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Thanks for the hints guys. I never bothered to test the RO water i buy from the store. Well i just did and it had 1 ppm phophates. I went to Dolphin and bought some ready made saltwater and it had 0ppm phosphates. So now i know why i have been farming algae. In the long run it does not make...

Sorry about the "clown loach" , i meant clown fish. :) I forgot to mention i had reduced the hours to 7. I only keep softies, some zoos and mushrooms. Thanks a lot for all the suggestions. I am using a 13w t5 bulb from home depot for the sump. Any improvement suggestions? So i...

Hi there. I posted here about a year ago, with so much excitement to start my reef tank. Things were going slow for the first 6 months and I was hoping my corals would start growing so that I could come to the swaps but they were not growing fast enough. So I started feeding them with live...

I am going to drill a hole on the return line to prevent back-siphoning in case of power outage. Where do people usually drill this hole? Below the water level, above the water level? ____c___ overlflow...

Yes, finally all my parts arrived this week and I had time to drill the tank last night. I emptied out half of the tank and drilled it without disturbing anything. I did practice on a piece of acrylic with similar thickness. It was piece of cake. Thanks for all the advice. ;) Now, I think I am...

You can see pics here: http://cgi.ebay.com/2-PUMPS-Hydor-Koralia-1-Pump-Powerhead-400g-WAVES_W0QQitemZ190255044562QQihZ009QQcategoryZ46312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem They have suggestions on how to setup the Koralia's. I just got mine yesterday and used option 1 for now.

I believe I have some acrylic to practice on. :) I tried cutting it with a woodsaw once and it shattered on me. But never tried drilling it. I will try when I get home. I am in San Jose by i280 & i880.

Ok. I guess the worst case scenario is I mess up the tank and buy a new one. This one is used anyways. Next question is do I drill 1 or two holes? I am planning to half empty the tank and drill it on the back top corner. Also, what size sump pump would be good? I will have 2 Koralia 4's on...

Hmm.. You guys talked me out of the cheap overflow box , and right when I was about to order the CPR, now I am considering drilling.. I have wanted to drill this tank but I have been nagged to buy the livesand and rocks so soon, so I ended up starting the tank..It has the rocks arranged and full...

Ok. I guess I will look into the deals with cpr then. :) The dimensions are perfect for my tank anyways..

The CPR looks nice and got very good reviews. I usually don't go with cheaper equipment since I had bad experiences with them before. :( But, in this case, there is nothing electrical or mechanical about this overflow box. I am trying to justify the 2.5X-3X price difference in my mind. I also...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone is using overflow box from Aquatraders and if so do you know the exact dimensions: http://www.aquatraders.com/continuous-siphon-overflow-600gph-bulkhead.aspx I am mostly interested in sizes of a,b, and c. ___ | | b | | | | |...

Ian, K4s sound like a lot of gph.. 1200 x 2 = 2400pgh The tank I have is a 3ft 50 gal tank, with the sand and live rock, I think volume is more like 40-45gal. So, 30 turns x 45 = 1350gph < 2400gph I am not counting the flow from the canister/sump. The price difference between K3 vs K4 is...

Worse than Lord Helmet.. The WIFE..

Sorry for the typo, Ian. :) Ok. I will look into the Koralia's. That Phosban reactor looks interesting. I think I will need to get a sump. I can;t hang all of these things in the back. Thanks for all the suggestions. I see a bit of light at the end of the tunnel,now!

Hey Eric, by "k4s", do you mean "Koralia #4"s? so you are saying I dont need any filter except for the liverock and sand? I will definitely attend some of the BAR meetings. Saltwater always got my interest but I was very skeptical about the maintenance requirements. We will see what happens. I...

Hi, I finally had some courage to start a reef tank. I was hoping to start slowly but because of the nagging from someone, I ended up setting up the tank last weekend. I have 38 lbs of live rock, 80 lbs of live sand in a 50 gal tank. I am running xp3 canister filter with floss and some...