I'm going to work on that later, thinking acrylic across the top of the tank and sit it on it. I'll post pictures, probably with wood to test it out. Might mount it on the side of the sump? Tbd
Okay got it setup temporarily. I'm going to mount it on the side of the sump on a little stand because as it is now I have no access to my filter socks but until I trust it not to leak it will go here.. even then the stand will have some sort of water return to the sump just in case.
Some things I've run into.
1) the inlet is a large 1/2, I boiled some water and got the 1/2 id hose on there.
2) there are 2 cords, one for each light so I put them on a splitter so it only uses 1 outlet on my apex.
3) the Cobalt mj1200 is far to big of a pump. I have it throttled down a little over 1/2 way.
Everything else is pretty self explanatory, there were no instructions
Helpful info and pics. I also bought the medium size and it should be delivered on Monday. Thinking through mounting options now. Probably an egg crate platform ( maybe double thick due to weight) either resting on the sump or maybe with some sort of pvc legs. I’m a bit confused by one thing— you state the MJ1200 pump is too powerful, but that’s rated at about 300gph and the specs for the scrubber call for 500gph. Can you please elaborate on the challenge you had with that flow rate? @Jeff@CoralVue — can you confirm the suggested flow rate for the medium scrubber please?Okay got it setup temporarily. I'm going to mount it on the side of the sump on a little stand because as it is now I have no access to my filter socks but until I trust it not to leak it will go here.. even then the stand will have some sort of water return to the sump just in case.
Some things I've run into.
1) the inlet is a large 1/2, I boiled some water and got the 1/2 id hose on there.
2) there are 2 cords, one for each light so I put them on a splitter so it only uses 1 outlet on my apex.
3) the Cobalt mj1200 is far to big of a pump. I have it throttled down a little over 1/2 way.
Everything else is pretty self explanatory, there were no instructions
I thought it would be underpowered but it was laying around so i decided to try it, when I had the pump running full blast the water was shooting out of the little holes above the screen pretty hard which made it very loud. dialed back half way it makes a nice cascade down the screen and is silent. Maybe it's supposed to be a river of water? I'm sure Jeff will chime in on monday. I'll get some pictures or figure out how to upload a video later today of the full blast vs 50%
Well I have to say I was happy to see the UPS man today bringing me my ice cap scrubber but not quite so happy when I open the box and saw the damage. No damage to the outside of the shipping box but the scrubber is just smashed. Talked to Aquacave and they won't ship me a new one till they get this one back. I guess I'm not installing it this week. Sad
I’m sure they will. The damage is not their fault directly. No damage to the outside of the shipping carton but on the inside the bottom of the Styrofoam is completely broken apart which suggests to me that it was dropped from a height straight down most likely somewhere in the fine UPS system or on its trip to Aquacave. On the bright side I am at least using it to measure to make sure I can fit it where I want to fit it. I’m changing out my sump so the new sump is in the garage while I plan it out.
