Addiction wins, 450 gallon system begins
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In helping the thread split, I just wanted to tell jnarowe that I cleaned the skimmer and sump again tonight<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7409788#post7409788 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Skimmer looks great, if a little too clean.I should probably be cleaning mine more! I am thinking about installing a wet neck wash down system...yes, laziness is the mother of invention.
Sump is too clean BTW. Who do you think you are, melev???
So what's been going on with your tank? Do you have an abridged version? Last I left off reading this thread (it's been a while), I believe you were toying with the idea of taking the tank down??? I think it was your thread anyway.
Glad to see it's still up and running.
Glad to see it's still up and running.
I guess I'll post something news worthy in the tank's system progression.
I started hitting about 81.9 on the tank and it's still early in the year. So I placed a single 4" fan over the sump. The first day I really didn't notice a difference and forgot about it. Two days later I checked and the temp was 76.1 and the heater was on... Oops. So anyway, I got it tied in now and the tank is staying extremely constant. May not have to add the AC to the wetroom after all
We'll see though, the hottest day so far has been 91, so I'll see what happens when the triple digits hit later this year!
I started hitting about 81.9 on the tank and it's still early in the year. So I placed a single 4" fan over the sump. The first day I really didn't notice a difference and forgot about it. Two days later I checked and the temp was 76.1 and the heater was on... Oops. So anyway, I got it tied in now and the tank is staying extremely constant. May not have to add the AC to the wetroom after all
We'll see though, the hottest day so far has been 91, so I'll see what happens when the triple digits hit later this year!
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7440174#post7440174 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by otolith
So what's been going on with your tank? Do you have an abridged version? Last I left off reading this thread (it's been a while), I believe you were toying with the idea of taking the tank down??? I think it was your thread anyway.
Glad to see it's still up and running.
Yeah, I had some buyers regret and some business issues. But decided to keep it and for now, I'm trying to keep it simple. Maybe in a year or so, we'll start adding SPS and more toys... Might even be building a home later if we find some land we like. Then this will be the small nano tank
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So far my fan cooling system has worked quite well too. I have been very pleased with its ability to keep the tank at appropriate temps. Doesn't get to triple digits here and I have my room intake under my deck, so I feel fairly confident, especially since we just had a stretch of days that got into the 90's.
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Hop, what did you do to "tie in" the temperature, did you connect your fan to a temp controller?<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7440185#post7440185 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Hop
So anyway, I got it tied in now and the tank is staying extremely constant. May not have to add the AC to the wetroom after all
Well I decided to do some experimenting this weekend and officially didn't do squat in the end
I built a platform to hold my skimmer about a foot lower, at the height of the fuge. Then I tried to add my second beckett to the skimmer and raised the becketts. Went to the hardware store and got all the plumbing that I needed. Spent a few hours getting everything plumbed in and.... A dud. The PCX-55 just didn't have the umph to run it. So I took one of the becketts off until I can get a bigger pump.
Then I was having trouble getting consistent foam and after doing some not-so-scientific research and a few post in the MRC forum, I decided to plumb a line outside for the air intake. This was done to get away from the humidity of the wetroom. Well this worked very well! BUT, my pump died when I went to fire it back up. Took it apart and cleaned the whole thing out. Had some issues with the front bushing so I cleaning it out and put a small amount of safe lube on it. Now seven hours later, I'm just starting to get a foam head going due to the small amount of lube introduced.
So the moral of the story is:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
I built a platform to hold my skimmer about a foot lower, at the height of the fuge. Then I tried to add my second beckett to the skimmer and raised the becketts. Went to the hardware store and got all the plumbing that I needed. Spent a few hours getting everything plumbed in and.... A dud. The PCX-55 just didn't have the umph to run it. So I took one of the becketts off until I can get a bigger pump.
Then I was having trouble getting consistent foam and after doing some not-so-scientific research and a few post in the MRC forum, I decided to plumb a line outside for the air intake. This was done to get away from the humidity of the wetroom. Well this worked very well! BUT, my pump died when I went to fire it back up. Took it apart and cleaned the whole thing out. Had some issues with the front bushing so I cleaning it out and put a small amount of safe lube on it. Now seven hours later, I'm just starting to get a foam head going due to the small amount of lube introduced.
So the moral of the story is:
If it ain't broke, don't fix it
LOL. Yeah, but look how much money I saved!
Since I had to spend all my time going back and fixing everything the way it was, I didn't have time to go to the LFS. So now all I have to do is pick up a new pump
Probably flawed logic... Now I'm trying to decide between a Gen-X or a Pan World Pump... I'm thinking Pan World as they draw lass watts, but a hair less GPH.
Since I had to spend all my time going back and fixing everything the way it was, I didn't have time to go to the LFS. So now all I have to do is pick up a new pump
Probably flawed logic... Now I'm trying to decide between a Gen-X or a Pan World Pump... I'm thinking Pan World as they draw lass watts, but a hair less GPH.
Ok, finally the skimmer is working properly. Hope I don't have to do that again. Still researching whether moving the air intake outside was beneficial. I should know by the end of the day, depending on if I have to adjust the needle valve in accordance with the humidity
Well I finally made it down to the new LFS
It wasn't quite what I was expecting, but it was pretty good. They even took me for a walk through of their various systems. Picked up some frozen food and some kalk mix. Tomorrow I'm thinking abut making my own Kalk set up..
Oh yeah, and I happened to pick up a nice acro frag and a fist sized rock covered in orange and green zoos I'm acclimating them right now
It wasn't quite what I was expecting, but it was pretty good. They even took me for a walk through of their various systems. Picked up some frozen food and some kalk mix. Tomorrow I'm thinking abut making my own Kalk set up..
Oh yeah, and I happened to pick up a nice acro frag and a fist sized rock covered in orange and green zoos
I'm acclimating them right now
So I got my two new frags acclimated last night and left them in the sump. Quick question thought, this being my first SPS frag.
Should I put it on the bottom of the display and over the next few weeks move it up to the final mounting place?
Or should I mount it in it's final place and cut back on the lighting for the first few weeks?
I'm thinking mount it and cut back on the lighting, I try to keep my hands out of the tank as much as possible...
Should I put it on the bottom of the display and over the next few weeks move it up to the final mounting place?
Or should I mount it in it's final place and cut back on the lighting for the first few weeks?
I'm thinking mount it and cut back on the lighting, I try to keep my hands out of the tank as much as possible...
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