this is my cheap return pump. idk I bought it on eBay or Amazon but I paid like an extra 8 bucks for a 2 year warranty. soooo. this is my skimmer. I bought it from some guy on letitgo. he gave it to me super cheap. what a nice guy. asm g3 sedra 5000. I know it's not assembled.. errr I...
this is my cheap return pump. idk I bought it on eBay or Amazon but I paid like an extra 8 bucks for a 2 year warranty. soooo. this is my skimmer. I bought it from some guy on letitgo. he gave it to me super cheap. what a nice guy. asm g3 sedra 5000. I know it's not assembled.. errr I...
So I've put off making this build thread for... about 6 months :oops: The tank stand still isn't completely done (still need to install cabinet doors), but I plumbed and built the sump and everything looks great. I had some fish die off because I introduced three new fish without quarantining...
So, I spent 6+ months collecting equipment and building stand, light fixtures, etc. Got the tank up and running in time for my boy's 2nd birthday. It was my gift to him. Originally started a a goldfish in a bowl, before evolving into a full blown mixed reef tank. I like challenges.
I got the green light to finish part of the basement for a fish room! (contingent on also making room for the laundry and dry storage to be in a finished room rather than always covered in sawdust). I started about a month ago and now am to the point where I can start the actual fish stuff...
Ugh. Woke up Monday morning this last week to all but 3 of my fish dead/dying. Still not sure what happened. The clowns were still alive but heavily breathing and swimming erratically, they did not end up surviving. I created another thread on this forum to try and figure out what happened but...
You might want to cut the tops off of the bottles slightly below the water line of the sump to allow the sump water to drift over the surface of your DSB bottles, or maybe use the entirety of that milk jug for your removable DSB. giving you a lot more surface area. Also you should make sure any...
I have been away from reef tanks for way too long, I'm starting a small apartment build based off my kids wanting salt again ( Blue Dot Ray from my oldest, and Japanese Dragon Eel from my youngest.) Living situation precludes larger tanks, but I've been having the itch myself so here is the...