looks good .. are u going to keep that white perspex bracket on the left attached? that was put there for shipping so the sump doesnt lift . u might find the u can shift the sump more to the left .there are 2 little corner brackets fitted to the cabinet floor so it sits on place .. dont try it full of water of course hah
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I've taken out the middle one. I might do with the left hand one, the screws will rust if I leave it.
Anything else you notice from the pic that might need removing or fixing? I'm hoping the little filter tray is suppose to be on top of the white filter wool(on top of the black media) like I have it.
yea ur right they rust ..that filter wool is ok like that .. once ur return is running youll find that it stays pushed down abit becuase of the flow through..
did u work out ur electricals? like how u are going to place all the cables .. oh man theres a lot of them once you have all the equipment in there . maybe have a think about it incase u need to attach power boards and all the rest.
did u work out ur electricals? like how u are going to place all the cables .. oh man theres a lot of them once you have all the equipment in there . maybe have a think about it incase u need to attach power boards and all the rest.
So far I've got them sorted as below. The cords are a bit mixed up, but otherwise, it's in a semi sort of order. I will attach some labelling to each chord so that I know which plug is which, but for now I'm going off memory. I've allowed myself a few extra sockets for future additions to my downstairs mix-up.
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Oh great looks good :) I was concerned because I know what it looks like in there space wise lol
Help!
Skimmer has been running all day, and now all of a sudden it's started making a 'whirring' sound, like it's got air running through it, so I've turned it off. It's been under water all arvo, humming along nicely, and now for some reason is making quite a bit of noise.
Any ideas?
turned it back on after 5 mins, the noise almost got filtered out, like it was a n air bubble being worked through.
Strangely though, now it sounds like the pump is pulsing, rahter than working constantly. I'm not sure if it was always doing this or not. Second guessing myself.
Skimmer has been running all day, and now all of a sudden it's started making a 'whirring' sound, like it's got air running through it, so I've turned it off. It's been under water all arvo, humming along nicely, and now for some reason is making quite a bit of noise.
Any ideas?
turned it back on after 5 mins, the noise almost got filtered out, like it was a n air bubble being worked through.
Strangely though, now it sounds like the pump is pulsing, rahter than working constantly. I'm not sure if it was always doing this or not. Second guessing myself.
Oscar came around for a look. Looks like the pump on the Skimmer is not getting the job done.
I have a pretty weak stream of bubbles, compared to what is shown here.
http://www.tunze.com/183.html?&L=1&C=IS
So what I thought was it working fine today, was actually it not working properly at all.
I have a pretty weak stream of bubbles, compared to what is shown here.
http://www.tunze.com/183.html?&L=1&C=IS
So what I thought was it working fine today, was actually it not working properly at all.
Ok, false alarm. Smack the n00b in the back of the head.
The skimmer is working. What it was trying to do was skim in freshwater, which as some of you may know gives a completely different result. Or in my case a non-result.
After skimming the my kitchen sink all night I see that the bubbles although not all the way up the chamber are still separate the crud from the water.
Just got off the phone to Richard at Bunrong and he reiterated that as long as the pump is working, the reaction that I'm looking for will not occur until some Live rock has been added.
Right now it's just humming along again, only this time I've added my salt to the tank, so it's got some work to do. :)
Thanks to @OSCAR85 for coming and having a look last night too, and helping me out a heap. Have I mentioned how great this forum is?
The skimmer is working. What it was trying to do was skim in freshwater, which as some of you may know gives a completely different result. Or in my case a non-result.
After skimming the my kitchen sink all night I see that the bubbles although not all the way up the chamber are still separate the crud from the water.
Just got off the phone to Richard at Bunrong and he reiterated that as long as the pump is working, the reaction that I'm looking for will not occur until some Live rock has been added.
Right now it's just humming along again, only this time I've added my salt to the tank, so it's got some work to do. :)
Thanks to @OSCAR85 for coming and having a look last night too, and helping me out a heap. Have I mentioned how great this forum is?
@Cosby You are very welcome. Happy to help anytime. i think you should come around sometime if your free and you can pic my brain for an hr, I will show you my tank routine.
Sundays are good for me.
Sundays are good for me.
Ok, so the first 20kgs of Live Rock is in the tank.
I gave it a good clean, stripped it of most of its growth and found a few hitchhikers that I've given the challenge of surviving the cycle(I like critters).
3 stars, 4 bristleworms(one about 15cm long) 2 crabs now in my sump, and two shrimp, which I think may be pistol shrimp.
Have just put the rocks in quickly without any great care or set up, as I was starting to run out of time before I had to get to work.
Will post pics soon.
I gave it a good clean, stripped it of most of its growth and found a few hitchhikers that I've given the challenge of surviving the cycle(I like critters).
3 stars, 4 bristleworms(one about 15cm long) 2 crabs now in my sump, and two shrimp, which I think may be pistol shrimp.
Have just put the rocks in quickly without any great care or set up, as I was starting to run out of time before I had to get to work.
Will post pics soon.
