mfinn
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Interesting idea on the wire management.
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mfinn
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What skimmer did you pick?
rollermonkey
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I ordered the RLSS R-6i
The skimmer section of my sump is about 1/2" too small for even the smallest footprint 8" body skimmers.
The skimmer section of my sump is about 1/2" too small for even the smallest footprint 8" body skimmers.
rollermonkey
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Thanks. Not only are they kept neat, but mostly out of sight, as well.
rollermonkey
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Finally stopped being lazy and rinsed my dry sand and attached the two nicest barnacle clusters.
FTS:
Right side:
Left side:
...and a closer look at those barnacles:
FTS:
Right side:
Left side:
...and a closer look at those barnacles:
rollermonkey
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Skimmer's finally here after a 7.5-week wait. There were no instructions in the box, but there are a couple unboxing/assembly videos on YouTube, so all was not lost.
Ta da!
Before doing anything else, I made sure that it actually fits in my sump, what with eurobracing, overflows and return line all in the same corner that the skimmer goes.
It's a tight squeeze, to be sure, but it fits.
Very, very tight fit. I actually have to rotate it about 10 degrees to fit the skimmer's wedge pipe between the return line and the side of the eurobrace, and the silencer is about 1mm from the eurobrace in that position.
Pay no attention to the NeoTherm box acting as my 2" skimmer stand! (I don't know what the final skimmer stand height will be, but that should be pretty close.
Ta da!
Before doing anything else, I made sure that it actually fits in my sump, what with eurobracing, overflows and return line all in the same corner that the skimmer goes.
It's a tight squeeze, to be sure, but it fits.
Very, very tight fit. I actually have to rotate it about 10 degrees to fit the skimmer's wedge pipe between the return line and the side of the eurobrace, and the silencer is about 1mm from the eurobrace in that position.
Pay no attention to the NeoTherm box acting as my 2" skimmer stand! (I don't know what the final skimmer stand height will be, but that should be pretty close.
rollermonkey
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Time for a bath, I guess.
rollermonkey
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I've ordered two Apex modules, the Kessil/Apex cable, an MP10 for the tank this weekend, plus I got virtually every piece of wood, pipe, hardware, etc for and a Mag5 for my mixing station and started construction of the mixing station.
I already made 40 gallons of water though, so I can't actually plumb and finish the mixing station just yet.
I already made 40 gallons of water though, so I can't actually plumb and finish the mixing station just yet.
rollermonkey
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Everything's here and it's finally ready to get wet.
I ran all the cables the past couple days and just need to plug the gear in to the timer/power strip I'm using until I've broken down the cube, then slide the stand about three feet before I start transferring salt water up from the laundry room.
:Cheese :mrgreen: :Cheese :mrgreen: :Cheese
I just may have this thing full (and wet) some time this weekend!
I ran all the cables the past couple days and just need to plug the gear in to the timer/power strip I'm using until I've broken down the cube, then slide the stand about three feet before I start transferring salt water up from the laundry room.
:Cheese :mrgreen: :Cheese :mrgreen: :Cheese
I just may have this thing full (and wet) some time this weekend!
rollermonkey
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So, after moving the tank into it's final position, I plugged everything in, moved the ATO pump into the ATO reservoir in the sump and pumped 20G of salt water into the DT. Followed that up with @8G of RODI into the ATO reservoir and started refilling that partially full container.
Finally in position!
...and water! The sand is damp under that rock!
And finally, where the level is now:
Finally in position!
...and water! The sand is damp under that rock!
And finally, where the level is now:
mfinn
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It's getting there.
rollermonkey
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That was as far as it got when I went to bed this morning. I mixed another 20G while I was sleeping, so that will get pumped in shortly.
TJ's Reef
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LOOKING GOOD, your patience is surely paying off now bud. You know "Nothin' good comes fast in this hobby" took me around a year to get my 125g wet and still haven't finished my **** canopy yet.... Eric stopped by the other day for a visit and may eventually have him build me a nice glass Reeftank to.
Cheers, Todd
Cheers, Todd
rollermonkey
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And the FTS I've been waiting for:
rollermonkey
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Well that didn't last long.
Sump leaked, so everything is drained and broken down until I can get it replaced.
Sump leaked, so everything is drained and broken down until I can get it replaced.
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Dang sorry to hear!
rollermonkey
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Yup. As soon as I got the sump out ( and the water level was down from three inches to one inch by that point) I could see water oozing out from a 4-inch section of seam between the back panel and bottom.
mfinn
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Serious bummer.
One of the owners ought to come by your place and pick it up and take it back to fix it.
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