Happyfeet

I'll see if I can fit it in, I'm absolutely swamped this weekend with moving and my other hobby... horses! The girlfriend and I are showing our horse this weekend in Maryland. L8 2 Rise, not sure when I'll be able to make it out. Maybe next weekend. I'll let you know. Any suggestion on what side I should make the holes? I was thinking 1"... Maybe i should go bigger, I can always throttle back the flow with the gates.

Oh awesome! You sure you wouldn't mind if I used a bit? I've heard they wear out fast, you might want to save them. I'll draw up what I'm thinking of doing for a surface skimmer if I drilled my tank. Maybe you could look it over. It would require 2 holes in the tank... though it could probably be done just as easily with one. (Not my pictures) I remembered where I got some of the idea from, so I've taken some pictures off of his build to illustrate what I want to do. Though they aren't exactly the same as what I want to do. The idea is there. Most of those pictures are from a recent build thats being just finished up. I like this idea because in the end of a power outage only a small amount of water flows back into the sump. While doing research for the overflow plumbing I had come across his build and jumped in with him.

I actually have a different approach in mind. Lights go infront and behind of the screen to stimulate algae growth and increase their filtering power. I'm thinking I might section the sump into fuge/sump so that water comes down the sheet and into the liverock. Here this will give you an idea.

Your right! I didn't put two and two together, I'd be very interested to see that set up.

Thanks! I'm actually making plans to go visit them on Monday.

I may take you up on that offer, thanks! So you think I'll have enough room in my 20 gallon to silicone in some glass baffles and create an adequate fuge? From what I read you don't want a lot of flow going through the fuge, I thought the pump might create too much flow.

No so much the filter, but rather the plumbing. =) I have an idea of what I want to do, I just need to sit down and plan it out. This will be my first time drilling a tank and setting up a fuge sump. This will also be my first time working with a pump so I'm more than a little worried I might get it wrong and flood the house!

Tom, Nice to meet you, I had just signed up to become a member and submitted payment. Hopefully I

Hi guys! I'm just getting into salt water aquariums, been doing freshwater and amphibians for years, figured the next step is salt water. Ever since I can remember I