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Anyone else see this problem with their Ecotech MP40’s? I am doing my quarterly cleaning of the MP40’s, and when I take one apart I find a small sliver of plastic broken off the Wet Frame. This is the second time I’ve had this issue. You can see the finger-nail shaped piece of plastic to...

THIS one might be a little better in understanding the relationship….and it has pictures! And HERE’S another good read…..suck down a box of Ex-Lax and get back into the bathroom to read this one.

Following along with this build…..nice documentation. I like that spray bar at the bottom of the tank. Once you get this going, update to comment if that works. I have a barebottom JBJ28 and you wouldn’t believe the stuff that accumulates on the bottom.

Sagging Floor Saga So here’s the latest thought process on the sagging floor due to the fish tank. But first I want to reflect on the advice given to me when this tank was first installed. I questioned the weight, and was vehemently told that there was no need to sister the joists…that a 90...

Paul, if you're in the Sayreville area, I'll give you some King Midas zoas....no trade needed.

Jeff, thanks for the comments. Here is my thought process right now….and it’s been changing faster than the weather: That room in the basement still has open studded walls (or still waiting for studs)…and it’s a little over 8 feet wide. I’m thinking two small steel I-beams perpendicular to...

OK, I’ve investigated further. From within the fish room the floor pitches to the tank. So the tank is deflecting the floor downward. I then did a foot-print drawing to see were the tank was sitting: I then went down into the basement with an eight foot straight edge and put it up...

George, I am the Master of the house. I know this because my wife told me I could be (when see wasn’t home.) Actually the only time she goes into the fish room is to dump stuff that she believes belongs to me. She does the same with my shop. So for her,it’s just a dumping ground. In...

Your link didn't work and found that you left out an "s" in waters.....this one should work: http://www.murkywatersaquariumsupplies.com Anyway, never heard of them, but i'll be checking them out.

Let me better explain the picture…..and I’m talking about this one: I am in the basement looking down the length of the joists that are parallel to the tank immediately above. You can see two copper pipes going across the view that bend upward. Those are to feed a radiator in the...

Pete, you are correct that wood shrinks and swells with changes in humidity. Woodworks are aware of this in building cross-grain furniture. I just had to fix an antique cedar chest that wasn’t constructed correctly. The people before me would continue to add more nails to the cross grained...

George, it’s the floor! That first picture of a level is on the floor right next to the tank. From the wall, the floor drops off a quarter inch or so within two feet. It’s verified in checking the plumb of the tank. It’s leaning away from the wall. I’m also not crazy about jacking the...

So here is what I’m thinking….let me know if you think I’m nuts: Empty and remove the sump. Empty as much water out of the DT as I can and still keep the fish and rock in it….about ¾ of the water. All this water is saved. Now place a jack on the upper front beam of the stand, right in...

I think I see what you’re talking about…or what you think you’re seeing. You think you see the newer joist slightly below the old one as it contacts the main beam. However, what you are seeing is a slight gap in the new joist to the cleat on the main beam. In addition, the sistered joists...

Trouble in Dodge I’ve got a pretty good eye for things being square. So I’m in the closet to the right of the tank this morning, and I look out at the side of the tank. To my eye, it looks like the top of the tank (canopy), is further from the wall than the stand. I retrieved my...

That works! I'll PM my address and number.

Pete, Pete, Pete, pick a side….you can’t play both sides of the fence! Put your sump refugium under the tank OR in the closet behind the tank. Definitely not one piece on one side, and the other piece on the other side. You’ll be running back and forth between “under the tank” and “in...

Matt, I’m going to play real here….you’re in Phillipsburg, and I’m in Sayreville….I need this gone quick. If you tell me you’ll make the trip, it’s yours. Otherwise, I'm going to the next.

Without a doubt, keep them…..they are good….the partial little shell that they have.

I have one more generous sized piece of purple cap left if anyone wants it. Needs to be picked up this week…the sooner the better