my first mistake!!

hey thanks mate, well iv def got alot of questions!! lol i would like to set it up like that, but the fuge, is on the same level as the bottom of my tank, but my tank is twice the height, so it wont be able to drain back, so it will have to just drain into the sump just before the bubble trap, and be pumped up to the tank,
I have just seen some pretty looking fuge's and thought it would be another nice feature, maybe a few shrimps? nice algea, and sand bed? live rock,? any other ideas? lol, see, more questions.
I will have a good look and seek alot of advice on the PS before i make the same mistake, but if big is ok? the future is what i will be thinking about along with good quality!
thanks again dude, jay

 

haha, thanks dude, i could not believe it, i had only just put up my first thread, and was looking through the cycling threads, when i looked back there were loads of posts!! what top guys you all are, very helpfull, brilliant! and as for multi quoting, it helps that im a member of loads of car forums, ;D funny tho, iv never had a response like i have on here!?

well i hope to be able to bend loads of peoples ears, and get lots more info, i think i will take some pics and stuff, and try to keep you all updated, although this is a ongoing project, so may take some time!! lol

cheers dude, jay

 

if you haven't bought another skimmer yet the mods for the seaclones work very well, particularly adding a wooden airstone.
i made the same "mistake" now i love the thing!

 

hi there, i did look at some of the mods, that people have done, as when i first saw what people wrote about the seaclones, i was really dissapointed, so kept on reading, to see if anyone has had positive results, but they are slightly outweighed by the negatives, i could see that the mods do work, but they seem to go out of 'tune' quite alot? how does yours perform with these mods? do they use a normal stone usually? the wooden ones make a much finer air bubble dont they, have you done other mods? i am interested,
also, when i bought it, the guy on ebay said it was the revised, more efficient one? is this possible?
cheers, jay

 

Jay if it were me id go with this skimmer, i have the rs135 on my 90 with 10 fish and couldnt be happier.

Welcome to Euro-Reef, Inc.!!

 

hi there thanks for the advice, iv had a look at the site, seems very good, anyone else using these? they are doing a clearance sale as well,!! half price, i tried to go thrugh to checkout but it does not seem to work prperly?
thanks again tho, im all ears,

 

i didnt want to break the uplift tube and make it twice as useless so i didnt do that mod,i put a smaller pump on it with no venturi and a pretty serious adjustable{adjustable is important} air pump, i drilled an extra hole in the collection cup cover and fed the wooden stone down to the bottom{getting it in there ws rough} it works incredibly now,pulls alot of gunk out and i haven't had to adjust it since, it still puts bubbles in the tank though, no matter what i did it put bubbles back in the tank. i decided to get used to it instead of fighting it so since i already had the airpump i put a stone in each of the display...boom! bubbles didn't look out of place anymore!

 

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