As most of you know I'm getting the 55 gal set up I gave away a year ago back. And planning to upgrade it to a 75. Step 1, Research I've just finished rereading parts of "Aquarium Corals" by Eric H. Borneman, which prompted me to get a copy of "Natural Reef Aquariums" by John H. Tullock. I really like Tullocks ideas for a biotype aquarium that replicates one reef zone, from one part of the world. Currently I only have 2 species of fish. 1 false ...
So, Here's to asking the Million Dollar Question..... How does one balance the entire setup to eliminate the slurping sound the Weir box Makes... In recap, 120 Gallon tank, the Sump is modeled after a Model F from marc's designs out of a 29 gallon aquarium (overflow splits to 2 sections, 1st being where the skimmer will sit and the 3rd section where the fuge is.) BTW, the Ball valve is located above the fuge....I could leave this one open and cut in a new Ball valve right over ...
Hello all, So I finnaly decided to set up a reef tank, Ive always wanted one.. So why not rite?.... Boy oh Boy! So i started hunting craigs list (trying to save as much as I can!) And I found .. 75 gal acrylic tank with center over flow Euro Reef skimmer w/pump 200w heater 2 Koralia 1s 250w MHB fixture w/ electronic ballast 2MHB bulbs (1 10k other not sure) TLF Phosban reactor w/pump all for 300$ I thought it was a good deal so ...