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yea it does. your overflow is supposed to act like a controlled siphon. try to be more descriptive in your post about what you don't understand.
if you turn off the impellar on the overflow after you start the siphon, you wont have that problem. there isn't no such thing as too slow, because...
us the ball valve connected to it to slow the flow. also you loose power when you pump water through a tube(especially against gravity) in reality...
reread the posts in this thread they tell you how to do it. you will have far more complicated pieces of equipment in this hobby then a fancy...
for what?
if you want you can put Live rock rubble in their. but wetdrys, which is what you have, are really for tanks with lots of fish not really reefs(I'm...
I wouldn't worry about the nitrate in the sump, just do a change later when you have the salt. I would rinse the bioballs once before you use them....
did you try what I told you with the overflow and then adjust the return with the ball valve.
if it was a fry it wouldn't be as big as what you have in your tank(going by the picture). fish fry are very small. I think its safe to assume its...
its probably a dead fish that the other fish picked at. to my knowledge no fresh water fish in this hobby have egg pouches like sharks. or maybe a...
even if you want a sump model octopus is a very popular brand I would check out some of there other models. check out the videos of them on youtube.
you understand your turning off the power to the impellar in the overflow not the return pump to the display right?
atleast enough that it works and the pump isn't sucking in air. ;)
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I know you wanted in sump but I'm gonna be trying a HOB octopus 100F in a few days, Ill post a review.
if you plug it in to start it, then unplug it. does it still work assuming the water level in the tank is high enough?
you said you have a ball valve
did you try seting the return rate while the filter thing isn't turned one so it just siphons?
turn your skimmer on.
a)scrubbing isn't necessary look out for aptasia tho. b)live rock don't need food lol. c)depends whats growing on it. d) sometime in the first...
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