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I missed the last couple with conflicts. I will NOT miss this one. Been looking forward to it for quite a while.

We were having some humidity issues in our basement with all the rain a couple months back. The fish room is vented, but the storage room where the sump pump is located was getting a little stinky. I bought a dehumidifier which took care of the issue in a day, but also a humidity monitor. If...

I siphoned about 35 gallons of water onto my basement carpet once. Rented a carpet cleaner from Giant and it sucked up most of the water. Threw some baking soda down and fans for a few days and it was fine. No stain, no smell, no mold.

Looks like you guys are making good progress! One thing to consider is that if you go with the stacked tanks and still want to go with a sump, you'll either need to design your stand and sump ahead of time. You'll also need to either have a common sump or room for two systems. It's possible...

I think you mean a ball valve and not a check valve. Perhaps you are confusing the home depot folks. Is this what you want? HD has them, they are in the plumbing and pvc aisle and are white with orange handles mostly. You'll need to choose between a slip fitting (needs to attach with pvc...

It didn't sound like you were going to do a lot of custom building. There are ways to quiet down the systems, but it's relative. For a living room display, you might want to go see someone's setup who claims to have a completely quiet sump. Reefers usually do the most work to quiet them down...

Hey Ethan - A combined sump would be great, but if you are not planning on doing the building yourself, I think it might be difficult to find what you want via retail. Another issue is the noise. I think you and your wife came to my house for some albino bristlenose cats. (Sorry, I can't...

+1 to Andrew

Thanks Loni! Just ordered two of the 110's.

Why do the Yankees care about fish food?!? :p

+1 on putting the name out publicly. I know most of the people posting personally and believe you all to be seasoned enough to understand that anecdotal evidence is inherently suspect, but valuable nonetheless. I brought home a good bit of food from the convention and don't want to be...

You should've combined it with Lake Victoria... :FIREdevil:

Very much looking forward to it! Congrats on a great idea and good luck.

A little late as the issue has already been decided, but as Tony keeps mostly africans, I don't think he'd want to use distilled water. Our fish like all the trace elements and stuff from the tap.

Not sure I can envision what you mean. The fan has a grill/intake which is flush to the wall or ceiling and then the fan unit itself sits behind the drywall. They can be pretty large. You then just need a duct to wherever your exit is. If it's a window, just remember you'll have it running...

Tony - It's a dehumidistat you want. I ordered humidistat first. Learn from my mistake! You can get them at Lowe's online and they'll ship to your local Lowes for free. I opted for a very quiet fan, but compromised in terms of CFMs, only getting about 140 per minute. If you can take a...

Agree, you can seal up the bulkhead on the sump by capping off that PVC, or just closing the ball valve. :) You could also run the mag drive externally and plumb it to that valve, but it's probably a bit louder that way. You have a few options, but that sump and pump should easily work for...

I'd use the first sump as it's better configured for freshwater fish and the trickle filter, which isn't great for SW fish. The second one looks like it's built for a protein skimmer and other reef equipment. I got rid of my external Iwaki because of the noise and went to a submersible mag...

The reefers are far ahead of us freshwater folks in terms of overflows and sumps. Reefcentral is a great place to go for DIY plumbing projects. It's also great for lighting and stand building systems simply because they invest so much more into their equipment and livestock that they are...

Rasta, he had the canisters on a different tank. :) Mike, how long have you had the new tank setup? It takes a little time to get it to clear. Sumps can be very effective at keeping the water sharp. I like using a filter pad (either the blue/white stuff or some pink/white stuff I bought off...