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Yea. Thanks for the suggestion. Will look into it.

Thank you. That is helpful. I am thinking of splurging on lights with AI prime. Would appreciate other options if they are better.

Lovely tank. Would you please share your weekly maintenance schedule? Assuming small tanks require regular water changes. I am new to saltwater and I am used to freshwater where you can even do 100% WC per week :D .

Hi, I am new to the saltwater hobby. I have experience caring for discus (70g) and high-tech (40g) planted tank FS setups. I am enamored by videos of Danny's aquarium and am keen on starting with a saltwater (coral) tank that is relatively low-tech (canister or hang-on-back filter or no filter, light, regular water changes). Would you have any thoughts to share on this? Option 1: My best shot would be all-in-one tanks and preferably a used setup so I can also get the corals. I prefer that over a setup from scratch mainly because every mistake setting up and establishing the tank is extremely expensive. Option 2: Go with a clownfish and anemone set up—still 30g max.

It did the job! Planning to sand the overflow to remove the silicone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi, I am a discus fish person venturing into saltwater. I am curious to create a mangrove ecosystem. While most hobbyists use traditional wave makers like Ecotech marine to create flow, I also see certain other methods online. I am curious to see why power heads/wave makers are preferred over these methods. Thanks in advance. 1. Panta Rhei has a proprietary wave making technology as shown here. 2. SCWD wavemakers as found on marine depot. Salt water aquarium also featured a large aquarium where flow is created from the return pump. https://www.marinedepot.com/scwd-wavemaker-switching-current-water-director-squid-1-inch?utm_source=mdcsegooglebase2&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=mdcsegooglebase2&utm_content=3Q1113&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuMDhy6-k6AIVTuDICh3PxwxjEAQYASABEgKqoPD_BwE& 3. DIY solutions like these that create realistic waves

Awesome! This is a great idea. Will order the flexible pairing knife. I have the exact string from my gardening project. Will use it to remove the silicone.

I bought mine from HD, used it to bend conduit and returned it the same day. That would be my suggestion for you as well.

Hi, I have started to remove silicone from the 120g tank. While removing old silicone was easy, I am not able to remove the silicone around the overflow. Looks like the overflow is siliconed with a layer of silicone between the overflow and glass. It is proving to be rather difficult. After about 30 min of hacking at it, I was barely able to move one seem of the 2 overflows. I am looking for ideas to remove the silicone effectively so the overflow comes undone completely.

Great. Thanks a lot. I will do exactly that.

Meaning Trim flaps and forget about it? Or trim flaps and reapply silicone?

Thank you. I agree with your premise. I will keep you posted on my leak test results. I agree that it's no easy under taking. As it's a 120g tank, I would like to admit avoid flooding at all costs. Hence thought I'd reseal it (not rebuild it).

Very true! Now am researching articles on resealing the tank.

I ended up getting a used 120g drilled tank instead. In hindsight, it's a lot more work that I thought even if it is a drilled tank :/. Replumbing, resealing, the whole works.

I bought a used 120g tank (reef ready) that needs to be resealed. I will do a leak test this week to make sure that the tank holds water. I would like to just remove the silicone flaps (currently, my finger nail could get under it easily) and replace them with new dab of silicone. I am located in College Park. I have never done a resealing job and would appreciate if someone could spare a few hours on a weekend to assist me as I do it. Please let me know if you are up for it. Would be ready to compensate for meal and conveyance.