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livingart

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  1. brennos the idea was to get others to post their sumps with fishkeeping there are as many different ways of doing things as there are fishkeepers the basic principles are the same, but we all put our own spin on it
  2. barrel sump for 3,000 lire arowana tank build thread here viewtopic.php?f=28&t=43132
  3. sump on coldwater marine left side is 2 compartments first for overflow and skimmer, 2nd for sponge and bio mat baffle with coral pieces, right hand pump return
  4. sump for large cichlid tank left compartment is wet/dry with biomat, coral pieces and pumice right hand side is pump return with baffle between to keep water level up in wet/dry side
  5. this sump is running on my reef tank restricted to height so have run 2 3 foot sumps inline media is coral pieces, a deep sand bed and caulerpa skimmer is on the left of the right hand sump, would have prefered skimmer in the first chamber from overflow but sump was already set up that way on the left is return pump
  6. livingart

    pacu?

    sorry to say i won't take them on board at the moment will do though when i build the bigger tank
  7. We have had a few questions relating to sumps lately thought it would be good to see all the different sump set ups and how you find they work i have a simple one that has run on my community tank for the last year not ideal but i don't have enough room under stand for a proper sump the PVC pipe is drilled full of holes and has ring baffles inside to disperse the flow media is bio balls, noodles and pumice yes it needs a clean planted tank and a medium bio load
  8. i have been using this for the last year on my community tank not ideal but i don't have enough room under stand for a proper sump the PVC pipe is drilled full of holes and has ring baffles inside to disperse the flow media is bio balls, noodles and pumice yes it needs a clean
  9. how are you going to stack your media or set up baffles? will it be easy enough to get to the pump if you have problems?
  10. hi jwinkie welcome to the forums http://www.redseafish.com/redseamax/250 ... cs250.html a nice looking unit you can put your location in your profile so anyone local can help you out
  11. come on admit it you are an addict couldn't stay away from fish welcome back
  12. invisible parrot goobers, yum
  13. it is just that sometimes you get up his nose
  14. livingart

    pacu?

    one of the fish that should only be imported when preordered for someone with the tank space
  15. 6 sumps, 2 large eheim, 2 pondmasters, 1 shark, 1 hailea all good
  16. does freezing preserve the quality better?
  17. another thread with photos of you sticking pins in orca would be good
  18. nice when you run into one and the spider ends up hanging on your face
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