After selling my 110 reef in order to move, I finally set up my 125. I almost killed my self carrying tank up stair myself with a hand truck and an angel on my shoulders, I carryed 2 35 gallon buckets up with the help of my new aprehensive landlord (weighing I dont know a few hundred lbs' each).
So far so good, I had to replace one bulk head but besides that it went pretty smooth. I used 1" plastic tubing for sump plumbing apose to pvc, due to lack of kowledge of that stuff.
One problem with over flow, is that the room is slightly uneven and it wasnt draining down one of the flows, so I had to cut some deeper grooves in the side it wasnt draining and now it is, but making an annoying noise because its coming down in streams. And return pump isnt giving even flow to both sides, but insteade a few secs to one side thatn the other side. I kind of like this because its similar to a more natural current. Any thoughts?
I used all my 100+ lbs. of rock and 20-30 lbs. of old sand (with 100 new esv) and 30 gallons of old water (my other pale was leaking so had to disgard). The rest of the water I shamefully used tap, because my DI faucet adapter broke and they dont seem to sell by itself (checked HD, LFS everywhere) My plan is to get it up and running and use carbon, reactor, and polypad to get some Dissolved solids out and do a cpl monster water changes before I add fish with DI, or hopefully RO DI (pending santas gift). Water is cloudy as hell probably cause I didnt rinse new sand.
Last thought, My skimmer is a DAS EX 2, runs like a beast but due to something (probably tap water treatment) its foaming too much with even a low flow and one of the 2 recirc pumps on, so I have it off now because im off to work and dont want it to overflow while im gone and theres no drainage for cup (anyone who has any DIY ideas for this or ppl who do it, im all ears). Should I just Skim the Sh$# out of it when im home to get impurities out, or wait a few days and then run?
Im using a aquaclear 70 (400 gp, i have it at about 3' of tubing) I was told to use a maxijet 1200 w/ is 300 gph but I was just lowering the flow with the controller, but whenever I use both recirc pumps it gives me too much wet skim any thoughts?
So far so good, I had to replace one bulk head but besides that it went pretty smooth. I used 1" plastic tubing for sump plumbing apose to pvc, due to lack of kowledge of that stuff.
One problem with over flow, is that the room is slightly uneven and it wasnt draining down one of the flows, so I had to cut some deeper grooves in the side it wasnt draining and now it is, but making an annoying noise because its coming down in streams. And return pump isnt giving even flow to both sides, but insteade a few secs to one side thatn the other side. I kind of like this because its similar to a more natural current. Any thoughts?
I used all my 100+ lbs. of rock and 20-30 lbs. of old sand (with 100 new esv) and 30 gallons of old water (my other pale was leaking so had to disgard). The rest of the water I shamefully used tap, because my DI faucet adapter broke and they dont seem to sell by itself (checked HD, LFS everywhere) My plan is to get it up and running and use carbon, reactor, and polypad to get some Dissolved solids out and do a cpl monster water changes before I add fish with DI, or hopefully RO DI (pending santas gift). Water is cloudy as hell probably cause I didnt rinse new sand.
Last thought, My skimmer is a DAS EX 2, runs like a beast but due to something (probably tap water treatment) its foaming too much with even a low flow and one of the 2 recirc pumps on, so I have it off now because im off to work and dont want it to overflow while im gone and theres no drainage for cup (anyone who has any DIY ideas for this or ppl who do it, im all ears). Should I just Skim the Sh$# out of it when im home to get impurities out, or wait a few days and then run?
Im using a aquaclear 70 (400 gp, i have it at about 3' of tubing) I was told to use a maxijet 1200 w/ is 300 gph but I was just lowering the flow with the controller, but whenever I use both recirc pumps it gives me too much wet skim any thoughts?
