So I hooked up my dual Durso standpipes and I didn't like the results at all. So I looked around for ideas on making the overflow quiet and I came across the "Bean Animal" Silent and Safe Overflow method on Reef Central. I was actually very happy with the results and I created the following video with the test results.
Since I was rebuilding my tank I decided to do some plumbing changes. The biggest change was taking the tank from a single drain to dual drains. The existing overflow had a single drain but I also had a glass lined area used for a return line so that nothing had to run behind the tank. I don't use the return line and I wanted to have a second drain so I planned to cut out the glass panels so that I could put in another bulkhead and drain line. ...
Well folks, the time has come. By tomorrow there will be salt water in them there tank.... The aquarium has been moved into the office. Rockwork installed. Plumbing tightened (the many bulkheads that is!). I have bags of live sand and salt ready to go. The RODI machine is SLOWLY churning. I'm only making about 5 gallons every three hours or so. More tomorrow when it will look almost ready for fishies and coral.
My Kole Tang seems to be looking a bit thin. My Blood Shrimp hanging out on his favorite rock. My Acro branch. The color has turned from torquois to a darker almost purple, except the ...
I wanted to share some pictures I snapped with my new Top Down Photo Box that I picked up at Macna this year. Overall the tank is doing nicely. I have zero algae on the rock work, And I only have to clean the glass weekly. I notice coral growth on most of them daily. I am still not running my calcium reactor be cause my calcium and alkalinity are not being used up yet with so few corals in the system. Sit Back and Enjoy This one seems to be a slow grower ...
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