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<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Zip_Case: <strong>Dan, Well, what i would do in your case is plug that hole up with a rubber stop or something. Turning the draining pipe upward would only give you an extra half-inch before...

Do I need to run a drain line from the collection cup to a container or can I leave the elbow-joint in the cup facing upwards to vent without one? I thought the hole in the collection cup would be higher up and have the skimmer running right now without a drain setup. My tank's small so I'm...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by marillion: <strong>If not, can someone explain to me why not? Thanks for the info... Peace, Chip</strong><hr></blockquote> Hey there. No scientific explanation but I did see a huge...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by tangirl: <strong>Wow, very good description, 914. I do my water changes from my sump. As I fill the sump back up, I turn on the pump and watch for it to start filling the overflow (there's...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by 914: <strong>use a piece of airline tubing... sometimes and old piece that's stiff from the pump output is best, but certainly not the floppy silicone stuff. anyhow, put the U tube in the...

Hey everyone. Ok...after many months of comtemplation/avoidance, I finally gave the Lifereef overflow a shot in my tank (20 gal.). I thought I set up everything properly (5 gal. sump, Rio 2100 return pump) and gunned it. The return flow was fine but I couldn't get the siphon to start. I thought...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by botp2k1: <strong>You can probably get the overflow box and a pump for return flow for around $75-150 depending on which type, etc. Pet Warehouse has the Amiracle overflow box (I think it is...

BCReefer, Don't beat yourself up. Believe me, I've done almost everything you can do wrong in this hobby and lived to tell about it. Unfortunately not everything lived along the way. Some animals die for unexplained reasons and others do not. Some people learn from their mistakes and others...

BCReefer, I would suggest a good book before you buy any thing else living. "Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Fenner would be a good start. Read it cover to cover. Until that time I would get your one remaining fish out of your tank or do some water changes as suggested. Good luck. Dan

Hello. I'm a few stages ahead of you in this process and am just waiting to get my pump to get that water back up to the tank! I bought an overflow box from Jeff at Lifereef (www.lifereef.com). It is the one with the U-shaped siphon tube unlike the CPR design which is different (and a little...

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