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I have been in the saltwater reefing hobby now for 3+ years, and if I would have gave up at the first sign of trouble I would not be here today. Every day I see so many new and old reefers leaving this hobby. Problems develop in our tanks and they frustrating and very depressing. Not to mention the very bad economy that we find ourselves in these days. IMO, in the end this is a wonderful hobby. I'm still learning so much every day from everyone in this hobby. I hope in turn to return the favor. ...

I am planning to use an Aqua-C EV-240 skimmer on my new 162 gal reef tank. I see that you can buy them with either a submersible pump or an external pump. If run with an external pump, does the skimmer then sit outside the sump?

Also, I would then need to runa separate external pump for the flow through the sump and fuge...correct. Do I factor in both pumps for total flow rate in tank?

I also hear of a lot of people running 2 return pumps, in case one goes bad, you have ...

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Is it too good to be true

with shipping it comes out to ~3.66 per lb... that is really good right?

any advice?

Just wanted to say Hi to everyone. I just signed up to Reef Addicts. I have had a 37 gallon FOWLR tank for 8 years. I just decided to step it up to a 162 gal in-wall reef tank. I just ordered it, and am preparing the wall and room behind. I will be making lots of posts and pics along the way. Since I am new to reef tanks, and advice will be helpful!

First question...what skimmer should I buy, and why? I will have a sump section for the skimmer. Have not built the sump yet.

My kids were keeping themselves entertained last week, making themselves nametags. (Why? I don't know, and really don't care, lol! It was keeping them QUIET!!!!!) Elise, my oldest has a Peace sign obsession right now, so she was decorating hers with peace signs, her sister, Kiley, took my love of stars and said that's what she wanted. When asked what he wanted on his name tag, my 4 year oldson Rhys said he wanted a bad guy. Elise promptly informed him she didn't really know how to draw a bad ...