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We used the framing plans on Reef Central. Here’s a pic of their suggested framing. For a six foot tank you want the yellow and red boards to be 2 x 6’s while everything else are 2 x 4’s. Here’s our actual frame and the following pictures are after it was skinned in plywood and finally...

Sorry for the mini-hijack, but I looked up the Camel Cowfish and here’s what would keep me from getting one: “When stressed, the Camel Cowfish releases a poisonous substance, called ostracitoxin, from its mucous glands which will kill other fish in the tank very quickly.” “This fish can emit a...

I might have spoken prematurely. As I was working making a siphon break, the lights came on….on schedule. So I guess all the setpoints are OK. My first shot of a siphon break isn’t working. I use CPVC with an 1/8 inch hole in the end and it shoots into the water too fast, drawing in air...

So I’m in the kitchen with my wife this morning and I hear that tell-tale sound of water overflowing…we had a power outage…only lasted about five minutes. I had redirected the Locline to add flow to certain areas of the tank, bringing it pretty deep into the tank. So with the power outage, and...