Recent content by conundrum

this won't cost you like MACO. http://www.kingvinnie.com/aquaria/diy/

home depot, sprinkler valve. Costs about $15 for a 3/4 inch. Will have to mount it above controlling water level as it is an antisiphon valve. Has manual flow adjustment.

I think you misunderstand, closed loop leaves the main tank, goes to a pump and returns to main tank for increased water movement instead of powerheads. Usually enter's and exit over back so as not to reduce the drainback capacity you want going to the sump. This loop can draw/exit low in the...

1. dump all returns into rock area, especially skimmer. all exit underwater. 2. add a mechanical filter. 3. put a valve on r. return line and loose the extra L. return line. 4. slide the bubble baffle more to the right, just before pump in chamber. 5. if you tilt each seperator plate, the water...

I am setting up a new tank. Instead of a powerhead in the sump deadheading to the reactor to keep it full, can I "T" off my RO line to the top off valve. It has a PH of 7.0 and I expect to add aprox 1 gal or more a day evap water anyway. I am unsure if a reactor output adds up to more than the...

Is there a problem with silica sand? I can't locate some of the reports about possible high silica levels from leaching in a closed tank system, been a year or so. Consider the loss of buffering and reduced surface area if you only used silica sand. I don't see the harm in a few pounds to get...

thanks kenzy, the hagen booklet has a typo, drops x 10 gives me ppm x 0.02 = mg/l x 0.056 = dkh. of course... why didn't I see that ... stupid germans.

I use an aquarium safe glass cleaner. "safe & easy aquarium cleaner" from Aquarium pharmaceuticals inc. I think I got it from marinedepot.com

I'm with seahawk. I managed to get everything out of my 110 tall. The sump is stuffed, probes, skim, pumps, heater, drip lines, etc. I like the clean look in the main tank, quiet too.

are they picking or eating. My yellow and brown tangs always seem to pick at the same clean spots all over the tank and ignore problem area's, almost like a habit for something to do all day.

most tanks have a box in one or both back corners, aprox 4x4 inch, tall as the tank, with a drain hole in bottom and slots in top to let water leave the tank, usually to the sump. Do a search on "overflow", "durso standpipe" and look for pictures.

Correct me if I am wrong but, the sand I use in my tank is crushed aragonite (coral), not silica sand. Unless you have coral reefs offshore, chances are it is silica, I have read many smarter people explain some dangers of using it, not to mention the loss of surface area. As for the quarantine...

I measured my ALK for the first time. My Hagen master test kit says ideal is 105-125 mg/l. I have searched the forums for ideal water paramiters and could only find values like 4.9-5.6 meg/l, or 10-12 dkh. The test called for #of drops x 10 for result. 16 drops would make it 160, seems kind of...