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i would imagine if they are in the back corners aimed towards the center - it should produce a nice random flow - my only concern was that the overflow would be in the way - but it doesn't sound like it will. mike you should update your tale of the tank with a video of your vortechs - I'm sure...

Good point Dave...A lot of books are written 5 maybe 10 years ago and then published and re-released with new editions. Obviously a larger area would be preferable - the context of the remote DSB bucket was a cheap solution that could be easily set up (as well as dismantled) without messing...

How do they say it again...? Oh yes... Resistance is futile! ;D Looking forward to the tank build...!

nice...pics would be nice! ;) the fire shrimp - does he hide in that crevice mostly? is it ever out and about like in your avatar?

The best placement would be in a box and mailed to my house for my tank. ;D So - we are moving to vortechs now eh? wait a sec- what happened to the $$$ issue? :) :) I would think positioned in the back corner aimed towards the front would be fine. Where are the overflows?

Don't know why - but half your pics didn't appear for me. Like this one above. From what I could see - it looks great!

If he wrote the directions - then it already says it in the RSVP link: ...Make second left onto Marc Blvd. across from the Presbyterian Church. From 287 South ...After going under 287, take your 3rd left onto Marc across from the Presbyterian Church. btw - thanks for posting these as always...

sandee - sorry to hear - as a quick fix, couldn't you just take some "mature" water from your other tanks, and then temporarily place whatever you can save in that water? it may be high in nitrates (since your other tanks are fowlr, - fishcam 1,2) but it's better than water high in ammonia...

Try Marc Blvd

:) That's a great read (the thread above). I also printed out that durso thing...I'm pretty much convinced I'll mess it up - but at least it'll still be cheaper than $200 for 2 aga megaflow kits. $200 is a lot of pvc and glue no?

Steve, I think the correct handle is "Ligershark"...

Sorry if I'm bringing up an old(er) thread - For Fish - I typically put in some PVC and let them hide and adjust to their new surroundings. Then (weeks later) I try not to scare the cr*p out of them when fishing them out to put into the display. This is the one part of QT'ing I dislike... For...

LMAO.

...would it be ok to ask you what your "to-buy" list might be? Sorry if I'm being nosy. I am (as always) curious about everyone's set up and why. Oh - and are you QT'ing these fish (beautiful choices btw) before introducing? Not sure if I missed that earlier in the thread. Thanks!

Lights are probably the last thing you "need" in a set up. But you definitely need some type of lighting if you ever plan to keep any photosynthetic corals. For example, if you set up a biotope of sun corals - you will not need anything but some light to help illuminate your fish/sand. Crazy...

agreed - that style overflow would be ideal.

Actually - Anthony Calfo specifically talks about the "Remote DSB" - and talks literally about using a 5 gallon bucket with sand and high flow across. Even if it "fouls" - it's not difficult to swap out that bucket and replace it. The cost is minimal with plenty of potential benefit. It's in...

Cool- watch the chemistry and let us know how it goes! The more samples the better.

That was weird - I had written something about the link above - and somehow...oh well. That set up was interesting only because the mangroves were in what looked like an 8 inch DSB. Yes but to get the roots to "harden" rather than just be bushy, I believe the thought was to expose the roots...

Go down to eddybabyhd post on the first page and check out his mangrove set up