That brass fitting is pure trouble! Any corrosive, metal fitting will 1) corrode, putting brass into the water. 2) alter ph, metals will mess with it. It's y an apple goes brown wen u cut with a stainless knife, it alters the ph of the apple.
Return the skimmer. Don't pm, don't leave a MSG on canreef. Hop in ur car, drive there today, the same way u went to pick it up. It's common sense to return wit is borrowed! A quick shake of the head is needed!
Hope u solve ur tank prob.

Changed the brass fitting, i pmed him as I don't remember where he lives. Tank is going well

Photo time http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/atuquvub.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/umygu6e7.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/uneqajyz.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/yba5e4az.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/2e9agy2e.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/07/15/pequde2e.jpg

I'd love to drive over and drop it off but I don't remember where he lives, I could take it to the neighbourhood and knock on a bunch of doors but I'd prefer if he would answer one of my pm's I could deliver it

So havent posted on here in a while mostly just reading and keeping quiet. My tank is doing good. no algea or anything. having trouble with my anenome. not sure if its dying or just not healthy. Just ordered a Vertex omega 130 and just insatalled a Reef octopus DC pump for my return. so quiet i cant even tell if its running! out at work right now but when i get home ill be posting some pics!!

Hoping that cod father will pipe up and pm me his address so i can return this skimmer that is taking up space in my garage.

Well here is the update you have all been waiting for... all none of you haha.

So curently i have 2 zoa's not sure the name, a torch an acro a birdsnest some gsp and a kenya tree.

Fish: 2 Clowns
A tiny regal tang (dont scold me looking at an upgrade)
blue/green chromis
lawnmower blenny

My two vortec mp10's
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0191.jpg
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0190.jpg
my DC return pump and AI-sol controler
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0189.jpg
All my fish except the lawnmower
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0188.jpg
pink zoa
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0186.jpg
colorful zoa
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0185.jpg
acro
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0184.jpg
torch
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0183.jpg
birdsnest
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0182.jpg
GPS
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0181.jpg


http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0192.jpg

Looking good man

Thanks! I'm sort of an equipment junkie as I'm sure you can tell, just got some frags from waynemah. Hope they do well.

New rule is no superglue for me I have it all over my hands and everything. How do you guys glue corals? Is epoxy Easyer?

Chase31's 50 starfire aquascape reef
 

Well today ups brought me a little present (3 days late I'll add)
So here it is all put together
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/11/nu3ehyhu.jpg
Due to my father managing facility's at a school board lots of chunks of egg crate they can't use so made a stand to raise it to around 7 inches
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/11/vaqapa4u.jpg
Letting it overflow flow over night!
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/12/11/5y3y4esa.jpg

How do you recommend breaking this skimmer in?

Well didn't get a chance to post in a little bit but 2 weeks away for work and now 3-4 days with the girlfriends family, my tank didn't do to good, skimmer has been draining back into the tank and tried to get it running bit my schedule didn't allow it and when I get home for. Work my Sps was rtning and looked to be gone. So assuming my levels got bad with no skimmer and no one to do weekly water changes :( pretty disappointed