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barngeatbayman
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If thats the case watch your hair algae problem disappear
Dano999
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I actually don't have any more hair algae. It was pretty much gone a month ago and what little was left was eaten by the Foxface. The new skimmer will most definitely help keep any more nuisance algae away. I am putting seaweed in the tank daily because he has nothing else to eat (the CUC also eats the seaweed). He also gets flake food three times daily.
BTW the sock filter has already cleared up the water. I have already changed the sock which had a lot of crap in it. It cleaned out well in the washer with some bleach and a triple rinse cycle.
barngeatbayman
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glad I could help
Dano999
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barngeatbayman
Do you have anything holding or supporting your drain line? I am not happy with my drain line set up and was thinking of removing the sump bulkhead and running the piping through the hole similar to what you have done. I may have to move the sump over an inch or two.
Do you have anything holding or supporting your drain line? I am not happy with my drain line set up and was thinking of removing the sump bulkhead and running the piping through the hole similar to what you have done. I may have to move the sump over an inch or two.
barngeatbayman
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no I have a short piece of 1 1/2" flex tubing coming from my bulkhead, to a hose barb to 1 1/2" PVC pipe to a union to another piece of 1 1/2" PVC (thats the piece that runs into my sump. I have nothing holding it because its almost a staight shot down into my sump
hope that's confusing enough for ya
hope that's confusing enough for ya
Dano999
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Not confusing at all it's what I thought you had by looking at your pics. It's the same or similar to what I may change to. I have the drain on the right and return on the left which may help a little. I just need to move the sump over a few inches. I'll have to drain some of the water of course.
My platform for the skimmer is not as level as I thought and the skimmer wobbles a little. I think this will break down some of the bubbles. Your platform is similar (I used the acrylic instead of eggcrate) do you have this problem?
My platform for the skimmer is not as level as I thought and the skimmer wobbles a little. I think this will break down some of the bubbles. Your platform is similar (I used the acrylic instead of eggcrate) do you have this problem?
barngeatbayman
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my platform doesnt really wobble, maybe ever so slightly. I cut my PVC legs on a chop saw. I used a wood stop so that the legs would be exactly the same every time. It came out so nice that a local friend of mine asked me to build one for his Tunze
barngeatbayman
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BTW, tank and the sump look great!!! Keep up the good work!!!
Dano999
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Yes Thanks. It's an asterina and although one person mentioned the name in a later post no reference to being a predator was mentioned.
I learned more about this type of starfish later on. I have not seen it since that day so it may not still be alive. The next time I see it it's coming out.
I learned more about this type of starfish later on. I have not seen it since that day so it may not still be alive. The next time I see it it's coming out.
Dano999
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Day 109
Just a quick post.
I added my first two corals yesterday. A Torch and a Monti Cap.
I also found some Aiptasia :furious: which I have treated with a Kalk paste. We'll see if they return.
Temp - 78.8
SG - 1.024
NH4 - 0.0
NO2 - 0.0
NO3 - 0.0
PH - 8.0
Ca - 440
PO4 - 0.0
dKH - 9.3
Mg - 1240
Just a quick post.
I added my first two corals yesterday. A Torch and a Monti Cap.
I also found some Aiptasia :furious: which I have treated with a Kalk paste. We'll see if they return.
Temp - 78.8
SG - 1.024
NH4 - 0.0
NO2 - 0.0
NO3 - 0.0
PH - 8.0
Ca - 440
PO4 - 0.0
dKH - 9.3
Mg - 1240
tcwayne
OLDGUY-OG
Thanks for the shots of how you used plexi and pvc for your skimmer to stand on. I did the same exact thing yesterday for my skimmer to stand on. I kept cutting up bowls and the bottoms of plastic cups but could not get the skimmer to stand straight and not wobble. It's perfect now.
