Mad Reefer

Hi, I am building a tank with high flow that will result in even higher flow through the sump. I'd like to slow the flow through the refugium chamber of the sump. I have seen this accomplished by placing the return in a center chamber then split the return flow between the display tank and the refugium. I have also seen this accomplished by splitting the return and running a lower flow through the refugium Neither one of these works well for my application. I wonder if anyone has seen it done another way and can direct me to any information on it? One way I am considering is to provide a bulkhead on both entrance and exit of the refugium chamber with ball valve/PVC allowing control of the amount of water allowed to bypass the refugium thus slowing the flow through the refugium. Something like this image below if you can imagine adding PVC with a ball valve at the bottom of the refugium connecting the entrance to and exit from the refugium (shown in the below digram from left to right). When the valve is off it would be at maximum flow through the refugium. The more the valve is opened, the lower the flow that actually enters the refugium. I might just build it to see if it works as expected. But I'd rather see if its been done before and how it worked out. Anyone seen this out there? If you dont like the idea of running PVC through the refugium area , you could always run it out one side of the tank before the refugium and then back in by the return.... Thanks for reading! -Madness

Hi y'all I need a new canopy for reef tank. Its disintegrating. Standard 1.5 foot by 4 foot canopy needed. Typically found on 75gallon and 90 gallon tanks (the difference is tank height so it doesn't affect canopy size. Please let me know what you have. Thanks!

My ballast died and my new one is pissing my tank off. Anyone have one of these old ballasts lying around? looks like this

Maybe I got it wrong but I always thought they were bad. I'm not trying to kill your sales but I think people need to research what they are putting in their tank before they pull the trigger. http://www.nano-reef.com/invertebrates/?id=9 Class: Asteroidea Order: Spinulosida Asterina starfish, or more commonly known as Fiji starfish are generally dime sized or smaller with a large body, irregular arm length, and an irregular number of arms. They tend to hide among corals and in the crevices of the live rock during the day and can sometimes be seen clinging to the corners of the tank. This type of starfish has been shown to eat coralline algae and some corals; specifically acropora, xenia, green star polyps, zoanthids, and several types of soft leather corals. These starfish divide across the main body with two or three legs of varying lengths and multiply rapidly. Remove these starfish if they start to bother your corals.

I just bought a $30 Harlequin to get rid of my Asterina Stars. What am i missing?

Well, I never lost one in my powerhead. you can see it them in the full tank pic in the first post of this thread. korillas i think

Thanks for the skimmer. your new tank is phenominal. makes me want to buy that 120 from you so i can upgrade too. . It was super nice meeting you. -Madness

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I'm about to thin mine out. grows like crazy. you can have some for free. 95% bright green. has some red in it.dont know what that is. everytime i thin it out, i try to pull all the red out but its always there a little. I'm in NW austin. PM me either way so i know if you want it or i'll just toss it -Madness P.S. i could use some mangroves if you happen to have some to spare. no worries if you dont.

still available?

but the video makes it look like lots of fun

Anyone actually have this skimmer? How does it perform? I'm in the market for a new skimmer and I'm thinking about pulling the trigger http://www.avastmarine.com/ssc/do/product/youbuilt/CS1-Cone-Skimmer-Kit -Madness

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