Nick James
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Ok.. so I purchased an Octopus Recirculating Protein Skimmer DNW-110 by Coralvue
Nick's 75g Tank (My First Ever)
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Aquarist007
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It is definety a problem with that site--the owner goes out of his way to completely censor and control all use on his site
Many a reefer has been banned from that site for just not agreeing to his dictatorial principals
including me--LOL
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Nick James
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Thanks Cap.. I got in trouble yesterday on THAT site.. I posted an extensive thread on how to Breed mandarins, wean them off of live food, etc.. I referenced an article and site and my thread got deleted.. it was very good and important info.. unfortunately
Aquarist007
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wait til your get issued demerit points--that will really tick you off
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you will find this is the greatest site around for the exchange of information. The moderators do an outstanding job keeping emotions and personalities out of the posts, and sometimes cooling things down if the discussion gets to hot
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Nick James
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Ok.. I have just bought a 40 gallon tank for a sump.. just waiting for my Skimmer to arrive and I will start to get some more progress..
I want to have 2 Yellowhead Jawfish in my tank and they need to burrow.. I was thinking approximately 4 inches for a sandbed.. or even having it deeper in the back then the front so I could do maybe 6 inches in the back and 3 in the front.. any thoughts on this?
I want to have 2 Yellowhead Jawfish in my tank and they need to burrow.. I was thinking approximately 4 inches for a sandbed.. or even having it deeper in the back then the front so I could do maybe 6 inches in the back and 3 in the front.. any thoughts on this?
oceanparadise1
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It might be hard to keep it like that as it will get moved around by the critters and life in the tank. I would just do a 4-5 inch sand bed all the way around.
Nick James
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I got a number of older aquariums for FREE. 3 20-30 gallon tanks, 2 40 gallon, and 1 45 gallon long tank. I am going to use one as a sump.. one as a seperate refugium.. and another as my acclimation/ quarantine tank etc
I may also start a freshwater tank just because..
Can anyone tell me what kind of silicone to use to reseal them? A couple of them need to be resealed.
I may also start a freshwater tank just because..
Can anyone tell me what kind of silicone to use to reseal them? A couple of them need to be resealed.
Nick James
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I got some aquarium safe silicone and ordered my baffles today.. hopefully they will be cut and ready to go in the next couple of days. I also ordered a Phosban 150 reactor and Phosban media. I will run it in the return area of my sump with carbon and Phosban.
Nick James
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I built my Sump yesterday. Stripped the old tank of it's old silicone and cleaned it (took 2 hours). I then resealed it and siliconed the baffles into place.
Here is a diagram of how it will be set up. The intake portion will house the skimmer. The optimal water level according to the manufacturer is 8 inches for the skimmer to be submerged. I wanted my water level to be approx 12 inches for the Refugium and return section. I made the water level in the skimmer section 12 inches as well and I will have it sitting on a 4 inch platform which i will create using PVC pipe.
The water then will go through the bubble trap into my Refugium . I will likely have a 1-2 inch sand bed with live rock and cheato (Notice the fantastic coraline growth on the live rocks in the photo).
The water will then make it's way into the return section. This is where it will meet the Phosban 150 and the Mag 7 return pump.
Feel free to make any comments about my diagram. It is already built and I will test it tomorrow to see if I fudged it up or not. The silicone job looked pretty good tho (in my newb opinion)
Here is a diagram of how it will be set up. The intake portion will house the skimmer. The optimal water level according to the manufacturer is 8 inches for the skimmer to be submerged. I wanted my water level to be approx 12 inches for the Refugium and return section. I made the water level in the skimmer section 12 inches as well and I will have it sitting on a 4 inch platform which i will create using PVC pipe.
The water then will go through the bubble trap into my Refugium . I will likely have a 1-2 inch sand bed with live rock and cheato (Notice the fantastic coraline growth on the live rocks in the photo).
The water will then make it's way into the return section. This is where it will meet the Phosban 150 and the Mag 7 return pump.
Feel free to make any comments about my diagram. It is already built and I will test it tomorrow to see if I fudged it up or not. The silicone job looked pretty good tho (in my newb opinion)
Nick James
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filled the sump with water and it works just as intended and has not leaked.. (knock on wood)
Rustylugnuts
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Any chance you could post the article and site here? (I won't tell anyone I promise!)
Nick James
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I will create the thread on here and post a link in my next message. I believe I might have a watered down version of it saved.
Nick James
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Nick James
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7 more sleeps till the move and set up..
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:mixed:
Nick James
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Ok, soooooooooooo... my tank, Sump , skimmer, phosban reactor, etc are all up and running! I filled the tank and mixed the salt right in it with the Koralia's running. After 2 days.. the water went cloudy and there is a white residue everywhere in the tank. It has been approximately 4 days and it has not yet cleared up. I just got my skimmer running yesterday so I don't know if that will help clear things up or not.
Any advice would be GREAT. There is only sand in the tank at this point. No rocks or fishes, etc..
Any advice would be GREAT. There is only sand in the tank at this point. No rocks or fishes, etc..
Rustylugnuts
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Looks good nall now on to the testing and waiting. With the rock from an established system the cycle shouldn't take too terribly long. Do you have a magnetic scraper yet? If not just wipe the residue away with an algae pad and place the rocks in when your temp and salinity are where you want them. It's good that you have the reactors running especially if the previous owner had an algae problem. The rocks can leach phosphates out for a while.
P.S. We'd love to see some pics, even if its half discernible cell phone shots.
P.S. We'd love to see some pics, even if its half discernible cell phone shots.
Aquarist007
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13172177#post13172177 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nallender
I built my Sump yesterday. Stripped the old tank of it's old silicone and cleaned it (took 2 hours). I then resealed it and siliconed the baffles into place.
Here is a diagram of how it will be set up. The intake portion will house the skimmer. The optimal water level according to the manufacturer is 8 inches for the skimmer to be submerged. I wanted my water level to be approx 12 inches for the Refugium and return section. I made the water level in the skimmer section 12 inches as well and I will have it sitting on a 4 inch platform which i will create using PVC pipe.
The water then will go through the bubble trap into my Refugium . I will likely have a 1-2 inch sand bed with live rock and cheato (Notice the fantastic coraline growth on the live rocks in the photo).
The water will then make it's way into the return section. This is where it will meet the Phosban 150 and the Mag 7 return pump.
Feel free to make any comments about my diagram. It is already built and I will test it tomorrow to see if I fudged it up or not. The silicone job looked pretty good tho (in my newb opinion)
Great put I would run the phosban reactor on the skimmer side of the fuge--you want an untreated copopod laden water being return to the tank.
Aquarist007
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add your live rock to help cycle your tank
