Jim's 180 build
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kdblove_99
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A pig! He is cool. I mainly see him at feeding time and he never seems to stop eating.
Your getting a tail spot blenny?
Your getting a tail spot blenny?
InsaneClownFish
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Very cool the way you plumbed in your reactors. Keep us updated on how well the ATB coney fairs!
Jim_S
Timo Boll
Nice!!! I can't wait to see it.
Skimmer update:
I had to to my weekly water change today, so I cleaned my skimmer. I had to start over with regards to skimmate.
However, I was told to try another layer of mesh on the pump to draw more air, so I did that. Its was doing 900lph before, now its up to 1100. Which is cool
Here's what I got so far.
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Skimmer update:
I had to to my weekly water change today, so I cleaned my skimmer. I had to start over with regards to skimmate.
However, I was told to try another layer of mesh on the pump to draw more air, so I did that. Its was doing 900lph before, now its up to 1100. Which is cool
Here's what I got so far.
Neck
kdblove_99
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InsaneClownFish
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jtarmitage
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Very nice Jim. Where is the collection cup drain going? I assume you've got a container somewhere that we can't see? Or do you have the ball valve closed, and use it to drain the cup when needed?
jtarmitage
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Yeah, that would've made more sense in my thread, where the flip flop discussion happened, and would'nt have confused people not participating in both.
InsaneClownFish, check Jeremy's tank build - take II if you care to understand how that post is relevant.:lol:
jtarmitage
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12701996#post12701996 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jim_S
Thanks Jeremy. The drain leads down to an old b-ionic container under the skimmer stand. Right now I have it closed so that I can gauge its performance for the next few days
Gotcha. That's what I figured, but since I couldn't see it, figured I'd ask rather than assume.
kdblove_99
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Yeah, yeah,
you try juggling 3 large tank threads
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12702567#post12702567 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kdblove_99
Yeah, yeah,
I know, having a thread here is a lot of work. Let alone when two of your buddies have a thread and then there is Terry's thread. I am just glad that you have a 60 and Sang has not upgraded yet
kdblove_99
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Jim,
Any new updates on the ATB?
Any new updates on the ATB?
Jim_S
Timo Boll
Sup Davey. No not really. I'm still working at finding its sweet spot.
It still pulling out dark skim. I'm gonna let it stew for the week and see what happens
I will say that I'm very happy with it.
I do agree with Mark that I would prefer a union connection from the body to the pump, but its not a deal breaker.
And the skimmer is crafted very well.
I've been looking over the body and its crazy the amount of work that went into this.
The cone is formed and welded (which I'm not sure if its done by hand). The ball valve had to be custom cut down on the union portions. I imagine because the cone requires a relatively low exhaust to function w/out overflowing, the extra 1" or so was need to maintain a low water level in the body. The T that connects to the BV also had to be cut down.
The connections to the body are all pvc welded like the H&S/ER, but the plates that make up the cut are thinner than the BK.
The skimmer feed is a 90 that had to be drilled and tapped with a hose barb. I think the large is different though.
All the parts that make up the base, bubble diffuser and etc are all of hi quality. Very thick machined pvc. The neck is a compression style fitting where the base of the skimmer cup has an o ring. That o ring slips inside of a pvc collar, and tightens right up.
I will see if there is some pvc fittings I can get to plumb the new airstar in.
I'm really digging it though!!! You should get one!!! 
It still pulling out dark skim. I'm gonna let it stew for the week and see what happens
I will say that I'm very happy with it.
I do agree with Mark that I would prefer a union connection from the body to the pump, but its not a deal breaker.
And the skimmer is crafted very well.
I've been looking over the body and its crazy the amount of work that went into this.
The cone is formed and welded (which I'm not sure if its done by hand). The ball valve had to be custom cut down on the union portions. I imagine because the cone requires a relatively low exhaust to function w/out overflowing, the extra 1" or so was need to maintain a low water level in the body. The T that connects to the BV also had to be cut down.
The connections to the body are all pvc welded like the H&S/ER, but the plates that make up the cut are thinner than the BK.
The skimmer feed is a 90 that had to be drilled and tapped with a hose barb. I think the large is different though.
All the parts that make up the base, bubble diffuser and etc are all of hi quality. Very thick machined pvc. The neck is a compression style fitting where the base of the skimmer cup has an o ring. That o ring slips inside of a pvc collar, and tightens right up.
I will see if there is some pvc fittings I can get to plumb the new airstar in.
I'm really digging it though!!!
You should get one!!! - Status
