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And he's still alive! His name is Neptune and is the boss of my IM50. He has grown quite a bit. We love him. And we have still have two others from @Alexander1312 , Ariel and Tajin! They are all awesome little creatures and fun to observe.

@MarcosDelgado0 I ordered this for my upcoming build, which has since been halted by the tank for @a.little.hypertonic :confused: MEARCOOH EVA Foam This is the IM foam underneath my 50 For comparison. I hope this helps.

Let me see if I can get the one I have working first. Then we can discuss other options if needed bud.

I was doing some video of polyp movement on some of my sticks and managed to grab a couple pics from the video I liked. BC Bubblebath Unicorn Walt Disney

Apera makes reliable pens. Many options out there, but I believe pH is an important parameter to monitor. I personally do chase that one somewhat. I don't have a fancy monitoring system. So I check with a pen style probe too. I use the Apera pH60. I have an extra Hanna pH pen you can have, but...

Always! Some pH pens are not the most reliable. Some are better and keep calibration longer.

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Regarding the pH pen, when was the last time you calibrated it? Also, are you making sure you clean the probe after each use? Typically, probes stored in pH storage solution tend to hold their accuracy slightly longer. You may want to think about cleaning the probe head as well. Could use...

Appreciate the insights! Learned quite a bit in that update.

Thanks for the responses and help. I agree about the small drain with a valve will cause more restriction. I laughed at your response because of these two sentences! It's slowly getting there. We finally agreed on a spot where the tank is going! Now to get it into the spot, redo some electrical...

Thanks for the descriptive explanation. Would I want a valve on the trickle drain at all? If that's meant to be the emergency, it should be fully open at all times right? Oh! It doesn't make a bunch of splashing noise though? That would be my concern. Also...I seriously appreciate you guys...

Hmmm... so if I understand what you're saying and a few others stated here, I would want some water going through my secondary anyway? That helps control the actual water level? So I would not want that above the water line in the sump either.

Here's a snippet from a sales sheet "Herbie drain system with extra-large drain circumference of 1.25" for high speed and silent operations" - The pictures I've seen show the larger drain as the primary.

I looked up their plans and sales sheet. It's a primary durso drain with an emergency and a single return. The overflow has a single port for the return. I'm sure it could be plumbed to split the return though. I thought about that.

I was/am on the fence about just using a ball valve. Mainly because I was looking at the larger drain as the primary and they are a bit pricey. So I figured I'd dial it in with the pump controller and ball valve. I honestly don't know the answers to the best approach. Heavily relying on wisdom...

I mentioned it earlier, but why would I want to go that route? They designed the tank for the larger pipe to be the primary. Why would I do it differently. If I'm able to confirm that the small drain cannot handle it, I don't mind doing it that way, I just don't understand why I'd choose to go...

Oops...wrong thread! At the swap.

In love with my Space Invader Pectinia - I can't find the lid to thank whomever brought it. :( sorry

Oh ok. I really don't want anyone discouraged about participating in the contests. So that's what I was worried about.

Why bummer? I don't understand. Work with what you have. You have fish in your tanks right? Work on getting a picture you like of the fish you already have.