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good question to discuss. post this over at reefcentral too: http://reefcentral.com/forums/index.php?s= i'd like to see what others have to think about your thoughts. peace :)

i also had the remora HOB skimmer on my tank for approx 2 months... and the micro bubbles never went away. i was extremely disappointed in that skimmer and ended up selling it for dirt cheap. that was my experience with anyways. hth, peace.

add instructed amount of carbon for tank size (gallons) into some pantyhose... tie it up and place it in a high flow area. this is what i do. there are other things you can place carbon in, but the panyhose works for me. btw, i always boil the panyhose first... just in case. hth, peace :)

i do a water change every week, but that's because my tank is only one month old. after about 3 months, i think i'll drop back to one water change every 2 weeks. peace :)

wondering how many of you run a UV sterilizer, and if you like it or not? i'm thinking about hooking one up to my 10 gallon refugium that i have placed under my 55 gallon stand. it's a power compact type UV sterilizer. what would be my: Pros? Cons? thanks everyone for your help and time...

thanks for that info. do you have a chart that tells you what they put out at a given head? peace

alright i've pretty much decided that if i'm gonna do it, i might as well do it right the first time. i've been reading all day long and have made up my mind to get two sea swirls on my closed loop project. i'm gonna get two 1/2" swirls for my 55gal. they are rated at 550gph max, so i think...

thanks for that info and advice. so you think that the MAK4 would be good enough and would provide enough tank turnover so that i would not have to use any powerheads? peace

i have a 55gal and want to setup a closed loop system. i would like to use zero powerheads. which pump would you suggest i use to give me enough circulation so i won't need powerheads. i was thinking about either the MAK4 or Mag18. i'm thinking about using three strainers for my intake, then...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by ANEMONEBUFF: <strong>I go sumpless on my 55 gallon and have had no problems. The closest thing I have to a sump is the CPR aquafuge 18". IMO it is not a sump. I use a CPR Bakpak and I have a...

is there anyone out there that can make a hang-on refugium like the cpr aquafuge? at least as good if not better? i'm hoping someone on this board has made a couple of them... so they know exactly what to do. thanks for any info, peace

alright, well i think i've made my decision on the amiracle. i think that i'm gonna get just the overflow and then make a diy sump/refugium. after talking on this board, i've discovered that a 20gal won't fit under my 55 gal stand. so i think i'm gonna get rubbermaid tub and use that. i've read...

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just wondering if anyone is using an amiracle overflow or sump setup? i found a guy that's selling an overflow that's rated at 700gph for $45 bucks, and it's brand new. he is also selling an amiracle SL-250, comes with overflow box, hose, sump, bio balls, AND amiracle PS-2 HOT skimmer for $80...

my water pressure is pretty low on my ro/di unit. i was wondering if there's anything i can do to up it? here is a pic so you can see what i mean: you can see that's it's not even reached what it considers the operating level. i can tell you though that it is producing ro/di water... as...