Reef lunatic's tank

[reef lunatic]

Finnaly got my first saltwater tank up and running. I know it isnt much but here it is after three weeks.
I order eighty lbs of LR wich has yet to arive cant wait!

 

[mg426]

Is that a seaclone I see in the back??? if you have trouble getting it to work consistantly I have figured out a mod that really helps.

 

[tygger]

Where did you order your rock from?


Looks like a seaclone... which mod are u talking about?

 

[reef lunatic]

yes it is a seaclone 100 that i got with the setup. I was already thinking about replacing with a better protein skimmer that I wouldnt mind putting in the sump that I am curently attempting to construct. From what I have read many people seem to have a dislike for these skimmers, I can see why because it doesnt seem to be working I get some light brown gunk in there but not much. Would it be worth tryng to mod it or maybe get a better performing skimmer?

 

[reef lunatic]

I ordered some Kaelini primium LR, Fiji Buna BranchUltra premium LR , and thirty lbs of Fiji base rock from Ocean pro. I am anxtiosly awaiting its arival

 

[reef lunatic]

Also here is a pic of the canopy that I constructed over the weekend. After I basically destroyed the old one when I tried to install a 48 in reflector and 4x 55w PC. Im pretty pleased with how it turned out since this was my first time doing something like this

Also I have some room in between the PC for some MH for future upgrades
Any comments are appreciated

 

[reef lunatic]

 

[Willie_6]

Get rid of the Sea Clone. It's not worth the hastle. I sold mine to a freind, because he likes to mess with DIY projects. He did a couple of the mods and it is still horrible.

 

[reef lunatic]

also here are my water parimeters:
PH 8.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 5.0
Nitrate 0
SG 1.022
How do these look?
Currently I have 60 lb's of LS and only a couple LB's of The LR you see in the above pic.

LR needs to get here soon lol.( I know im still working on my patience)

 

[reef lunatic]

Ive heard good things about ASM g-3 skimmers but is this to big of a skimmer to put in the 10 g sump im building? ive got a 1200 gph over flow with a mag 9.5 return pump. ( soon to be hooked up hehe) I really want to get rid of the emperer 400 that is currently hanging off the back of the tank and move the rest of the equipment in the sump.

 

[reef lunatic]

here is my seaclone that is being stubborn and refusing to skim anything.

 

[Live_Rock'r]

Probably not much to skim in the first place...

 

[mg426]

The seaclones are not to swell.I got one when I first got started a few years back. It never worked worth a darn. I would Get a better skimmer down the road for sure. as for improving my seaclone I cut the area of the acrylic tubing (mainbody)off down so it is even with the brown molding where the water returns to your tank. I cut mine on a bandsaw. It makes the skimmer about a inch and a half shorter. this will let the foam get to the collection cup a lot easier.Also i weldon glued the cup to the top of the tube that will come out after cutting the main body. It aint real pretty and you have a big long tube attached to the cup when you dump the gunk. Also I cut the tube in the collection cup dowm about 3/4 inch. I am not saying that this will turn the seaclone into a Remora or a ASM or a DEltec. It did turm my totally useless Seaclone into something that now makes 1 full cup of brown skimate every 2 days. Just trying to be helpfull

 

[reef lunatic]

your probably right about their not being anything to skim after all there is only a couple fish and a piece of lr in there

And thanks for all the advice on the seaclone I just dont know if its worth the trouble I may just scrap the thing and get a real skimmer.

Ill probably wait till I get my sump done and see if the seaclone improves any down there.