Recent content by phrawd

Well that's what I have on there now... The seal at the bottom is pretty good so very little water leaks through the hole (although there is some on one of them). So only the difference between the height of the pipe and the water level is what would drain out which could probably be handled...

Would a durso-style standpipe work? There is no overflow box so the water level is the same everywhere and I wonder if any water would flow up into the durso or not seeing as there is no difference in water level? Also, what is there in the way of power outtage precautions? Currently if there is...

So I've got two holes in the bottom of my 180 gallon AGA with bulkheads attached and 5/8" flexible tubing attached. Right now I've got two 22.5" pieces of 3/4" PVC in each of them with a plastic prefilter on top. They run into the dual input wet dry and then the water gets pumped back up...

I am going to upgrade to MH I think. I was going to remove an entire ballast (there are 6) and replace with a MH hood eventually. Are you suggesting I switch to a different type of bulb than 10k? Maybe a couple of 20k? Since I have to replace all of the bulbs which is expensive I was thinking of...

Tank is 6' x 2' x 2' You are the second person to say it doesn't look like a 180 gallon... the math says it is I haven't measured it but supposedly its 6x2x2 which is 180. There is a lot of rock in there especially wide pieces which are heavy. Thanks for all the advice. Also lights on are on 12...

That algae will grow back in like 1-2 weeks and apparently a protein skimmer seems to have little effect which is why one hasn't been left in there. Any other ideas? The sand bed is small (doesn't like it b/c it traps gases) < 1" but there is like 350? lbs of live rock. I know lights are the way...

I'm going to be taking over a ten year established reef tank from a friend. It will be moved to my house shortly (180 gallon) but I need to clean it up once it gets here (before it gets here?). This tank is super happy but super dirty. He doesn't even do water changes any more and never checks...