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Take it from someone that used to live in FL and knows a lot about BUGS; there are many different types of termites and different onces will cause different issues. It is VERY strange for them to just show up in the water unless they are spawning. Most bugs lay their eggs in water so your fuge...
Just the other day I was working on my tank and had a beer in hand.........
The thought came to me......
I wonder what would happen if I accidently dropped the beer in there? Would I need to take out all the water or would the fish just start swimming sideways?
I think I did something similar to what you described. I have 2 drains and one going right into the skimmer section and the other is split between the fuge and skimmer. I just played around with the valves until I got the flow I wanted.
Go to a glass store and ask them to cut you some glass. I tried Lowes glass and it was way too thin and it cracked. Just look in the yellow pages under glass.
I agree with the lab grade probes. I actually called them about this and it is almost the same probe but just holds up to a lot more so you can put it "in-line". It will report the same as the standard.
I don't have this tank but I personally would prefer to modify the filter rather than the tank. You can just add more length of plastic to the area where the water comes out of the filter. I have the same problem with that filter when I am not good with my top-off.