Recent content by Mason

All right now I'm really confused! I read that the 1.75" drain holes on my dual flow 125AGA will be only 1" after fitting w/ the proper bulkhead and a 1" line can only drain approx, 300 gph. If that is the case, is a T4 (1225 gal/hr) a waste? Seems like I would only need a T2 (650 gal/hr) or...

Well, I'm getting closer and have the goals of July 4th for ordering all the equipment and Aug. 10 (when I get back from vacation) for going wet. Before I get to that I have a few more plumbing and water flow questions. If I am getting the 125 gal AGA w/ dual overflows and want to put in durso...

Definitely doing w/ a deep sand bed. What is the correct grain size? Somebody recommended southdown sand and said that I could use a little of his live sand to seed it. As for the closed loop, I'm not quite sure yet. Will AGA drill it for me before they ship? Also, I need to measure the...

OK, I think I understand how that should work now. Here are my current thought on equipment: Tank - 125 gal, AGA w/ dual overflow (72.5 x 18.5 x 23.5) Sump - Oceanic reef ready - model 3 (36.5 x 18.5 x 19.5 about 50gal) Fuge - will dyi, not sure what material, but approx size would be 15 -20...

Thanks, that diagram helps a lot. What do you think of the Oceanic sumps? They have one with the approx. volume you are recommending. Louey asked my next question for me. I've seen the order of tank- sump-fuge and tank-fuge-sump. Inland reef also says to divert one overflow to each, but go...

OK, I'm brand new to all of this, but am interested in starting a 125 gallon (long) reef. I'm going to get the AGA with dual overflows, and want to put a sump and refugium underneath. My first question is what size protein skimmer do I need? I like the Euro Reef, but the footprint for the...

OK, I'm brand new to all of this, but am interested in starting a 125 gallon (long) reef. I'm going to get the AGA with dual overflows, and want to put a sump and refugium underneath. My first question is what size protein skimmer do I need? I like the Euro Reef, but the footprint for the...

Thanks for the suggestions and link to wamas. That's exactly what I needed, a few local people to learn from who aren't trying to sell me anything! Unfortunatley, I don't think I am going to be able to make it to either of the next two functions. Oh well, I said I was going to take my time...

I'm new to the hobby and interested in starting a reef tank (probably 100-125 gal/glass) sometime in the nest few months. I've been reading everything that I can find, but would like to find some good LFS in the local N. Va/D.C. area to visit. Also, if you were starting over from scratch, what...