180g Starphire A.G.E on its way!

[ooja3k]

Yumm!

 

[cbui2]

yes, we can finally stop holding out breath. Hornets Rule

 

[Maximus]

Damn, how did I miss this? Looking great!

 

[melev]

What a minute. You removed the sump, extracted the skimmer and inserted the new one and all we get is three pictures?! Where are the rest of the pictures of you struggling and squirming to get the old one out and the new one in? Let's see how it fit in the stand too.

Yet another attempt to keep this thread on topic more then 51% of the total daily posts

 

[tbone28]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12134639#post12134639 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
What a minute. You removed the sump, extracted the skimmer and inserted the new one and all we get is three pictures?! Where are the rest of the pictures of you struggling and squirming to get the old one out and the new one in? Let's see how it fit in the stand too.

Yet another attempt to keep this thread on topic more then 51% of the total daily posts

LOL, I'm so sore today. I stayed up way late last night doing this. I have a 80+ gallon sump, so I had to drain it, the fuge, and my freshwater reservoir. I think I have like 40 pounds of sand in my fuge. Add that to the weight of the sump, which sits on top of rubber pond liner, and it's friggin hard to slide the sump enough for me to lift it up and pull it out. Then, of course, I clean out the sump before I put the new skimmer in, and you got one tired puppy today, but it looks like it was worth it

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12134285#post12134285 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Maximus
Damn, how did I miss this? Looking great!

Thanks. If it's skimming like this so early, and I don't even have the bioload that I want, I don't think I'll be cutting out that cone anymore

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12134254#post12134254 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cbui2
yes, we can finally stop holding out breath. Hornets Rule

Hornets are good. I hope they helped start a 22 game slide for the Rockets Warriors > Hornets

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12132904#post12132904 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jar*Head
Looking good Terry. Make sure you run it dry for the first 10 days to 2 weeks.

So far, I'm glad I give it a try and made the move. I have my water level right at the bottom of the collection cup right now. Is that dry enough?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12132875#post12132875 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by danskim
Nice! How long did it take to make that?

From late last night til about 6pm tonight. Looks like it's breaking in nicely

 

[tbone28]

Skimmer impressions

Skimmer impressions

Build quality is awesome. It is soo much heavier than my Euroreef. Pump is silent, which is a necessity for me. And I like that the collection cup holds more volume than the ER.

This skimmer barely fit into my sump. It has a pretty big footprint because of the pump.

I'm not a fan of the engraved lid. I think it looks corny. I would rather have the older, smooth white lid. I also would prefer a red-colored pump intake, rather than the yellow one.

 

[i2ik]

Loors very good Terry! Dont think you will regret going with the BK in the end How much skimmate can you pull out every week? How long was it running on that picture?

 

[tbone28]

Hey Richard, the skimmer was just set up. In that pic, it's about 18 hours worth

 

[Jar*Head]

Just wait till it completely breaking in. You will get much more stinky skimmate.

 

[tbone28]

Day #1:

Day #2:

 

[danskim]

Looks pretty foul.

 

[clownnrnd]

WOW, love that candy floss looking bubbles coming over the top of the neck. Looks like it is running nicely.

I was thinking that skimmer lid would be a nice avator or maybe for the ultimate in corny avators you could do nice combo pic w/ the yellow intake??? haha just kidding of course....well?? maybe a poll???

Take Care,

Chad

 

[danskim]

Terry,
You mentioned that you wanted to add more anthias.
How about these?

http://www.reefhotspot.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=21_27&products_id=3573

 

[tbone28]

Chad - What's candy floss?

Dan - those anthias are pretty cool! Pricey though!

 

[melev]

Looks like an ugly goldfish to me, and an overpriced one at that.

 

[paulthomas]

Re: Skimmer impressions

Re: Skimmer impressions

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12134836#post12134836 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tbone28 I'm not a fan of the engraved lid. I think it looks corny. I would rather have the older, smooth white lid. I also would prefer a red-colored pump intake, rather than the yellow one.

Oh man... perfectionist.

Yeah, no thanks on those anthias.

 

[danskim]

Haha I wouldn't buy them either, but I just saw that they were rare.
Ventralis anthias are better looking IMO and a lot cheaper.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12142712#post12142712 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
Looks like an ugly goldfish to me, and an overpriced one at that.

i saw a few of them at Phishy business they are big for anthias and really cool fish, seeing them in person would change your opinion i bet.

 

[tbone28]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12143795#post12143795 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by danskim
Haha I wouldn't buy them either, but I just saw that they were rare.
Ventralis anthias are better looking IMO and a lot cheaper.

I really like the ventralis, but aren't they hard to get feeding? How much do those guys sell for?

 

[danskim]

Yeah, I read they are hard to feed too. I know liveaquaria gets them from time to time, and they go for about $60 each.

I want to get a trio myself, but I think my tank is almost crowded now.