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Yes, the interior down pipe in the saltwater mixing station is cross drilled with holes above the water line for a siphon break.

34 gallon display, it was a Red Sea Reefer 170

@@sntmods thanks!

@@sntmods What size is the Moorish idol?

@@pabloberreondo3496 probably about 6"

After all these years we still have our Moorish Idol in our 220 gallon display tank. It did wipe out a few nice colonies of Zoas but doesn't touch anything else.

You need a calibrated dosing pump, such as GHL's Doser Maxi or Neptune's DOS. The dosing line that acts as the pickup tube extends down to the bottom of the saltwater container. That line runs through the doser and then to the tank, the waste line operates the same way but reversed. As for cleaning, we remove the plumbing and give it a chlorine bath every couple of years and use a pressure washer.

It's a Molex connector. Completed cables are available @ AquaLifeStudio.com

Thank you

The fish with yellowish white and black vertical stripes is a Moorish Idol, its a close relative of the tangs/surgeon fish and the only member of the Zanclidae family. A difficult fish to keep in an aquarium but it can be done with the right environment and diet. Quarantine is a must

@@sntmods I’ve been thinking about the heniochus. I didn’t realize how finicky most butterflies are. We have an emperor angel and we love it.

With the right environment, diet and attention theyre doable

They are available through our website @ aqualifestudio.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/115

Thank you for your comment. Check out the entire build thread here... www.reef2reef.com/threads/sump-and-electrical-cabinet-upgrade-build-thread.499270/ If you have any further questions please let me know. I love designing and building systems.

Just a regular 1/4 plug-in fitting will do. I had some left over black bulkhead fittings from mist-king. Bulkreefsupply.com, home depot and many other places that carry plumbing parts for ro/di and ice makers should have them

Pressure washer after an acid bath

I centered and bored out a 1-1/4" hole in a 1-1/2" PVC cap, then used a 3/4" "Uniseal" and press it into place. The trick I used is to wrap a little electrical tape around the heater's glass to increase the diameter so the Uniseal doesn't leak. The Eheim Jager heater's glass isnt quite the 3/4" in diameter so the tape takes care of the rest.

One pump does double duty, transfers RO/DI water from one container to the saltwater mixing/storage container; and also recirculates the saltwater mix. This is controlled via the pair of valves that exist immediately before the pump. I can also pump RO/DI or saltwater to the tank by opening or closing a pair of valves that exist after the main pump. The "faucets" that exist in front of the tanks can fill my 5 gallon buckets and operates due to gravity.

I use Reef Crystals by Instant Ocean and a pump runs for a few hours a day to keep in moving. No algae issues at all.

Though you can use float switches and or optical sensors, I use neither. I have a pickup tube made from from 1/4" acrylic that removes roughly 3 gallons a day right now and is installed in my sump's skimmer chamber. The clean saltwater enters my return pump chamber on it's own dosing line. I just setup a schedule within the Profilux 4 or the Maxi stand alone unit that pumps out 12000ml over a total of four sessions, every morning, and then replaces that same amount with clean saltwater. I am limited by this method as the doser is only able to pump 3000ml at a time and a maximum of 24000ml over the course of a day. Again, this is a limit set by the method I use.

DJ's Reef, it's a Leviton Wifi Plug connected via Wink app. I dont use a heater for the stored saltwater as the cooler water going to the display tank has very limited impact on temperature in such low quantities.

O ok. So what's the 2nd thing plugged in?

DJ's Reef, power cord to a surge protector. The GHL Doser Maxi is plugged into that.

marc palacios, the aquarium that you see at the tail end of this video is a "225 gallon". Measures 72" by 24" by 30" tall, totals 200 gallons of actual water volume which includes 20 or so gallons in the sump.

The Idol has been doing great. I'm making sure to keep him well fed but thus far it hasn't picked at anything other than what I intend for it to eat. It will remain housed in this tank for the next 3 months or so until I have a spot available in QT.

Why are you planning on moving the Idol?

marc palacios, the Idol's eventual home is an established 225 gallon reef

Nice!. I really want to get an Idol just hearing bad storys about them. Not eating or eating the corals...

@@marcpalacios3990 they are really easy to keep but most of them dont ship well if you could get one that eatting your good to go they eat like pigs and grow fast too