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You can smim and trim along the edge of your stand or even the foot if it is a pedestal. It is more for esthetics than functionality, your choice.
Old playing cards make great shims for your stand, if I understand you correctly.
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Nope, just too lazy! Actually my Marine Evironment 2 Part Salt does the trick for my soft and LPS corals.
You could build some feet to hold the fixture above your tank or hang the fixture from the ceiling. Either way leave a good 6 - 10" between lights...
I prefer a corner overflow and a return pump located in the sump. The return supply is split into four HOB adjustible spray heads. A "T" right out...
I can't for the life of me remember what size I used, solid white flex tube to avoid algea growth. It was somewhere in the vacinity of 1.25 - 1.5",...
Come on folks! Only ten votes, we can do better than that, eh?
From my experience it's better to have just the right amount of flow so you don't need to mess with a gate valve or throttle back the pump.
I would hang it like a pendent from piano wires fron the ceiling. This will minimize overheating.
I don't think it will. Sounds like you need a bigger volume overflow.
Cool beans Matt!
Fresh water does not skim as well as salt water. Good luck and post some pics of your equipment.
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No problem, that's what were hear for!
Welcome, welcome, welcome! Sweet tank!
Welcome, welcome, welcome! How about some pictures, eh?
Yup, but its all good. Actually most fish exhibit individual markings and my Maroon Clowns both have distinctive marks.;D
My Mag 7 worked beatifully on a 300 GPH overflow I had on an 80 gallon with about a 36" lift and the flow was wide open. As you probably know,...
The short answer is yes. The main benefit of a sump is the increased gas exchange and the bigger, the better. For your 55 gallon, I would...
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