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Bad News: We purchased our first fish addition to our tank last week. We went through our usual "short QT" process but it failed us this time. The fish we introduced seemed perfectly healthy when visually inspected but after a couple of days it had Marine Velvet and it spread to our other two...

Just a picture of a shop that would be at CFM.

I thought it might fall over :cool:

Not my image; But will probably go with premade ones as they look better than anything I can make. For a torch dominant tank, will these work? I

Thanks Mike. I probably should have asked that question first. I usually have the water line about 1/2 inch lower than the emergency pipe. With the current flow, it is either what you see in the picture or the water halfway down by adjusting the gate valve. If you think that is ok, then I...

This is where it is at now, If i nudge the gate valve to the left, it will drop 50%.

Hard to explain but I can compare it from past experience. On my old red rea 425XL when I turn the gate valve to the right the overflow water level increases when I turn the gate valve to the left the overflow water level decreases. The point is I can turn it either right/left and can...

I see what you mean. This is where I pulled the Varios 6 data from, where at speed 1 4000lph =1056 gph. Hope that makes more sense.

I am not sure what the current flow is, maybe I should try the milk gallon test. From the website/forums. IM 40L: Recommended Return Pump Flow Rate: 200 - 400 GPH Varios 6: at the lowest speed = 4000lph = 1056gph From Observation: Water moving into the overflow seems to be at a higher rate...

The Varios 6 is too strong for the setup and I would like to replace it. The problem is most of the smaller pumps is 3/4 inch while the varios is 1” which matches the trigger system input of 1”. Current setup. varrios 1” > 1” soft tubing > 1” barb > trigger inlet > 1” to 3/4” reducer > 3/4 inch...

There is an AIO and a EXT version for the 40L. You can find it on IM’s website.

Tank is up and running moving livestock from the IM 15. Learned some tricks off other people’s thread to keep the inside organized. Plumbed in the 57 watt UV. unfortunately the EB8 can’t power it up. Would like this to work on the EB8, if return pump is off then turn off uv port. Sump Plans...

Finished the plumbing and performing a water test. Leaks: Notice leaks where the trigger 1" twist together black looking bulk heads are (not sure what they are called). Added plumbers tape to all 3 areas (return, drain , emergency drain). That seemed to do the trick, but I do feel something is...

Routine has been a 5 gallon water change every 2 weeks. I have stopped testing the water but will probably do it if I see something wrong. One of the blasto is growing blue streaks which is interesting.

Waiting on a couple of pieces but the rest are glued in. One of the union is backwards compared to the rest, While working on this, I wonder why I didn’t get the 40L AIO version.

This is what I would like my 40g tank to look like. In this video Jake has a Yellow Tang, a Tomini Tang, and 2 Stark damsels. The tank is a IM 30L :Total Volume - 30 Gallons, Dimensions - 35.43" L x 14.96" W x 12.99" H. Jake is an expert in my book. I wonder if the Tang police reached out to...

Salt Creep between the seals, is this avoidable?

Thanks Randy. The part that I was missing was "On the outside of the overflow box, you should glue the pipe or if threaded, use pipe dope and a threaded adapter." For some reason it was hard to find this info, probably because it is common knowledge. Think I am ready to give this a go when the...

Saw the video, but how does the PVC pipe connect to the bulkhead? I was thinking that it needs to be glued. That's where I don't understand. Thanks!

The IM comes with two drain bulk heads and 2 return bulk heads (picture below) Do I hand tighten the bulkheads or is there a tool? Once tightened by hand/tool, I the PVC pipe would be glued to the inside? This is what I am thinking. I have plumbed the red sea before, but it was a screw/twist...