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11-07-2005, 04:22 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,Washington Age: 28
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 |  ok I have a sump
so I made a sump, 10 gallon for my 20 gal tank. The problem is how to keep the heat lower than 84 degrees. its not completely plumbed into the tank just yet, I just have the pump (mag 5) running within in the sump. no heater. just a pump. So any thoughts?
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20gal, 17lbs Live rock, live sand,current usa orbit power compact fixture, remora hob skimmer, 6 blue legged hermits, 5 turbo snails, 1 blood shrimp, 1 cleaner shrimp, 2 damsels, 1 Alveopora coral, 1 starburst coral. startup date dec 2004 | 
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11-07-2005, 06:53 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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What is the ambient temp? could you run the pump external?
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100 gal touch tank for propagation;Current Sunpod2 HQI @1400k HQI ,38 gal Korrall sump, ASM G-3 skimmer, Mag 9.5. Stock changes often
125 gal ;Aqualight Pro HQI 2 HQI@1400k / Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Light Fixture, 5 powerheads, 30 gal sump, mag 12(return),Ocean runner 3500(return through chiller), ASM G-3 skimmer, UV sterilizer, Artic chiller Tobacco bass, maroon clowns, Seriatopora guttatus, Seriatopora hystrix, capricornis, Acropora, Spongodes, porites, Turbinaria,Stylophora pistillata, etc
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11-07-2005, 08:40 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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I run a 20 gallon with a 10 gallon sump... I don't have a lid on most of the sump - this helps.. I also take the lid off of my tank during the day a lot as I have a halide pendant.
If the latter isn't an option, you can put computer type fans above your sump. Many have said this results in a few degree drop in temp.
Now that you have a sump you should think about an auto top off device so you don't worry about the extra evap caused by fans, etc. | |
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11-10-2005, 01:00 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,Washington Age: 28
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well I though I had it all figured out, till the plexi-glass walls came unglued and ruined my whole sump plan. back to the silicone board I go.... | |
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11-17-2005, 02:46 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
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How did you glue it? I'm not sure, but weldon is the recommended glue for acrylic and I'm sure Plexiglass too. It actually welds the to pieces together. Should come apart.
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90 gallon reef, mag 1800 main return pump, 10 gallon refugium + 10 gallon sump, CPR overflows, ASM G-1 skimmer, icecap 660 vho 440 watts. 130#LR and 60#LS. Corals: Finger Leather, Fat Finger Leather, Toadstool, flower pot sps coral, hairy mushrooms. Fish: Yellow tang, Bi-color angel, pecula clowns, royal gramma, coral beauty angel, yellow tail damsel, blue damsel, Sergeant Major Damsel. Misc. hermit crabs, snails, flame scallop, Xenia | |
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11-17-2005, 03:27 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,Washington Age: 28
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i used silicone to put it together, then it came apart. so Im thinking of trying the weldon stuff. | |
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11-18-2005, 04:53 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: WA,Washington Age: 28
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know of any place to get weldon? | |
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11-20-2005, 12:00 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: los angeles Age: 31
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i own a medium container of weldon......if you need some send me a message _________ 
45g tank 70 lbs live premium rock40 lbs live sand
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