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My water is normally 78-79Ã"šÃ‚°. With the skimmer running for several hours, the water ends being up around 84-85Ã"šÃ‚°. I'm not sure how long it takes for the water to reach that temp, but it didn't take too long for the temp to drop back down to normal after I turned the skimmer's pump off and put a few ice packs in the tank.
I think the previous page of this thread has pics of my setup. My tank is 36" long, as is my stand. I have the pump mounted to the bottom of the stand. It creates a lot of noise through vibration, but I can probably fix that by placing something like a mousepad inbetween the pump and the stand.
I'll try running a small fan over the water in the sump and see how that works out. If not, I might just add a second sump to place underneath the skimmer (see my other pictures to get an idea), and then run a pipe from that secondary sump to my main sump at an even level. That way I can have the skimmer drain into that secondary sump and give the water a little more time to release some heat while moving back to the main sump. It'd be easier to mount fans on something like that, as well.
Does that sound like it'd be worth my time if placing a fan over my sump doesn't help much?
I think the previous page of this thread has pics of my setup. My tank is 36" long, as is my stand. I have the pump mounted to the bottom of the stand. It creates a lot of noise through vibration, but I can probably fix that by placing something like a mousepad inbetween the pump and the stand.
I'll try running a small fan over the water in the sump and see how that works out. If not, I might just add a second sump to place underneath the skimmer (see my other pictures to get an idea), and then run a pipe from that secondary sump to my main sump at an even level. That way I can have the skimmer drain into that secondary sump and give the water a little more time to release some heat while moving back to the main sump. It'd be easier to mount fans on something like that, as well.
Does that sound like it'd be worth my time if placing a fan over my sump doesn't help much?
blazemore, a few suggestions FWIW:
1. Is your fuge light off during the day and on at night?
2. Add more water to your fuge... More water= longer to heat.
3. Add a fan onto your sump.
4. Plumb the Gen-x pump outside or away from the tank.
Just a few suggestions
1. Is your fuge light off during the day and on at night?
2. Add more water to your fuge... More water= longer to heat.
3. Add a fan onto your sump.
4. Plumb the Gen-x pump outside or away from the tank.
Just a few suggestions
bkv1997
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I guess I need to go take some pics of my MRC stuff I never did the official list my equipment post... I'll try to work on that this afternoon.
Hope that helps
Brandon
I guess I need to go take some pics of my MRC stuff I never did the official list my equipment post... I'll try to work on that this afternoon.
Hope that helps
Brandon
samsfishnchips
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reefman77,
what size skimmer you thinking on doing this?
I try it with a mr-2 and it was too short, too much turbulence, then I added a 8" raiser and now its much better,
steve has mr-2 and a 12" extension, with that mod,
sam
what size skimmer you thinking on doing this?
I try it with a mr-2 and it was too short, too much turbulence, then I added a 8" raiser and now its much better,
steve has mr-2 and a 12" extension, with that mod,
sam
samsfishnchips
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reefman77,
that mod doesn't eliminated all the bubbles, but helps greatly,
steve and myself, we are using pressure rated pumps, and in your pic, I see a mag internally, that way I would try it and see how it works if doesn't work its just a few bucks in pluming
filter socks helps with bubbles, sections helps greatly too, low flow through sump, you don't need much anyway, unless you are counting on the return pump to add to the main tank circulation,
sam
that mod doesn't eliminated all the bubbles, but helps greatly,
steve and myself, we are using pressure rated pumps, and in your pic, I see a mag internally, that way I would try it and see how it works if doesn't work its just a few bucks in pluming
filter socks helps with bubbles, sections helps greatly too, low flow through sump, you don't need much anyway, unless you are counting on the return pump to add to the main tank circulation,
sam
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diffuser plate
diffuser plate
steve there is a other way to slow down the bubbles and make the beckett work better,is to add a diffuser plate and cup were added to a beckett skimmer.You can read more on the diffuser plate at my needle wheel non dart driver skimmer.I have ask Andy to build me a beckett skimmer with a diffuser plate ,i hope he can build one as it will make the beckett skimmer even better than what it is.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7274858#post7274858 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by steve68
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