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My recent pump death has inspired me to update my setup and I'm considering running an inline phosban and carbon reactor (2 seperate reactors). Does anyone still use these, and what are your thoughts on them? Also, if you use one, was it store bought or DIY? Thanks.

The pump for my sump and my closed loop are two seperate Iwaki 40s and my closed loop pump just died. My thought was to take the older Iwaki 40 from my sump and place it on the closed loop and buy a new pump for the sump. The closed loop has a Oceans Motions Squirt on it which has a GPM limit...

I have replumbed and relocated my 155 bowfront reef and now realize how loud my pumps are. The previous setup was on an external wall and the pumps were outside, but now with everything moving inside noise has become an issue. The two pumps I need to replace are a Iwaki WMD-40RLT and...

I'm setting up a closed loop in my tank, very similar to the attached picture which belongs to member pwj1286, except instead of drilling my tank I'm going over the back. I'll be using an OM Squirt and my Iwaki WMD40RLT. My plan is to have a union ball valve coming out of each outlet on the...

I'm in the process of moving my 155 bowfront and decided this was good time to also replumb the tank. Below is the idea I had for plumbing and would like some feedback. Basically, one overflow will go to the sump, which houses the protein skimmer, then back to one Iwaki 40 and to the tank. The...

If anyone has any Chaeto that they would like to sell and are in South Florida, please let me know. I need some for my refugium and none of LFS seem to be carrying it. Thanks.

I live in South Florida and was wondering if anyone was able to find any Chaetomorpha Algae (Chaeto) in the wild. All the local lakes etc. have algae in them but I'm looking specifically for Chaeto for my refugium. Any help would be great, thanks!

I'm having a nitrate issue and am looking at every part of my system to find out what may be adding to it. I just installed an inline TDS meter on my RO unit and then realized that I have no clue what I'm looking for. The TDS for the tap water is 110 ppm and the filtered water is 29 ppm. Is...

In addition to having nitrate issues, if you've read my other post, I have the enjoyment of having to relocate my 155 bowfront. We're putting an addition on the house and, of course, the wall my tank is on is getting removed partially. Also, the wall is exterior and outside is all my equipment -...

I have a 155 Gallon reef and my nitrates are off the charts. All my coral and fish are doing great, even a brand new Elegance Coral, which I thought was to suppose to be very delicate, but when I added an anemone he started to decline immediately. Wondering what the issue was I took some water...

I'm helping a friend move his tank to another location in the house, problem is we can't get the rock out. The way the tank was setup, the rock was epoxied to each other and they used acrylic rods in some places to maintain the rock formation. This means once the rock went in, it wasn't coming...

I recently found a comparison of 250W MH Mogul End bulbs, which is amazing and really outlines the different bulbs and ballasts. While color is usually the most important characterisitc for us, or at least me, is the hghest PAR value the second most important or is too much of a PAR value...

I've been in the hobby for a while but recently switched my lighting from PC to MH. I've heard that these bulbs will last longer than PC but still need to be replaced after a while. I'm currently running three 250W 10K bulbs and I can tell the spectrum is failing, hence the need to replace...

A friend just gave me this UV Sterilizer and it has no markings on it, making it really hard to buy a replacement bulb. Does anyone have this UV Sterilizer, or can identify the manufacturer/model? Thanks.

I found this guy while looking at my tank a couple hours after the lights went out. Any idea what it is and if isn't harmful or not? Thanks. [/img]

I was looking at a setup at a friend's house and the sump had a big white block in the sump. He says that it's instead of dosing calcium etc., but because he gets the tank serviced doesn't know what it's called. Supposedly, the block dissolves over time. Does anyone have any experience with...

How many of you are running a protein skimmer with a mud system? You always hear people say that with a mud system you don't need a protein skimmer, but I'd rather hear it from people in the hobby than some guy in a LFS. Thanks.

I just setup my new 155 bowfront and noticed an increase in algae growth on the side of the tank that faced my sliding glass doors. While there is an awning outside the doors, it seems that the light that does get in affects my tank. Has anyone used UV blocking window film to solve a problem...

I'm looking into building a standpipe for my 155 bowfront and wanted to know if anyone had a prference towards the stockman design versus the dorso design? A little info: the tank is a standard 155 bowfront with two overflow boxes. Both boxes have plenty of room for either design of standpipe...

After dismantling my 90 gallon reef and being without a tank for 4 months, I just setup my new 155 gallon bow front. The tank comes with two overflow chambers with a new design to minimize the "waterfall problem". The chamber has a small lip, which causes the water to flow down the walls of the...