I've been checking in a couple of times a day, and no new posts .... did everyone go to Europe for the winter?
Naw, I know you are all busy, I just thought I'd post something ..... My Cascade filter went TU, so I tore it apart and the algae had clogged it so bad the pump wouldn't even spin ..... I cleaned it up and now it pumps again ...... I've got plenty of filter floss, but I ran out of carbon, so now I've got to do without until the first of the month to go down to Billings to get some more. I've looked online, but haven't been too successful at finding activated carbon (charcoal) for aquariums in bulk quantities. The best price I've found so far is Wally World, which isn't a great price AFAIAC! Anyone have any ideas where I can get it wholesale?

I built a sump out of an old 10 gallon aquarium - (sand doesn't make a good filter media in a passive system - personal experience), but the siphon tub was too large for the pump, and it kept overflowing .... today or tomorrow, I'll try a smaller diameter siphon tube and see if I can get it to work ;0. I may have to go to a larger pump to balance it out. Anyone have any info on sizing the siphon tube to the pump? I've seen a chart, but that didn't work for me .... according to the chart, my pump should have pumped the aquarium dry with the size of siphon I had, but it was just the opposite, the siphon out-powered the pump

I may have to go to another plan