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  1. Hello I am plumbing a remote sump to the storage area of my basement and have dry fit everything together. Was wanting to run it by you guys and make sure what I'm doing doesn't have any obvious flaws I'm missing or if someone had a better idea before I prime and glue. Using two 1.5" drains from DT, one drain goes to 40 gallon Breeder for a refugium which dumps into the 50 gallon stock tank and the other 1.5" drain goes right to the stock tank. Skimmer, calc reactor, heaters, apex probes, carbon reactor, and return pump will all be in the stock tank. The return pump is plumbed to a 1" return back to DT. I have also wired two dedicated 20 amp gfci outlets to the left of the sump tanks. Any thoughts are appreciated whether it's advice or something I may be doing wrong. Chris https://imgur.com/a/4r5Xh
  2. So I know how inexpensive plugs are, but I still wanted to give it a whirl. I’m totally a DIY guy so why not plugs. Saves me a few buck and can possibly make some too. Started out by making the mold. First I cut a 3”x10”x2” thick block of delrin plastic work was about to trash into 4 strips. Next I bolted them back together with 6 long bolts. Then I drilled a 3/8” holes in a staggered pattern 1-1/4” deep. This will be the stems of the plugs. Once all the 3/8” holes were drilled I used a 7/8” drill bit to make the crowns. I drilled down 1/4” in depth. Next step was the recipe. I have some old clean sand in a bucket in the garage, and I managed to get some Portland cement from the bricklayers at work. I went with a ratio of 3 to 1. 3/4 cup of sand and 1/4 cup of Portland cement was enough for the mold and a few flat disc. I mixed all the ingredients in a empty calcium supplement container that I cut the top 1/4 off. I added enough water to create a syrupy consistency. This will allow any air bubbles to rise out of the mix. Now comes the fun part. I started scooping the mix into every plug hole in the mold. Once they were all filled I smoothed the surface and started to shake and tap on the mold to work out any trapped air bubbles and settle the mix in in every plug hole. Followed by a top off of mix to any low spots. Dry time is two days. And Shazam! Unbolt the mold pry the strips apart with a flat screwdriver, a few taps hear and there and a wiggle of the plugs and walla. Let me know if you wanna try for yourself. I’ll be happy to give any advice about the process.
  3. So I am working on my very own plywood tank build and am in need of a front viewing window! I am looking for someone in the Indy area that can supply acrylic sheets, looking for 96x24x.5 and just need one. Anyone have experience buying this material locally? Any help would be much appreciated, will save me a $100 shipping fee from buying it online!
  4. I built one of these a while back and missed a couple of key items, but wanted to revisit building a better algae scraper. I have been reviewing a lot of online forums for DIY algae scrapers and wonder what the thoughts are from our group. Considering the factors of space limitations under my tank stand and the amount of salt creep I experienced the last go at this, I am leaning towards a horizontal version with additional surface area instead of pushing light from both sides. I included a pic that is the remnants of my refugium that was keeping my Nitrates at virtually zero to keep the chemistry in check while the algae mat begins to accumulate. Also I only have a 13W 2500K CFL bulb and will be replacing that today with a 23W CFL spectrum TBD. Any thoughts or words of wisdom on me going this route?
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