Skimmer Setup WITH PHOTOS (bonus corals photos)!!!! :) and "live" Reef Bugs?

Discussion in 'Protein Skimmers' started by Nicolehdz, Oct 11, 2010.

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  1. Nicolehdz

    Nicolehdz Astrea Snail

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    HI AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOO, thanks to EVERYONE on 3reef.com I am an expert lololol.. I went to another LFS... (tried to sell me a horseshoe crab for my 30 gallon) THANK TO YOU GUYS! I only got more CUC! THANK YOU!
    I finally invested in a skimmer!!!!! However being COMPLETELY NEW to skimmers... I took some pics and have some questions about how I set it up!
    I got a 65 gallon Corallife hang on skimmer.

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    If you notice in the picture.. there is TWO submerged units... one has foam and a box around it. Should that be COMPLETELY submerged OR out of the water... I notice its kind of flimsy and it DOES get water in it ( in the pic I am holding it up out of the water....) How should this be hanging? It is ok if it gets water in it? Whats its purpose?

    Also, There is a picture of the bubbles in the skimmer cone... This is another question I have.. theres a knob that will create MORE bubbles and overflow or MUCH LESS... if you notice in the pic the bubbles are about half way through the cone? SOMETIMES they reach the top at this setting but most of the time.. they stay there... I have a drip tube incase they do... I just dont know what setting it needs to be at? I put it HALF WAY?
    How do you clean this unit and how often.. it seems to take water out of my tank and into the base (see photo) Which part do I clean? (sorry for all the newbie questions...

    I also got some "reef bugs" for my corals... (any opinions) (I have never seen my Brain Puff up EVER and I fed them last night and this morning he was puffy! (water parameters are perfect said LFS... still did 5 gallon water change! (do one once a weeek) My MUSHROOM IS GROWING (so happy)
    ANOTHER mushroom question.... I bought one frag with three mushroom pieces.. now that they are expanding.. is there anyway to move them off the rock they are on? At all? here is there photo.

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    The LFS also gave me some Calcium and alk supplements for 3x a week? (thoughts)

    Bonus picture of my brain coral, I had never seen it so PUFFY! (dont know what it means)
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    Nicolehdz, Oct 11, 2010
    Nicolehdz, Oct 11, 2010
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  2. Tropical Addict

    Tropical Addict Bubble Tip Anemone

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    The brain is supossed to be puffy. So that's a good thing. : )
     
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  3. Nicolehdz

    Nicolehdz Astrea Snail

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    I am excited about its puffyness! Anyone else have any help with skimmer?
     
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