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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Well, the ten foot section slows it down; however, it still drains the tank. In theory, should'nt the overflow rate keep up with the return if the water levels are right? Maybe I can get some sort of valve to reduce the return output? Thanks, Tony
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Thanks Krish! I have another ten foot section of hose. I will try that and see if I can work down from there. I had the CA 2200 on there at first. That drained the return chamber in seconds. I called aquariumuniverse.com and they said switch it with the skimmer CA 1800 pump. I did that and...
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Hi, finally got everything plumbed and ready to go. I tried my first test and the overflow box will not keep up with my return pump. The siphon is working; however, as soon as I turn on the return, it drains that chamber. The overflow can't keep up. Do I need to add more water to the sump...
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    I will do some more research on Caulerpa before I go down that road... I had heard about the reproduction cycle with lighting, etc. I don't want to mess up what so far has been a good thing. I will also check out chaeto, might be good to go with something easier to manage considering my...
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Great, I am anticipating for you! I enjoy that part very much, LOL! BTW, what time is it there right now? I am going to use Caulerpa, it was recommended by aquariumlights.com and my LFS. I already have 10lbs. of miracle mud in there. My LFS has the Caulerpa for me. Does this sound good to...
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Thanks Krish, that does help. Will having the skimmer in the return prevent the refugium nutrients from reaching the display? Did your new fish make it home yet?
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Well, I have been confused about the height of the baffles and which chamber is which. I contacted aquariumlights.com, where I got this kit and they told me that I have the chambers right, but the protein skimmer usually hangs on the return area in their set-up and they use the bio-balls in the...
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    Krish's Bahamian inspired 90 gal

    Cool Krish, hope that works out for you. I added a Powder Blue from the LFS last Mon. He is doing great, they are very interesting! Grazes all day long, likes to play tug o' war with the seaweed I clip in there for him. Anyway, Good Luck and keep us posted!
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Hi Krish - no luck yet. I got sidetracked with work... I am going to try and get it up and running today. Thanks, I'll keep my progress posted here.
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Sweet, that is exactly what I want to do. Thanks for the quick response and pictures. I am on may way and will post some photos as I go along. One more thing, I have the miracle mud and live rock. I want to add the water and that stuff and let it sit on its own for awhile before connecting...
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    That sucks about the flood, hope it did not cause any major problems for you! I'm nervous about flooding myself. I want to be very careful here... In your pictures of your sump, don't you have tubing going into the sump bulkhead/pvc fitting, it is labeled "from overflow". I want to do the...
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Got it, I read that article again a few times. I will wait on the flow considerations until I have the sump up and running. I looked closer at some of your pictures and others. I am going to use 1" pvc tubing from the overflow to the sump. For the return I am going to use 3/4" tubing. Do...
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    The box is different, but it appears to be the exact same pump. There is a chart on the box that lists the gph volume w/ distance. I am headed to Home Depot in a few minutes here. Going to buy all of the plumbing supplies. Somehow, I see more than one visit to HD today, thank goodness it is...
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    Need help ASAP before another Flood!!!

    Wow! Were you up all night or what? Glad you have that figured out, just in time for you to help me!
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Thanks Krish! That helps me a lot. I do not know how to prime the prefilter. I need to purchase the PVC and fittings tomorrow, is schedule 40 what you used?
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    Sump/Fuge setup

    Hi, here are some pictures of the equipment I bought. The last one is of the display tank. I think I have a pretty good idea of how to proceed, but measure twice, cut once... I want to make sure which side of the tank is which. The one with the hole on top is the intake? If I added a closed...
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    Live rock help

    Hi Krish - hope you had a good Turkey Day. I am still eating... I cancelled my order on those. I wanted to wait and see what I do with the sump/fuge setup I bought. I have it now. I am trying to think of the best plumbing system. I was going to go skimmer > fuge > return. One of the end...
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    Krish's Bahamian inspired 90 gal

    Cool, how did you attach the blue piece to the tank?
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    Krish's Bahamian inspired 90 gal

    Krish - did you cut the acrylic yourself to fit your tank? I can't wait to see how that looks, after talking about that with you before, it sounds like it can really enhance the tank and colors, etc. You are going to have a lot of flow, are you going to place those at different levels and...
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    bristleworm? question

    No sign of them since that first sighting. I am not going to worry too much on it. From all my research so far, it sounds like the majority of these worms can do more to help the system than anything else. If I see that really big one again, I will try using tweezers or more like meat tongs...
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