Little Lucy 27

Thank you all for your comments and support :-) very nice!! I just set up a Brine shrimp hatchery..

hmm...I am thinking...(can be dangerous) I have one U-tube siphon from the overflow box to the drain. It is the type that does not lose siphon in that it is in a perpetually full compartment that then dumps over into the drain area...perhaps I should put a second siphon U-tube there? more flow urh urh urh :-) (that was a Tim Allen quote in case you missed it) Thank you Michael :-)

Hi Rick, It is 1" ID

Rick, thanks :-) I have no idea what GPH the drain is on the overflow. It would be hard pressed to clog as it is a long standpipe with many slits cut in it all over and is covered on both sides by a very porous sponge....I have two wholes drilled in the return hose just at the level the tanks is now. I had to make them larger as the first two I drilled plugged themselves and did not stop anything...lol...the return pump is an Eheim 1050 which is no longer made and I am having a hard time locating a replacement impeller...it is working but I have to fiddle with the impeller to get it going again after I turn it off.. Thanks so much!! Lisa

reef 165 here it is (pics) http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/album.php?albumid=102

jgf86123 :I am working out the "let's not dump water on the floor when things go wrong" thing. You know...if the power goes out etc...lol...can anyone look at the pics in the link and tell me if the return area seems low compared to the rest of the sump? I think the return pump is faster than the overflow...if I fill up the sump though then it will overflow should the power go out...man! so much to learn. to be honest I took forever hooking it up because I was afraid of it...lol...the sump has only been running about a week. I love this site!! Is there a locater to see who is in Wa and who is in Or? reef165: here is a close up and I think you are correct on the "Birds Nest" coral

funny, the guy I got the tank from had a lot of dead coral that I don't think we see too much any more since the saving of our reefs has come to the forefront. It is a dead coral, I can't remember the name at the moment. I'll look it up and get back to you on that:-)

Hi, Thanks CCR.. It has been set up about two months. No I didn't add live rock or sand. I set it up and let it run empty for about a month and then I added the Chromis and Blenny. I have been testing and doing ok so far. Not great, but ok. I put in a phosphate remover in a sock in the sump along with Carbon as my Phosphates are high, I am told by my LFS due to the rock. I bought a used tank that had been sitting dry for a bit and used the sand and rock from it after rinsing for ever. I have a small ball of Chaeto in the sump that I just added a couple of days ago and have done several 20% water changes. I had the skimmer going but it whacked out the other night and just filled up with water. I am orking that out :-) The lights are three 48" shop lights and one 48" Blue light. I understand this is ok for fish and a lot of soft corals and since I am on a tight budget until I get back to work I don't see much of an urgency at the moment. So how am I doing so far? What should I be doing additionally? I am trying to some LR rubble to put in the sump with the rock there to get things going...kind of the GARTH idea. Thanks! Lisa

I have recently set up my 75 gallon..I have a very limited budget (unemployed ;-{ ) but I needed something to fight depression and have been wanting to set up a saltwater tank for a loooong time. I had a 100 gallon SW tank for years many years ago but life and three children took priority. So I am back at it and my how things have changed! 75 gallon TruVu 18 gallon sump/refugium 1 crappy skimmer sand bed dead rock 6 green chromis Lawnmower Blenny (Vinny) 4 Nassarius snails 8 hermit crabs three mushrooms, blue, watermellon and green pimply with two white ones on same frag rock that I think will color up...I love surprises :-) I am working on better lighting but for now http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/album.php?albumid=102