Shutting Tank Down for a Day?

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  1. Regf

    Regf Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Just curious, im running an MP40, 2x 750 Koralia in my 90g DT right now. The flow is great in the tank and I have extra power heads if needed, but wondering if I would be able to shut down the plumbing for a day to rework some of the baffles in my sump?
     
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  2. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    Shouldn't be an issue as long as you have a heater in there as well or keep an eye on the temp.
     
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  3. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    I shut my system down for 3 days to replumb to hard PVC, just tossed a heater in the DT.
     
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  4. Regf

    Regf Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thank you!
     
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    Regf Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thank you!
     
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  6. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    air pump with stone for O2 levels
     
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  7. Industry

    Industry Astrea Snail

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    I just shut mine down for 36 hours. 125g with 2 heaters 2 powerheads and an air stone. nothing even seemed to notice.
     
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  8. Greg@LionfishLair

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    And circulation...absolutely! I'm making some adjustments to one of our systems, and I dropped 3 airlines into the DT and two into the sump.
     
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