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Old 04-03-2012, 05:13 PM
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we both own the house.... but mom always has something to say! lol!

i spent a good portion of my night switching out news paper (thank god we got flyers last week) and using a blow dryer on and off for about 4 hours... i'll go home tonight and really look it over... all of the stress in the tang has now given my scopas tang ich.. Freaking awesome.... NOT... but it's eating like a champ and still best friends with my sailfin... so i will just watch it.. there is no way of getting it out without tearing down my tank and stressing everyone else out.
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Old 04-03-2012, 05:18 PM
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This is what i use
http://www.reefshops.com/hang-on-ove...e-clone-2.html
This overflow is long/wide so snail or anything else will have hard time blocking it. But nevertheless I use a screener on the intake and a second screener on the bulkhead. Also i use a vacuum cleaner hose (wide) to drain the overflow, and last but not least low return flow from sump to the display tank. This slow water flow is for two reasons: Gives skimmer (in the sump)better chance to process the water available at the moment and keeps usage of electricity low (no need for a high flow pump). Inside the display tank i have a high water movement with Tunze pumps. (low voltage also)

The next step in safety is built in duorso stile oveflow with extra overflow pipes for redundency.
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Old 04-03-2012, 05:40 PM
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they still think he's a foster dog! and they don't know i got my lip pierced... or about the new furniture, or lola... or that i framed the basement... or that i bought a new truck.... it will be an interesting weekend.
hahaha this made me loooool so much!!!! omg i would love to see the look on their faces.....btw if you dont mind me asking but who is lola?
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Old 04-03-2012, 05:43 PM
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LOL! Lola is a dog... if you can call her that... i prefer the term guinea pig that barks... she was a rescue and in rough shape but my other half took her in as her own (so i am not taking any blame for that dog being in the house) lol she's a Chorkie... chihuahua-yorkie mix weighs all of 2.5 lbs! lmao!
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LOL! Lola is a dog... if you can call her that... i prefer the term guinea pig that barks... she was a rescue and in rough shape but my other half took her in as her own (so i am not taking any blame for that dog being in the house) lol she's a Chorkie... chihuahua-yorkie mix weighs all of 2.5 lbs! lmao!
haahahah thats more of a barking fuzzy slipper!!! omg that must be adorable lol. her being so small your parents shouldn't mind too much...i thought lola was your girlfriend/wife and your parents didn't know she was living with you.......now that would make for some intresting tv with popcorn
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Old 04-03-2012, 05:51 PM
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no sarah is my wife and they know about her! lmao!!
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hahahahah i would hope so!! lool. this is still going to be a great weekend
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Wow
This is why I'm contemplating a float switch inside my overflow box to cut power to the return pump. It may end up cycling a lot until I find out about it, but pumps are cheap compared to the alternative.

Hope the visit goes better than you are thinking
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Old 04-03-2012, 08:30 PM
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lol it would have been fine and my pump would have just run half dry for another 20min.. worse case is pump died, i have a back-up..... not had 6 buckets of water added! lol!
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lol it would have been fine and my pump would have just run half dry for another 20min.. worse case is pump died, i have a back-up..... not had 6 buckets of water added! lol!
hahah lol, i mean your room mate was trying to help.......albeit in a bad way but still......lol
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