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I think some thing is wrong with my sump. I have to add close to 1/2 gal of water to my return section just about every other day. is this normal ? i do not see a leak,

So my wife and I where looking to add a little more scenery to the dinning room area of our home but didn't want to spend a fortune. So while picking up some supplies at a local Pet Smart we stumbled across the the Fluval Chi. It is a 5.5 gallon rimless aquarium with and integrated filter with LED lighting. It allows the water to be filtered and to trickle back into the aquarium like a fountain. So at $55.00 for the sale price we had to pick one up.

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THANKS FELLA'S LOL Midnight to answer your question yes the standard 265rr tank made by marineland only comes with 4 1" holes, now the drains they provide you are 1 1/2" but have a reduce at the bottom so technically it is what it is lol, that is why im going to use all 4 1 inch holes as drains, and it looks like both holes in each box will fit the 2 overflow drains in each box, havent gotten to check it out yet, but i believe there is room for this, so today i pretty much got most of ...

So I have not updated for quite awhile, so I wanted to give a few picts, and description.

Building a 120gal Mixed Reef...And now we have water, and rock. Still need to finish the return pump plumbing, but getting there. We were hoping to have it done this weekend, but we are waiting for 1 piece of plumbing to get here, probably Tues or Wed. Had to order a pvc union, in order to connect the pump.
I realize that there are lots of things in these pics, like the heaters, and probes ...

hey guys this is my 120g mixed reef.

120g tank 48"x24"x24"
50g sump w/refugium(going to be 80g sump and 75g refugium when we move to our new house)
2x250w 15k radium bulbs powered by 2 icap hqi ballest.
1 48" icap led actinic
reeflo dart
1" scwd
1" seaswirl



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