The Time Has Come!! 60 gal sps......
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Skimmy
SKIM FU
oki doki, well, the etss 500 is a good skimmer but a beyotch to get dialed in right...
also, it's a thumb splitter when it comes to unscrewing all those damn screws, because your going to be doing it every few days to clean the goo from the cup and neck
from the looks of your air intake valve, it looks like the size of the nipple on the end is 1/8', which might be a wee too small for that guy, unless you run it wide open, because thats about the target size hole you want for that skimmer.
your on the right track with the iwaki pump, high pressure without increasing the gph, that is the ticket..cant remember the gph of the 20rlt but as long as it's around 900gph like the mag your great.
i ran a sedra 1200 on one and it was too much pump, i had to throttle it back some, which you dont want to do.
also, these things run like crap if you have them in the bottom of your sump , you want to lift it up so that the return is above the water line gravity feeding back into the sump.
also, it's a thumb splitter when it comes to unscrewing all those damn screws, because your going to be doing it every few days to clean the goo from the cup and neck
from the looks of your air intake valve, it looks like the size of the nipple on the end is 1/8', which might be a wee too small for that guy, unless you run it wide open, because thats about the target size hole you want for that skimmer.
your on the right track with the iwaki pump, high pressure without increasing the gph, that is the ticket..cant remember the gph of the 20rlt but as long as it's around 900gph like the mag your great.
i ran a sedra 1200 on one and it was too much pump, i had to throttle it back some, which you dont want to do.
also, these things run like crap if you have them in the bottom of your sump , you want to lift it up so that the return is above the water line gravity feeding back into the sump.
Yeah i do have it on the bottom of the sump so i will raise it up a bit. Or, did you mean the sedra pump???Thanks for all the suggestions!
willie
Skimmy
SKIM FU
nope, i meant the skimmer body...
your welcome!!
your welcome!!
Well it's been awhile since my last post so time for a little update. I finally got the skimmer dialed in with the mag 9. it is working great but i will still but the iwaki on it soon to see what it does. I had a small cyno outbreak last week but the cleanup dudes handled it pretty quickly. All in all it is going really smooth! Next i will be buying some sps from soustas in portland. And now for some pics!
Krish
RF STAFF
Looks great Willie!!!! Love the look so far
spongebob lover
flea whisperer
the picture with your dog is so cute dood !!!
does he stare at the tank all the time ?
i don't see a pic of your brain .... come on show me a pic please
does he stare at the tank all the time
?i don't see a pic of your brain .... come on show me a pic
pleasethe picture with your dog is so cute dood !!!
does he stare at the tank all the time
i don't see a pic of your brain .... come on show me a pic
All the time here are some more.....plus the brain!
Looks great Willie!!!! Love the look so far
Thanks Krish......it's coming along. Now.....if only i had a sump like Disturbedreefer's :lol:
DisturbedReefer
Lionless :(
If Disturbedreefer could only get it up and running:lol:
spongebob lover
flea whisperer
wwouu dood very nice brains .
.wwouu dood very nice brains
Well Gab it is the same one! I have had it for over 2 years now. I TOTALLY bleached itout at first because i had it in a high light area. It turned a psycho pink! Thought i was gonna lose it. But i managed to save it and now it is one of my favorite pieces because of it.
Well....no one had any comments on my last post so let me give you something to oogle at!
I just got a shipment of frags in from reefstuff.com. The frags were VERY well packed and all of them look great . I have dealt with rick before and he always does a great job...plus he threw in 3 free frags!
Okay......here are some pics. Enjoy!
I just got a shipment of frags in from reefstuff.com. The frags were VERY well packed and all of them look great
. I have dealt with rick before and he always does a great job...plus he threw in 3 free frags! Okay......here are some pics. Enjoy!
spongebob lover
flea whisperer
wwouu dood i cannot even leave this joint for a couple of hours or day and there's already tons of changes !!
i love the last picture of the brain , pink is kewl with me but to bad the brains don't like it .
i love those frags you got but one seems kind of bleached?? like the one in the second picture, i don't knwo if that's right but it looks kind of other than that, the frags look very kewl dood !!!
i love the last picture of the brain
, pink is kewl with me but to bad the brains don't like it .i love those frags you got but one seems kind of bleached?? like the one in the second picture, i don't knwo if that's right but it looks kind of
other than that, the frags look very kewl dood !!!For your information Gabby my corals don't bleach LOL. I am sure your talking about the birdsnest and it's just a little pissed off! I took these shots about and hour after i put them in the tank. Once the polyps extend it will be o.k.
LOL. I am sure your talking about the birdsnest and it's just a little pissed off! I took these shots about and hour after i put them in the tank. Once the polyps extend it will be o.k.
