Recent content by Debbie G

I can't believe it, but I actually understand what you guys said! :o It all makes sense! I thought I was going to have to take a math course! I cannot tell you how much your responses mean to me, I don't feel so dumb now! :wink: I'll have this thread printed up and sitting next to me when I...

I am now at the phase where I will start figuring out how to connect all the plumbing, etc. for my new tank. I'm pretty confounded about this part. Everyone is saying to make sure there is room in the sump to allow for a power outage and that the sump is big enough to hold the water in case...

Jawfishes are my target fish, so I've been doing a little reading on them. Everything that I've read has said to give them a deep sand bed. Preferably 6 inches in some areas. And good luck with them! Debbie G

Uh oh. I was planning on using a 30 gallon sump (including using a chamber in there for a refugium) for my 175 gallon tank. Is that not a good idea? *Gulp* I'm still not grasping this "overflow rate..size of sump.. gph pump size" thing. Thanks Debbie G

Thank you both. I'll let you know how it goes :)

I am setting up a 175 gallon bowfront tank to eventually house a reef. I know that I would like jawfishes and that they need the substrate to be about six inches deep. (I'm not going to make it 6 inches deep in the whole tank, just a designated area). Will the sand/aragonite get stagnant or...