that looks neat. which fan(s) are you replacing with these??
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that looks neat. which fan(s) are you replacing with these??
reeftivo
Skim junkie
It's the Vantec Stealth 120mm cabinet fan kit (not cheap). You can adjust the speed on the transformer block-Nice!! I installed it last night and it is the exact same size as the stock fan. I fried the first fan because I tried to install it without the transformer block. They are easy to put in but you must use the transformer block they come with. I have it plugged in to my DC8 expansion box along with the MH light and it is half the sound of the original on the second highest setting. I can even dial it down further so it is silent but will have to experiment to see if it still cools well on all the lower settings-I ran out of time last night. It is expensive but it was driving me nuts with the noise and now I'm happy as a clam. I used the nice grills that come with the kit on my cabinet for a much cleaner look.
Note: The wires to the old fan should be cut and capped or removed completely to avoid any grounding or shorting. They are wire nutted into the internal harness and I just cut my wires down to the nut. You will also need a thin phillips head screwdriver to get to the fans screws.
Note: The wires to the old fan should be cut and capped or removed completely to avoid any grounding or shorting. They are wire nutted into the internal harness and I just cut my wires down to the nut. You will also need a thin phillips head screwdriver to get to the fans screws.
reeftivo
Skim junkie
Hi jamesOoO!
I'm not sure what you mean. Do you want raw water to go directly into the fuge? The Pro system works well as is with the feed into the first chamber then over into the fuge area and out to the return. Are you talking about the Cad pro system or the AIO signature? If your talking about a AIO then you can run either a barbed "Y" fitting or a "T" adapter off the return pump and out to fuge, external skimmer or just about whatever you like. The Cad AIO's already have a fuge chamber though so that's why I'm not sure.
Tivo
reeftivo
Skim junkie
The fan in the HQI light fixture. Sorry for the late replies, my computer keeps dropping out of explorer.
not too bad. wife told me i could buy an mp20 for myself for christmas if i could find one used for a reasonable price. i haven't had much luck yet -- do you guys think that a couple of koralia 2s would do the job in the meantime? Because I've got a lot of rockwork aquascaping in my tank, I've developed several dead spots/low flow areas/detritus build-ups causing hair algae/cyano outbreaks. i hate filling my tank with those big koralias, but they're a lot cheaper than the vortechs.
it does look like i might be getting myself an eheim 1262 return pump and JBJ ATO for christmas, though. so, that's upside!
in sadder news, my lawnmower blenny is getting a concave stomach. i've tried a lot of things with no luck (every kind of prepared food, frozen mysis, frozen blood worms, garlic guard, spirulina, green seaweed, brown seaweed.... at least my other fish are getting fat). he won't eat any kinds of prepared food, and he doesn't touch most of the algae in my tank (of which there is plenty) -- he only eats off the glass.
it does look like i might be getting myself an eheim 1262 return pump and JBJ ATO for christmas, though. so, that's upside!
in sadder news, my lawnmower blenny is getting a concave stomach. i've tried a lot of things with no luck (every kind of prepared food, frozen mysis, frozen blood worms, garlic guard, spirulina, green seaweed, brown seaweed.... at least my other fish are getting fat). he won't eat any kinds of prepared food, and he doesn't touch most of the algae in my tank (of which there is plenty) -- he only eats off the glass.
reeftivo
Skim junkie
Cool! Two K1's or 2's on a jbj wave maker or a controller would work really well. I actually ran K1's on a jbj wavemaker for a year before I got my controller and they worked great. If you find a used MP20 for sale, ask yourself-why would they be getting rid of an MP20 (maybe something wrong?). I think the Koralias would be fine and if you get an MP20 down the road there are always other uses for the Koralias.
Eheim is the bomb! I have a 1262 and a 1250 and they are awsome. They do produce a bit of heat though but still a very good choice! I'm sorry to hear about the blenny. I've had two over the years and never could keep them longer than a few months. I tried just about everything you did and it seems that once they start to get that sucked in stomach, they just never recover. I think its the lack of tasty micro algae in our smaller systems because we actually keep them so clean. From what I've read, they prefer micro as opposed to macro. I may be wrong but who knows. They are some of the coolest fish though!
Take care and happy reefing!!
Eheim is the bomb! I have a 1262 and a 1250 and they are awsome. They do produce a bit of heat though but still a very good choice! I'm sorry to hear about the blenny. I've had two over the years and never could keep them longer than a few months. I tried just about everything you did and it seems that once they start to get that sucked in stomach, they just never recover. I think its the lack of tasty micro algae in our smaller systems because we actually keep them so clean. From what I've read, they prefer micro as opposed to macro. I may be wrong but who knows. They are some of the coolest fish though!
Take care and happy reefing!!
reeftivo
Skim junkie
Gillundr
New member
I'm sorry to hear about your Blenny. I just went through the same thing and it sucked. I had that blenny over a year. He was in a larger system that I guess supported him better. When I put him in the CAD he went downhill. I did catch him and put him back in the bigger system but he didn't recover and that was it. It sucks buddy.
I have been meaning to put up some pictures of the Deltec MCE600 that Tivo was soooo great to hook me up with. I had been having problems with my CAD pumps on the skimmers failing. I'm going to have to try to order some from Marine Depot. I'm going to look back in the posts to see which ones Tivo said will work with the Bubble Magus and order a couple of those and still trying to figure out which one works on the original skimmer. BAH!
