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ph should become more acidic at night due to increase in co2 (as there is less photosythesis and more respiration). so there is an increase in carbonic acid (i think)

I think it's a moon wrasse, blue green with orange stripes on his face, and a black spot on his tail, its about 3inches long

I posted this in the UK counterpart website but thought i might be able to catch some londonites here as well. I got some liverock yesterday. and to my surprise, I found a wrasse in my tank this morning! talk about a hitch-hiker! It managed to survive about 45 minutes out of the water...

yeah its only about the reteurn from the sump to the tank, I have powerheads for the tank. I am just hesitant as to what pump to buy as a return.

How strong should the return from the sump be? The water in my sump needs to rise 1.5 meters. are there any standards? my tank is 260 liters and i expect my sump to hold about 35 liters. any suggestions?

In theory I don't need an overflow box just an elbow close to the surface of the tank which ensures that if the outpump fails then only so much water as is above the bottom of the elbow will siphon out of the tank right? Also I should get an overflow weir (which I am unsure what it is). and...

aaah ok, so you need to make an overflow box first?

Thanks Ezrec, I see you have done your sump on the cheap, just what i am looking for. Any tips on getting these plastic bins, what i should look out for etc? how did you connect them?

That s the whole point of this post, I have not built it yet and I am looking for tips on how to go about it, i've seen drawings and designs, but they seem to miss the most important part, getting water in and out of the tank. anywy my tank is on this brochure...

No, it's got hole in the bottom. Its a fluval vincenza. I got it because it had holes in the bottom pre-drilled, it seemed like a neat solution, and it was cheaper than all other pre drilled i could find.

Ok, just to clarify the tank is predrilled with two holes in the bottom of the tank. I suppose some of you are right I need to heighten the intake tube so that it reaches closer to the surface. In this way only the water between the top of the tube and the surface will flow in. Why would I...

Hi does anybody know the best solution for obtaining RO water in London (UK)? I am consdering buying a RO filter but just want to ensure there isn't another solution, ie from the water company or LFS or similar which wont cost a fortune?

I have jus bought a tank, I bought one pre-drilled so that i could get a sump into it and I considering how to approach the whole thing. I can see myself falling into a lot of traps. currently my tank has a fluval 305 attached to the pre drilled holes. but i want to get rid of this in favour...