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Best thing to do is to make cleanup part of your monthly maintenance. When we had the sump in the stand we would shop vac it out once in a while as part of a water change.

From what I've heard neither T5s or the LED fixtures are appropriate for a tank that is >24" deep. I'd love to be proven wrong on that though.

I've heard that SPS do very well under T5s in a <24" tank. That's something that isn't commonly said of PCs. I would think that there must be something to the quality of light getting to the corals that would lead to that result. I'd go with T5s over PCs, especially if the bulbs are going to...

Sorry about the loss of your fish. I was really hoping he'd pull through for you. In the long run keeping ich out of your tank is near to impossible. Best to shoot for happy, stress free, well fed fish. The rest should take care of itself.

Sounds like a fun project. A lot of those new faux finishes are nearly bulletproof, so you should do fine. Be sure to post some progress pictures along the way!

That's some approach. Not even "sorry for your misfortune", more like "be opportunistic, live your mid-life-crisis to it's fullest"!

I'm not the "clean the sponges every 3 days" type of person either.

WAY Cool, Steve. Thanks for sharing.

Dix. I don't think they got nearly that close to getting away with it though. They've been being watched for some time now, from the reports in the news.

Yuma Mouth That's a close up of what the mouth of a yuma looks like. There are bumps all over the rise that forms the mouth. The Florida will look similar, but without the bumps on the mouth area. I'd like to see a good close up of the mouth itself. Flower anemone?

I can't really see the mouth. Does the mouth have polyps on it? or is it smooth? Bumps would say Yuma. Otherwise it might just be a non-specific rhododactis of some sort.

We use them on our two tanks. In both cases we use a feed pump to move water from the holding tank into the sump. In these cases we don't use a solenoid, just the ATO double switch unit. Works like a charm.

www.autotopoff.com Great sensor, very reliable. Double switch sump mount plus a solenoid would do exactly what you need.

I'd believe whatever Stan said... That' just looks more like a stag than a valida. This is a valida This is a blue stag Those pictures can be found numbering in the thousands anywhere online. I'd be inclined to double check with Stan if it were me, just because it goes against everything...

Yeah that flex PVC doesn't really create a chemical reaction like schd 40 does so it tends to take longer to "set". Try not to be too nervous! But DO be ready to handle leaks. Towels on hand, shutoff for the pump at the ready. You never know! Good luck!

Welcome to the forums and to the club, Anin. Your privs are set for membership now. If you have any questions, post away!

When you replace the outlet make sure to get an GFCI rated the same as the breaker. You shouldn't put a 20amp GFCI on a 15amp breaker. :)

try taking the picture from the other direction. I'm having a hard time getting a good look at the coralites the way yours is positioned in the photograph. If you could position yours similar to the way it is in the ATL photo that would probably help.

If you're gluing to flex you need to really let it set (made that mistake, lol). Otherwise we usually start it up after the last fitting is in place. We've never had a problem doing it that way. The chemical reaction happens pretty quickly and I don't think "drying" is the same as it would be...