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I think he's probably more worried about small bits of sand and larger pieces of particulate that a skimmer might not be able to clear out.

Do you not have enough space to put 2 or more? Being in Houston you can get some incredibly small fans over at EPO much cheaper than buying them at the LFS. Electronic Parts Outlet 3753 Fondren Rd 713.784.0140

Where would you get the check valve? I havnen't seen them here. although I'm not sure I'd use them anyway. I've heard too many horror stories of them failing. I just put slits in my return pipes just under the waterline. I did pin-hole sized holes in my last tank. I made the mistake of...

Everything is looking really gorgeous. Great job.

As far as the strainer goes. Heres a link with a couple nice pics of a simple solution. http://marshreef.com/modules.php?name=F ... pic&t=2573 When you're talking about needing the strainer you're still talking about a closed loop right? With adding the sump I just want to make sure...

I believe that the best way to do it is so that however you set it up you have twice as much airflow out as you do in. For instance if you have one 1in fan blowing into your hood, you want two 1in fans blowing back out of it. I read this someplace online, and can't remember where. I asked...

Do you already have the tank? I thought it was still being built? If it's still under construction, just have them drill the holes for you and build/install the overflow. It'll probably cost you about the same as doing it yourself, and be a lot less headache. I just spent 3 weeks trying to...

I found the performance curve for the dolphin pumps here: http://marinedepot.com/aquarium_powerhe ... .asp#DP650 I just didn't recommend the site because they're out of the pump. It works out better if you order it from custom aquatic anyway since they're a sponsor. I've bee researching...

The quiet one 3000 is $50 at fishsupply.com They've got the velocity T1 for $150, which I've head good things about. Customaquatic.com has the dolphin dp-650 which one of the guys here in town uses for his closed loop for $49.95. Personally I'd try one of the cheaper ones first, and if it...

I think a 1000gph with 3ft head, split 2 ways on each side of your SCWD will probably be about right. Which pump are you thinking of going with? Pumps differ greatly in how well they handle head pressure. I would think that if you can get it so that you're getting 400-500gph out of it you'll...