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  1. DIY sump questions

    Hello everyone I am working on a new sump for my 75 gallon tank. Here is what I have come up with. My question is this do I have a the baffles the correct? I have reef octopus skimmer 6 rated for a 150 gallons and should sit in 6-8 inches of water. The two baffles in question are labeled
    (red arrows in the picture) do they both need to be 8 inches high or are they good the way there are? let me know if anyone spots any other issues with this set up as I don't what to have the glass shop cut ...
  2. 1 and 1/2 Old Tank - March 2011

    I started this tank in January of this year. My live rock was purchased from a friend who lives 5 minutes up the road... the rock was only out of the tank long enough to be moved to a bucket at his house, and then into the tank at mine. I even started my tank with his water... so no acclimating or anything. Worked very well. The only "cycling" I went through would be the same as if you cleaned your tank really really well and stirred up all of your sand and such. There was a ...
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