Equipment

After months of raging the war on nitrates I decided to dosome major updates to my sump area. First was a new sump and stand to put iton. The sump I had just didn't allow for expansion and the stand wasn't makingthe grade either. Here is a shot of the old set up I should note that this asits in my basement tank room as the wife calls it.


The stand was replace with a powder coated steel stand andsome composite shelves. ...

I just wanted to give a hurrahhhh to Neptune systems for their great support. If you are planning on the purchase of a controller, I would recommend Neptune for everyone. Not only do they offer one of the best controllers on the market, but there support is second to none. Twice I have had issues arise with my apex that Curt at Neptune was able to instruct me via email in order to fix. He has always gotten back to me in the same business day. I have not seen this kind of support from many companies ...

I am in the process of setting up an in-wall 125 gallon mixed reef and would like to ask for some recommendations on which return pump and skimmer would be best. The desplay tank will have two 1 1/2 inch drains and I am building a 40 gallon sump. I appricate any input.

Thank you

So I am trying to figure out the best way to set up the closed loop on my new tank. Here is a sketchup model of how the tank is currently drilled/plumbed.

I want to use all four 1" bulkhead as outlets for the closed loop, so I am thinking about drilling another hole as the inlet for my iwaki. Like this.

With the black circle being the new 1.5" inlet ...

ok, so here is the start of what i promised. im gonna start with the sump. yes, most will probably laughg, but i just recently finished doing a 10 gallon sump on her 20 gallon tank. ha ha. well, the whole reason behind it is that our tanks are only to prepare for the future. eventually we are going to have something in the neighborhood of a 150 gallon. so... this is all a learning curve/ frag spree. we are growing corals for the big tank, learning what brands, fish, corals we like, and figuring ...

Attached Thumbnails