Tank Build

Posted By slovan on 12/02/2007 9:17 AM
Hey Al, is it possible to put the skimmer in sump? If there is no advantage to making it external, I think it would be better to have it in sump just in case it overflows again.
I don't think theres room in the chamber for it.  If it does fit I would need to put in there the pump would need to go into the refugium

 

I'll be heading over to AE this morning to get some LR.  The should be able to get me the right sized tubing.

 

Here's the sand that will be going in.


 

 

 

where do you get that sand? ive looked for it and cant find it around here... what city are you in?

im just curious. thanks!

 

I'm in Bettendorf.  Yes, it's very hard to find, I actually picked this up about a year and half ago.  A guy from a Colorado reef club had gone out east with a trailer and bought a bunch of it.  He contacted reef clubs along the 1-80 corridor and sold bags of it to people who contacted him, Atticus and I bought about 5 bags. I think a few other folks from GIRS bought some too.

 

I went to AE and picked up some figi LR.  It's  was pretty nice and porous, $5.99 a lb, I bought 12 lbs. 

 

you can find that sand at lowes mybrother bought it thair for his reef tank but thats been like 2 years ago i ask him he said thay still have it i duno

 

Sand Storm

 

It's still cloudy, I can see the rock though, about 3 or 4 inches of sand.  I was thinking about turning on the return, but I'll wait one more day.  My light are on their way, I'll be nice to get everything in place.

 

Well, I fired it up and the skimmer pulling gunk out it.  I had a canister filter but I gave to a friend.  Do you thing a hang on filter would help clear the water?

 

The tanks looking better now the water has cleared consderably. 
Billy, I'd be interested in trying something like that.

 

I've got a mag 9, flexible nylon hose, barb fittings, just no cannister.  I'll stop by farm and fleet and see what I can come up with.

 

Does anyone in the QC's have a cannister pump I can borrow for a day or two?  I have another sandstorm since I fired up the HK3's.  I can locate the pump for hang on filter.