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I use a 40G'ish Brute (Grey) can from Lowes. The grey ones are considered food safe and will not leach anything back into the water. As for calculating the water, I use 5G jugs. I change 15G (3 jugs) per week. When I mix my water, I fill up the Brute with three jugs, plus one gallon, and change that. I also have a mark on my sump to mark the water line. Once I fire up all the pumps I can guage where I am at. james

Up we go! I have an idea for the December contest...how about hair algae? That is the only thing I can seem to keep sucessfully. I am sure I can win that one! Just kidding, of course. James

Can we bring our baby (10 months old)? I really want my wife to come so she can get a little more involved in the hobby.

Yes, I feel the same way. I have 10 month old girl and have already thought about the teenage years. I feel sorry for the first boy she dates! James

Thanks Rich. I will give the veggie mix a shot. James

Anyone?

Just a thought, how about trying to get Marc (http://www.melevsreef.com/) to speak when we do the sump discussions? I know he was down here for the reef tour but I would really like to hear his thoughts on the sump/fuge topic. Not that I don’t trust anyone else, but he is kind of a legend when it comes to sumps.

What is the best algea for a lawnmower? When I first got him, he would tear through anything that was growing, including nasty hair algae. Now, he grazes a little on the rocks, wont touch the hair algae, and will not eat the green sea algae I put on the clip. I am worried he's not eating enough. He is a little skinny too. He has been in the tank for about 2 months now. James

I am in after the holidays are over.

I missed this reply. 4R00P3R is coming out tonight to get the tank.

You know, I have heard alot of folks say the new RIO pumps are great. I know the older ones had some issues, and I can verify that, but the new ones seem to be much better. They are cheap and move a decent amount of water. The older ones I have dont have a ground plug but the newer ones do. I have also noticed the new pumps run quiet, no rattle at all. I have a 2500 for my return pump but just wanted a little more flow through the sump. I was looking for about 1000GPH and no RIO can do that.

I was at HD and Lowes and could not find anything that has a larger outlet. I did find the T that had two 2" inlets and a 1" outlet, but that is backwards for what I need.

I am looking for PVC "T" that has two 1" inlets and a single 2" outlet. Make sense? I want to hard plump my drains with the 1" PVC tubing and have the 2" go right into the sump. Does anyone know where I can get on these fittings? Everywhere I have been in town says they do not exist, others say they must be custom made. -James

1. I met my wife on the Internet, 8 years ago. I was in Omaha, NE and she was in San Antonio. 2. I love humor. Without humor life would be no fun. 3. I can count my true friends (family excluded) on one hand. I must completely trust people before I consider them friends. 4. I can't stand to be board. I must have something going on at all times. Building or working on something. 5. I will do anything to help anyone. I am a true believer in karma! -James

Unles you have a physical failure of the disk drive, we should be able to get the data off the drive. This is no guarentee, but very likely. We should be able to get all your pictures, music, and documents. If the machine needs to be reloaded, you will need to have all the CD's that came with your machine. The Gateway's usually have a restore CD case that includes all the software that was loaded from the factory. Our Aunt had a Gateway with the same problem and we just reloaded the machine. All was fine after that. I sent you a message with my contact information if you would like me to help out. And of course, there is no charge. Since the screw was on the carpet, I dont think it has anything to do with your failure. If the screw was inside the case and rolling around, I would then suspect it may have shorted something on the motherboard. Save the screw.

I will be willing to help out if needed. There are several things to cause a computer to fail the boot process. In most cases, you will need to reload the machine. Since the computer is trying to boot, getting the data off should not be an issue. I actually work at Microsoft and would like to help you resolve the issue. Can you tell me what operating system you are running?

Thanks everyone. I am looking for a new pump to replace my Rio 2500 (very bad!). I do have an Ocean Runner 3500 (900GPH) connected to my skimmer and it seems quiet and cool. Plus it only uses 65W comapared to a Mag 12's 110W. I have also heard that Mag pumps run really hot and my temp is already around 80 in the summer. Any other opinions out there?

Poll, what do you use?

Really want to hear how everyone's sump is designed as I am looking to build another one. Also interested in what everyone has on hand in case of emergency. Torn between the two, but voted for sump.

I wish I had went with a 4' tank, not a 6' tank! Looking good.

Wow. Pretty low on both! Thanks for testing the salt.

I have a used 29G aquarium if anyone needs one. A friend gave this to me but it's scratched up preety good and I dont want to use it. This was a FW tank so there is some green on the silicon. I have filled the tank with water and vinager and it does not leak. I cleaned it as best I could. I was going to use it for a QT tank, but it may be better suited for a sump. I live in Cedar Park and would prefer someone to pick it up. If not, we can arange something in the middle or a LFS. James

Welcome to the site, George.

Again, I am sorry about not making up.

I will buy the rock.