than online stores. Anyone have any experience with purchasing one on eBay? Do they work OK? Here are a couple I was...

Check eBay... I was able to pick this light up for $430 shipped. It was refurbished but it did come from Current USA is great condition, couldn't tell it wasn't brand new. Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 48" 2x150 W 10K HQI Model # 1072B - eBay (item 280326882271 end time Apr-01-09 20:57:11 PDT) Here...

What type of substate do you have? If you dont have sand or crushed coral you have have issues. Can someone else chime in on this?

I currently have my 90G tank built into a wall in my basement. Behind the wall I have what I call my "fish room" where I have an RO/DI unit, my sump, fuge, 2 section laundry tub. The room is studded and not finished. I bought a new 48" 2x150w HQI/T5 setup and suspended it from the ceiling...

Sounds like you should make your 55g your main tank and the 29 your sump. You may even be able to incorporate a fuge in the 29 depending on your design. I am basing my sump build on the following thread... http://aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=53046

My water level will be about 5 inches below the top of the sump so I should have plenty of room to hold the overflow if I happen to have a power outage or a pump go out. I am going to run 2 separate pumps since I already have them. Buying another pump that is big enough would cost another...

So...does anyone have an opinion on if I should have the water go under a baffle as in Design #1 or over a Baffle as in Design #2?

I am going to be building my sump next week. Need to build this one since I bought a new ASM G3 Protein Skimmer last week. I have a 55 gallon tank I will be using for the sump and have the glass for the baffles already ordered from the LGS (local glass shop). I am considering 2 designs and...