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Yes I do that if I'm around at the time. My lights are on a timer so sometimes they come on or off when the room is dark. The fish panic and sometimes they have marks and scrapes from being frightened.

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I would like a light controller for my 100 gal tank that will gradually turn on the lights in the morning and dim them until they are off at night. The lights on my tank are LED. My fish panic when the light suddenly goes on or off. Any suggestions for a controller like this. Thanks.

I no longer have the tube I used as I tossed it out after I used it up. It was a new tube and very common at the Home Depot here in Alberta, Canada. Thanks all for your concern but my last 2 Cubans died this morning. I think just as well as I think they would have had some permanent damage...

Ya in this case I waited 4 days but the pockets just didn't cure. The sump never smelled like vinegar at all. The fish started getting sick within hours and the first fish died within 24 hours. I have a thread going in setup and filtration titled " New sump now fish are sick" if you want to...

Thanks Mastiffman. The tank has been running for over a year and I was just installing a new sump which I used the GE II silicone for the the glass partitions. Part of the problem was I used too much and some pockets of uncured silicone were left even after several days. I didn't find this out...

Well it's a day later and I never did find a good bridge to jump off of so here is an update. Just my Cubans still alive but not looking great yet. I'm not sure if they will ever recover after looking so bad. On the bright side I think I have confirmed the cause of all this. Clay I believe...

Thanks. The sump and partitions are glass in this case.

Just a heads up. I used GE Silicone II black Window and Door to put dividers in my new sump. There was no mold resistant stuff in it. Within 2 days most of my fish were dead! I let it cure for 3 days and circulated water in it for 1 day before hooking it to my tank. I know people on this...

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The tank was custom built for me by a tank builder in my area. They build many large tanks so the trim looks a bit larger than usual. Yes I used way too much silicone but normally that is not a problem when using the correct type. The centre sponges came out of my old cycled sump and I think...

The return tube was on the old sump with no problems as well as the sponges.

Well my Synspilums died.:cry: Also the rest of my Rainbowfish. The Cubans are hanging on barely as well as the Salvini. Did massive water change and removed new sump. Will continue water changes tomorrow and run only my cannister for now. I guess even after 30 years of keeping fish you can still...

OK quick update. I have madly been unhooking the sump and doing water changes. I Think my fish are all going to die anyways because they might be too far gone. To answer some questions I did use Ge silicone II window and door but it has NO mold resistant crap in it! I have read on other...

Thanks. Just tested it again. Nitrites, nitrates, ammonia all at 0.

Update. Fish are still lying on the bottom. 1 of my dither fish is dead. An Australian rainbowfish. I had 4 in total. I am doing a 50% water change and added an airstone to see if this helps at all. Not looking good at this point. Might have to pull out the new sump tonight if things don't...

After all this discussion I think I will just continue to do water changes and maybe feed some medicated food. Hopefully the fish are just stressed with the new taste/feel of the water running through the new sump. The fish are Cubans, Synspilum and a Salvini. This is the first time they have...

My fittings are white.

I rinsed the fittings with hot water so they were fairly clean. I put my cycled media from the old sump into the new sump. Thinking about it now the media sat for about 2 hours before the new sump was up and running. (It took me awhile to change the plumbing a bit and get the new sump...

Thanks again. I will try the medicated food if they will eat. I usually quit feeding them if I suspect water problems to prevent further polluting of the water. Never used medicated foods. Any suggestions?