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New to saltwater aquariums, and I'm in the process of designing my 40g breeder sump and would like to attempt to duplicate some of the "commercial" sump designs with baffles with weir slits on top of them. I'm leaning toward 1/4" thick glass baffles. Anyone have any ideas on how to cut the...

I'll start by saying that I have no idea which forum to put this in, so if the LED specific or the DIY groups woyld be better, I'll move it :) So I am finally able to switch to ATI bulbs from the crappy stock lights that come with AquaticLife fixtures. The light is 60" and is only 4 bulbs. I...

Okay so i am plannind a diy led fixture for a 55 gallon tank. Im basing thenlights off of the radion pro and these are the leds i plan on buying. 42 LEDs White: 8 Cree XT-E Cool White (5w each) Red: 4 bridgelux, 660nm (3w each) Yellow: 2 bridgelux Yellow, 590nm (3w each) Green: 4 Cree XP-E...

Hey everyone. I have been trying to find information on assembling a 155 gallon bowfront aquarium. I was just going to do a re seal on it but there are a few spots that dont look too great in my opinon. So I was curious if there are articles that anyone knows of or has experience with taking one...

How to mount a Kessil to the ATI Sunpower: This is really a long time that I want to add a Kessil 160we to my ATI Sunpower. A week ago I found a nice deal on the local reef forum ! After a few days of search how to attach a Kessil to the fixture I haven't found anything that I could use online...

This is a powerful LED. It is 3 feet long and has 180 Watts of LED lights. The LEDs are very high quality Cree LEDs with a nice variety of color spectrum. These are the exact LEDs in the light. 12 CREE XT-E Royal Blue 12 CREE XT-E White (6000K) 12 CREE XT-E White (4500K) 12 CREE XT-E White...

Hi guys, JP here. I started this saltwater tank about December of 2015. This is just a 10 gallon tank I got from Petco during the $1 per gallon sale. I have a modified Aquaclear 110 as my sump/refugium. I am using SB Reef Light Sprite. This tank is a mixed tank. The livestock is a couple of...

I have a JBJ 28 Nano Cube, with an AI Prime and found the tank mount to be a total pain with the filter section on the nano cube. The plastic screw for the mount had to be screwed out every time I wanted to get in the media basket. I upgraded to an inTank media basket and want to grow chaeto...

Hey all, I wanted to share my build for my DIY Biocube 14 stand that I decided to make due to the lack of ready made stands for this particular tank. I rarely post on this site but now that I have the Biocube that will have to change. I'd planned to move everything that I had in my 7g bow front...

They said it couldn't be done!!!! They might actually be right...... So it all started with a deal that was too good to pass up, two (2)... TWO 75 gallon tanks for $25!!! Picked em up from a local hobbyist/LFS worker after putting out an ad ISO: a 75g tank. He told me that they were in...

I am looking to create an all in one aquarium, probably out of a 180, 210, 220, 240, or something of the likes (cheaper to start with one of these from CL or something and add a false wall to divide the tank and sump vs building a custom tank all together), and I was curious if anyone has seen...

What type of sealer would I use over plastic? Specifically a small toy to make it salt water safe. I've read everything from silicone type 1 to UV resistant epoxy to you don't even need to seal plastic... I'd like to know from someone who has actually done this with no issues what I would need...

I know its a 100 gallon freshwater but thanks for the help anyways... Intro: I currently have a 100 gallon freshwater tank stocked with cichlids that has been up and running for over 2 years now. I just upgraded to a 30 gallon saltwater tank because I've been dying to start reefing. The new...

Could I just use regular aquarium safe silicone if I were to use acrylic baffles with a glass aquarium sump?

Here's a complete look at the finalized project. This is a 29g saltwater tank with a 10g sump that features three baffles. The overflow box is one that I ordered off eBay from a seller named modularmarine - check them out!

Hey guys! This is my first post...not sure it's in the right forum. I want yall to follow me on my 125 gallon sps dominated mixed reef build! This is my 2nd reef tank, and going to be my first shot at keeping SPS! Super stoked! Ordered a custom glass tank 60"×22"×22" wanted to go rimless but...