This Deltec is Nice though! It's a tight fit but it's in there haha. I'm getting it adjusted and dialed in. Still getting used to it lol. It makes some VERY stinky skim though. My wife won't even stand in the kitchen when I empty it. Nasty stuff lol. It's nice to finally be getting consistent skim out of the tank, and the corals are starting to really appreciate it. Another really cool thing about it is since I don't have an ATO in there yet the Deltec doesn't seem to be affected by the water level in the sump since the intake is lower. At least as far as I know it's not affected. Maybe it is. I can't really see through the skimmer to see what's happening in there. Probably better that way LOL.
TIVO Thanks man! You saved my behind! Here are some pictures. Let me know if this is how you were thinking about putting it in there or if I should be doing something different.
I have been meaning to put up some pictures of the Deltec MCE600 that Tivo was soooo great to hook me up with. I had been having problems with my CAD pumps on the skimmers failing. I'm going to have to try to order some from Marine Depot. I'm going to look back in the posts to see which ones Tivo said will work with the Bubble Magus and order a couple of those and still trying to figure out which one works on the original skimmer. BAH!
This Deltec is Nice though! It's a tight fit but it's in there haha. I'm getting it adjusted and dialed in. Still getting used to it lol. It makes some VERY stinky skim though. My wife won't even stand in the kitchen when I empty it. Nasty stuff lol. It's nice to finally be getting consistent skim out of the tank, and the corals are starting to really appreciate it. Another really cool thing about it is since I don't have an ATO in there yet the Deltec doesn't seem to be affected by the water level in the sump since the intake is lower. At least as far as I know it's not affected. Maybe it is. I can't really see through the skimmer to see what's happening in there. Probably better that way LOL.
TIVO Thanks man! You saved my behind! Here are some pictures. Let me know if this is how you were thinking about putting it in there or if I should be doing something different.
reeftivo
Skim junkie
Perfect! Just leave it where it's at and the skim will become more concentrated over the next couple of weeks. That's exactly how it should be in there and you're right, the MCE series are "not" level sensative. As long as there is water in there for the pump to pull, it will skim.
Looking very good! Nice job!!
Looking very good! Nice job!!
reeftivo
Skim junkie
I wish they had both sides of the unit viewable so you could see the milked out reaction chamber. I forgot that you can't see the actual bubble line in there with it situated like that. Without seeing it, it makes it a bit harder to get tuned but you did great getting it to where it's at. I mentioned in a previous post to put the edge of the cup 1/2 inch into the foam but now I realize that you can't see the foam level-Sorry about that! Mark your cup so you know where it's at now, then document the production so you can find the sweet spot.
Really good job!!
Really good job!!
Gillundr
New member
Yeah, I have been using a piece of blue painters tape to mark where it's at so when I empty the cup out I know where it needs to go and so I can raise it a bit and know how far I moved it, then just move the tape to the new spot. It's getting there. Even at first though when the skim was really clear it was still super super stinky lol.
Hi jamesOoO!
I'm not sure what you mean. Do you want raw water to go directly into the fuge? The Pro system works well as is with the feed into the first chamber then over into the fuge area and out to the return. Are you talking about the Cad pro system or the AIO signature? If your talking about a AIO then you can run either a barbed "Y" fitting or a "T" adapter off the return pump and out to fuge, external skimmer or just about whatever you like. The Cad AIO's already have a fuge chamber though so that's why I'm not sure.
Tivo
Sorry for the confusion. I have the pro I got it ehhh 2ish years ago... I want to add a 29g fuge to it from my closet(it's really close probably 1-2ft away and it will be higher than the DT). I wasn't sure if it would be possible to add a T piece of pipe right before the bulkhead on the bottom that takes the water back into the DT so water could also be sent to the fuge and then drain from there into the DT. Sorry if I'm making no sense just trying to figure out a way to get this to work.
reeftivo
Skim junkie
Yes you can do it if your ultimately using the return pump from the stock Cad sump. Do you want to hard plumb it with pvc or use vinyl tubing? The return pump you have most likely will not be sufficient if it's the stock one that came with your system. The pump will depend on what type of flow you want through the fuge. I would recommend a pump between 1200 and 1500 gph with high head pressure. You could just run a ball valve and a barbed "Y" off the return pump with vinyl hose to the fuge or hard plumb it with pvc (unless you want raw water from the overflow-thats a bit more complicated). I would recommend the vinyl first until you're sure everything is tuned correctly then hard plumb it later if you want. How do you plan for the drain back to the display? Is your fuge drilled for bulkheads?
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reeftivo
Skim junkie
Gillundr, You will find that for some reason, that skimmer pulls the stinkiest skim you will ever have the pleasure of smelling. It doesn't pull skim any darker than some of the better skimmers I've had but it will get the most putrid smelling junk you'll ever experience. It actually made me start dry heaving one time when I emptied it in the kitchen sink. I emptied it outside from then on.
I plan on drilling a hole in the fuge so the water can just drain back into the DT. I'm not sure if I want to hard plumb it or use vinyl? Whatever works better I guess? What kind of pump would you recommend? I have the stock pump atm. I'm not very experienced with the whole plumbing thing because this is my first tank that I've ever had a sump or fuge with. thanks for all of the help!
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