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I have been going crazy trying to make my sump quiet. I need pictures of how everyone is returning the water from the display to the sump. I get a ton of air in the return line which makes a ton of bubbles and a mess. I am getting quite frustrated. Please Help!

One of the mag-7 pumps is the return pump for the tank and the other powers my skimmer. Could I use 1 external pump and power both with it? No fan yet on the sump.

Thanks for the input. I think I might also try running my 2 mag 7 pumps out of the sump. That's @140 watts of heat right there. The tank is only dropping down to about 80 degrees at night and hits almost 84 with the halides on. So, If I can get the tank to go lower at night it will not be to big...

I do the fan trick on my 24 aqua pod and it works well. I was just trying to think of a solution that would evaporate less water and still be energy efficient.

Is it safe to use any kinds of metal in a reef tank? I was thinking about trying to rig up some sort of heat exchanger similar to a radiator and a fan to cool the water in my tank. Cant afford a SOLARIS fixture right now and my MH light are raising the tank temp to much.

I would like to keep the skimmer on my sump. The sump is an oceanic model 1 turned into a refugium.

What would be a good choice for a skimmer for my 70gal tank? I would defiantly want something that is quiet.

My tanks are on hard wood. If I spill I just wipe it up and all is good.

I started with about 15-20 lbs of sand then set the rock. I then added more sand around it. All the rocks are also epoxied together making the structure very stable.

Hmm interesting.. I guess I could just use my sunpod until then.

Never mind I saw the banner on the site again. It was Premium Aquatics.

I though I saw the 36" SOLARIS light for around 1500-1600 does anyone recall who the vendor is? Of if you know of it being cheaper anywhere.

Been up for 2 days...

I guess I will wait it out and see what happens.

Yes, Marco live rock. I am not sure what I want to keep in it yet. I have basically been doing what ever catches my eye. I currently have a clam, anem, soft corals, LPS, Maroon clown, Bi-Color Blenny, Long Spine Urchin, and an unknown starfish who will be making the switch over from the AP to...

Yes I have tried the 90* elbows. They work ok but its still noisy. I have the stock oceanic Durso overflow and a mag7 pump. The hose coming from the tank is ribbed could that be causing the noise? The overflow box has a cover on it. Here is a picture of the tank.

Well here is my new reef tank in the making. I got it up and running over the past weekend. The water is still a little cloudy but you can get the idea. Let me know what you think. I still have to purchase lighting for it. I just cannot decide on MH or bite the bullet and go for the New I series...

has anyone tried putting a ball valve on the drain line from the tank to the sump? My theory is if I fill the return line up with water no more noise.

I have a ball valve on my return line. I also have the return pipe under water and it seems that air is getting trapped in the return pipe as stated. I am going to try the 90* on the end. I thought about trying that but I cannot find 1.25 PVC elbow's. Thanks for the input it is most appreciated.

I have my new Oceanic 70 Tec tank all set up but I am having troulpe with therouting the water. How do you get it to enter the sump quietly and with out a ton of bubbles? Right now it is making my sump / refugium into a protein skimmer.