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that is funny, I believe it is called Occams razor:

"All things being equal, the simplest solution is usually the correct one"

brillant! I suck at plumbing, I should have thought of that.

thank you!

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I don't seem to be getting as much water flow back into my tank from my return pump, and I am starting to develop some slime algage I believe from the reduced flow. To combat this, I...

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its just a mild mildew right now, i started running the central air and am going to get some damp rid, that should get rid of it.

Thanks!

i have two 5 gallon jugs that sit in the laundry room.

I add about 3 gallons every week to the tank.

Over the weekend I started opening all the windows and doors to help aerate the house. I...

I seem to be having a mold outbreak in my house, granted my tank has been in there for a year.

Is it possible for a tank to produce enough moisture to start mold in my house? I think it might be...

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when i went to the fish store today I saw a little baby sailfin and laughed to myself. hope he has better luck.

I did see a real nice passer angel, i think it was called. very...

well unfortunately he died. my shrimp, crabs and bristleworms made quick work of him though.

I replaced the uv sterilizer bulb and all the other fish are looking healthy. Live and learn I guess.
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He's actually swimming around alot more tonight. seems to be doing a little better. Upon closer inspection I am noticing that his sailfin seems to be receding and a couple of his fins...

Hello,

Some saddening news, I am home for lunch and noticed my sailfin is swimming into the sides of the tank, floating to the bottom and sitting there, twitching a little.

A couple of weeks...

hello again,

my gf suprised me today with a coralife 125 super skimmer.

I hooked it up, hang-on style with my current wet/dry filter system and am performing "break-in" period now. It said in...

this is how I pictured the sump and refugium being setup:

The sump will be sitting about 4 inches higher than the refugium. The overflow will flow into the first chamber of the sump which will...

i'm in the process of building a sump refg. now. Should i wait until i put together the sump and refg. (about another 2 weeks) or go ahead and just stick it in my wet/dry filter?

Ok,

I went out and bought a phosphate test kit, the results are 1.0ppm

I'm assuming this is a high phosphate level? perhaps too high for inverts to live?

I have some kalkwasser that the...

excellent dakar!

Im setting up my sump and fuge now. just have to get the plumbing and drill one of the tanks.

thanks for the info. does anyone on CR sell chaetos? or ebay or something?

how many watts per gallon is necessary for cheatos? 5?

Sorry to hijack the thread, I am making a sump/refuge now and am curious about lighting for the refuge. is it necessary? if so how many watts suffice for th refuge. I almost have all the equipment,...

I took a look at some acryllic today, although I didn't purchase any because I feared it was too thin and would bow upon filling it with water. Is 1/4" (.220") acryllic thick enough not to bow when I...

I have a corner bow, thats why my space is limited.

I'm going to be pulling out the wet/dry this weekend to see how much room I have left over after putting in the 20 gallon tank.

Does anyone...

ohh, I like that idea dakar. Do you have any links or suggestions on how it would work?

I purchased a 20 gallon glass tank that is 24" long, that fits under there no problem.

So I assume the 20...