My 168g Cube Build!
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Vinny Kreyling
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Glad to help. I'll see him @ MACNA.
jpitch
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So slow..
Good luck with you build! I have to say I'm very happy using the herbie method. Practically silent!
jpitch
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Update: so I've had no protein skimmer for the last few weeks because the red dragon pump wasn't working properly. Being very anal about my equipment I always removed the pump and cleaned every single piece. What I didn't know was that the magnet wasn't suppose to be removed from the impeller! After purchasing a new motor block from Scott at royal exclsiv I was having the same problem. I took pictures of every part and offered to send him pics of how meticulous I was. I mentioned that perhaps the magnet was faulty and if I could just buy a new magnet. He picked up on it and asked me why was the magnet separated from the impeller? Needless to say I epoxied the magnet back on and everything's back to normal.
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Vinny Kreyling
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@least you have an expert to call on, & a spare block too?
jpitch
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Hard to justify $280 sitting on a shelf in case something goes wrong!
Usernam Invalid
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Looking good Jon plenty of room for corals to grow out
martinphillip03
New member
Very nice. Looks like you have plenty of water flow.
Marty
Marty
jpitch
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Not a happy camper this am. My lights turn on at 9 am. I was in my den, where the tank is, and just before the lights turn on I notice the water level is between 1/8 to 1/4 below my canopy line. My skimmer filled to nearly the top and the skimmate wasn't coffee like it normally is. I'm baffled. The return pump was barely audible. Everything looked normal except for the water line. 5 minutes later the lights turn on. Still trying to find something abnormal. Nothing. Then I see what happened. Apparently a snail made its way in the overflow box. It wedged between the outer box and the inner box and split the seam so the water was entering from the split as much as the overflow teeth. Initial panic set it. How do I repairs the box without emptying the tank and bonding seam? Luckily the seam only split about a foot and the rockwork stopped it from splitting further. I cut a piece of acrylic and ran Weldon around the edges and put it over the overflow box. It's about 2" wide so it serves a little bit as a small barrier as well. I hope this works!
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pecan2phat
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Sorry to hear about the overflow.
I also have a CadLight tank, luckily the bare acrylic is just the height of the teeth section and that there is still a glass box enclosure below that!
I also have a CadLight tank, luckily the bare acrylic is just the height of the teeth section and that there is still a glass box enclosure below that!
pecan2phat
Active member
I hear ya, probably would not buy another CadLight tank either.
They shipped my tank after a 6 week delay while telling me every week that it'll be shipped. When I got the tank, I told them the tank was 2nd rate in terms of quality control and finish and they never responded to me.
Notice how the 1st photo shows either an unfinished or bad polishing of a glass pane edge, 2nd photo is of the overflow holes, total poor workmanship.
They shipped my tank after a 6 week delay while telling me every week that it'll be shipped. When I got the tank, I told them the tank was 2nd rate in terms of quality control and finish and they never responded to me.
Notice how the 1st photo shows either an unfinished or bad polishing of a glass pane edge, 2nd photo is of the overflow holes, total poor workmanship.
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