OK! Enough chat...Starting a 1000g+ Reef

[tbone28]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11467387#post11467387 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
yeah I forgot about the skimming. What you can do is ramp up flow, make sure your skimmer is running well, and then blow it into the water column. The best way to do this is with a powerhead and below is a Dahn Nguyen modded MJ-1200 we call the "Reef Blower".

This thing is unbelievable. If you get the dinos into the water column, then your skimmer can pull them out.

My situation turned around probably about 3 weeks after I stopped the water changes.

How do you put that reef blower together?

 

[chris wright]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11469251#post11469251 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
What...you have your own version? My phone is Windows and the damn thing crashes when there is an incoming call. Especially when it's my sister...

I can't put in words the chuckle that comes to mind :lol: , when it's your sister, that's mmmmmm, different :lol:

 

[jnarowe]

tbone28: That's just the MJ-1200 mod with a pipe shoved in the end. I just notched the pipe to fit over the prop bar. Those mods are all over RC and elsewhere. It is extremely powerful though, so I do not recommend its use on small tanks.

You can actually buy mods retail now and then just fit a pipe on it.

 

[tbone28]

Thanks for your reply! I better stay away then. I sure don't have a 1000g tank!

 

[jnarowe]

you could do exactly th esame thing with any Maxi-Jet pump though. The great thing about it is that it will completely clean your rocks and tank walls. Mine will literally strip algae right off the glass.

 

[mrcrab]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11472251#post11472251 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Mine will literally strip algae right off the glass.

Then why the heck don't you use it! :lol:

 

[tbone28]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11472251#post11472251 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
you could do exactly th esame thing with any Maxi-Jet pump though. The great thing about it is that it will completely clean your rocks and tank walls. Mine will literally strip algae right off the glass.

I'm gonna give it a try. I have an extra MJ 1200. Will use it to blow off the rocks before water changes. That will sure beat fanning the rocks with my scraper! LOL

 

[jnarowe]

not THAT kind of algae. Although that is falling off the tank walls revealing fresh growth. So strange. But good news for all concerned, I will have to clean the glass in the next couple of weeks as I prepare for the PSAS meeting.

My only trepidation is putting any weight on the damaged pane.

 

[jnarowe]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11472380#post11472380 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tbone28
I'm gonna give it a try. I have an extra MJ 1200. Will use it to blow off the rocks before water changes. That will sure beat fanning the rocks with my scraper! LOL

Check this out:

Algae Free Mod

 

[melev]

That link doesn't work.

 

[jnarowe]

I know...I can't get it to work.

tbone, you can search for "algae free Sure Flow" on Marine Depot's web site.

 

[mrcrab]

This one?:

http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~idProduct~AF1551.html

 

[jnarowe]

yup. I just couldn't get it to go in the link thing...not sure why, but probably a session deal.

 

[mrcrab]

Hey Jon,

How did you make the in tank frag rack with the mag float?

 

[jnarowe]

I just glued the egg crate to the top edge of the magnet with that gel glue Sherman sells. Takes about 2 minutes.

 

[mrcrab]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11473366#post11473366 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
I just glued the egg crate to the top edge of the magnet with that gel glue Sherman sells. Takes about 2 minutes.

No support under the eggcrate except the side of the magnet?

 

[jnarowe]

correct. works great. that's some damn good glue!

 

[mrcrab]

Ecosystem Aquarium ECOMOD Maxi-Jet Pump Modification Kit

Ecosystem Aquarium ECOMOD Maxi-Jet Pump Modification Kit

tbone28...you might look at this also. I've heard this mod is very good from a local guy and that the prop on this one doesn't tend to break as it does on some others.:

ECOMOD

 

[jnarowe]

wow, there's two of them out? I hope Dahn is getting a cut!

 

[melev]

I think I saw that exact one (Eco Mod) at my LFS today.