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On my new system I bought 350lbs of live rock from a guy in charlotte that was breaking down a 5 yr old system. I had him test the water and send me pictures of the results but there was no proof of what water he was testing. The pictures looked great but when I got the rock and put it in my...
BB on my new tank but the bottom panel is black acrylic and I love the look! Based on how my flow is set up I get two piles of detritus that form and it is easily syphoned out. I can crank the flow as high as I want and not have to worry about a sand storm.
Finally got the ATB skimmer cleaned up and ready for sale. Im selling because I decided to go with an external skimmer on my new system. This is the ATB 10.5 deluxe and is rated for up to 600g heavy bio load. There's a float switch in the collection cup that can be connected to a breakout box on...
I think if you use flex pvc and run it as an internal pump you should be ok. I am using a DC9000 to feed my skimmer and have it plumbed with braided nylon tubing. It runs great, quiet and so far flawless. I got it on amazon...
Paul I was considering the DC pumps for the closed loop on my new system but started hearing about the inlet/outlets cracking from the vibration associated with rigged pvc plumbing. I spoke with a distributor of the pumps and he confirmed that they have been seeing issues with cracking. Now I...
+1 on shipping delays. He built a sump for me and got the same excuse about having to change shippers. There are numerous threads on RC about him using this excuse but in the end he does really nice work.