Do a search for "durso stand pipe".
You make it out of a few PVC parts, and it goes a long way in quieting your overflow.
I have one in my overflow that leads to my bio-ball area, it works well.
I used a Red Sea Phos. test kit, which does fresh and salt tests.
I cannot remember the exact specifics of my test results because they are written down at home and I am at work, but the phosphate from my tap was the low end of the scale, while my tanks phosphate was very high.
To reaplace the...
Hello everyone,
This is my first post at Reefs.org!
I had a question about my potential sand bed upgrade and its effect on my algae situation.
I currently use a crushed coral substrate, which tends to collect detritus, which leads to microalge growing on top of the curshed coral. My...