Jim

Check out the 27" Maxspect Razor.

I was the original owner of the tank and I still have the bulkheads and plumbing. It was 3/4" PVC to 3/4" locline for the returns and I used 1" drains for the herbie style drain. I'm not sure what plumbing was used after I sold the tank to Amuze. The stand looks great, and you'll really enjoy the tank. I know I did.

I thought the drains took 1" bulkheads and the returns 3/4" bulkheads.

I have the Waveline dc3000, the thing is dead silent. You should at least consider the newer DC pumps.

With shopping? You also need to include the cost of building a canopy. My point is that there is a visual component that needs to be considered. My tank is in my living room so appearance matters.

Why is nobody considering the aesthetics of the actual fixtures? If you're not putting the fixtures in a canopy there is no contest. If you are putting them in a canopy then two Evergrows and a canopy cost somewhere around $400 plus your labor. The 27" Razor will set you back $500.

I recently purchased the dc3000. I plan to post a review soon.

If you can drip a couple of drops on the exposed rock it will kill it. I'm not sure if dosing peroxide to the tank water would kill bubble algae and there are some significant risks associated with overdosing.

Interesting, that happens to nearly every fresh water planted tank, but I've not seen it in a marine tank. A diatom filter should take care of the problem very quickly. MBvette, do you have any macro algae growing in your system?

Take them offline and rinse them in rodi. Rinse them well again before using them. I generally soak them in rodi for a couple of hours before using them even when the pellets are new.

I'd take the biopellets offline and reintroduce them slowly.

Maybe try reducing the amount of pellets or taking them offline for a couple of days? Might be worth a try.

Are you running biopellets?

Any reason you don't want to go full c2c (returns are the only thing I can think of)? The reason I ask is because there is a risk associated with the centered holes and a much reduced risk from moving the holes off to one side.

I have a few leopards, this seems like it is in the realm of normal behavior. I would not put the fish in QT. I've had the best luck getting them to eat dead foods starting with Reef Nutrition Arcti-pods.