I have an Innovative Marine 50 gal EXT tank with a herbie style overflow and ive been having a lot of trouble with my overflow fluctuating. I have a trigger crystal cube 18 sump and had originally for a couple of months used a Sicce Syncra 3.0 for my return but had been having issues with my...
Hey all, I’ve been working on setting up my 135 and I’m well into the process. I’m running two canister filters on the main 135 reef so I do not have a sump. I want to plumb a 15 gallon column tank into the main display, but I don’t want a HOB overflow or to drill the tank. My idea is to run a...
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I’ve just bought my own display tank as I fancied doing my own setup, stand, sump and plumbing etc myself. Im stuck between which overflow to buy between the 2 types attached.
The shorter box would be good because it takes less space, however it means the plumbing is at the back of the...
Hi all,
I'm close to sending the below to my tank builder but would appreciate your input before I do. :grinning-face-with-sweat:
It's pretty much a standard 6foot with an internal bean animal overflow.
6ft x 24" x 24" (170G)
I will be aiming for 3-5x filter turnover.
Does the 3 x 1.25"...
Hi, I have a question regarding a HOB skimmer I own.
It’s the bubble magus E3 HOB, I finally got it tuned recently but when my gf fed the fish one morning it went crazy out of no where and overflowed out the collection cup after I fed many times and it was not overflowing. Tried to re-tune it...
Given all other factors being equal, do you prefer an internal overflow or an external overflow and why?
Adding in the mention that innovative marine uses a coast to coast overflow which I really like, and I have an internal IM 50g tank already. ..... but I also like the aspect that the...
For details of the original tank build see my multi-year build thread:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/skicats-dream-build-saving-the-planet-180-the-making-of-an-epic-aquacultured-mixed-reef.654939/
I am moving and getting rid of the entire setup: Tank, Stand, Sump, Light Hood, Overflow, 2x...
Hello everyone. I'll try to keep this as short as possible. My apologies in advance if this is the wrong place to post this.
Essentially I plan on using this 47.3x13.8x13.8 rimless aquarium to build a custom reef tank with an external overflow and sump. I'm no stranger to reef tanks but I am...
Hi this is 50 lowboy first start today it was fine I turned off the return pump restarted and didnt want to purge air. Can someone help me know why?
Siphon primary is the lowest in overflow, drain in sump is less than 1” deep, even when I had it 2” deep it worked but on restart it didnt purge...
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I’ve just bought a Reefmat 500. I’ve installed it and now my emergency outlet pipe is pouring water into my sump. Meaning that the water is bypassing the Reefmat altogether. I’ve adjusted the flow rate from the main outlet pipe but it makes no difference. Can I somehow work both pipes into...
I'm a newb. The long story is posted here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/a-beginners-story-dilemma-and-question-cry-for-help-bought-a-beautiful-260g-that-was-full-now-has-leak-after-professional-move-what-do-i-do.1005503/
That link above is the story of my finding a great working 260g tank...
so i have my tank set on the floor, temporarily, with a bucket of water next to it for my ato and i have the ato sensor just under the rim, inside of the tank. i just got an alarm that it had overflown onto the floor. i got up and cleaned it and i saw that there was a snail ontop of the ato...
Hello braintrust of R2R -
I want to add an external sump to my system. I have an IM Nuvo 20P AIO.
After way too much time down the rabbit hole it seems like to accomplish this I have (4) options:
1 - Use an external overflow (I am a little worried about failure on this option)
2 - Drill the...
Out of the hobby here is what i have left
Hang on the back over flow : 20 bucks
2 noopsyche k7 v3 pro lights (3 months old): 115 each comes with arms mount and brackets.
Smart buddie booster pump for RO unit (unused barely looked at) 75 bucks
2 part reservoir for neptune apex DOS 80 bucks...
(Drainage in this case being the pipes going from overflow to sump. Also, sorry if this is in the wrong forum lol.)
I don't plan on making one because I don't have the money, and I'm not making a sump + refugium for a 10 gallon aquarium, at least not right now. Maybe in the future, when I'm...
I am selling a used 180 gallon glass tank , Eurobraced style , 72x24x24 , has built in overflow as seen in photos, two returns , comes with solid wood black stand . Access to stand is from back of tank but you could add doors if you want. Tank and stand is located in Middleton, Massachusetts...
I am wondering what would be best for my 180 gallon bowfront. It is drilled for a single corner overflow but I wanted to either add a second overflow in the other corner or fill the holes (they are drilled at the back) and redrill for a ghost overflow.
What would be best?
Has anyone filled...
I have just setup a red sea desktop peninsula however it appears that the overflow drain is not working correctly. It seems to be... Well... Overflowing. It is meant to drain into a little hole in the far right of the plastic overflow grating peice but just fills up too fast and overflows into...
Hey folks,
Need some input! Got some floating / suspended particles floating around the tank that just don't seem to get filtered out of my 75g saltwater tank - see attached pics.
The particles don't look like food, but rather small bits of dead algae / dust (recently went on a big algae...
Probably a common question. Running a 75 gallon display with a 29 gallon sump under it. Deciding between 1 or 2 returns, but I think I'd like just 1 return pump to save space in the sump. The overflow is the Eshopps Medium rated at 800 gph. I figure this is the biggest determinant of what size...
I upgraded to the Fusion Pro 2 AIO 50 Lagoon last year for my mixed reef.
Sorry for the long post/rant but I need help! Main question at bottom.
I was running my old nano skimmer (unsure of the model, I originally bought it in 2015) in it even though it was way too small for the tank, it was...