"How It's Made" - Reef Aquarium

[Myka]

Did anyone else catch the reef aquarium on How It's Made on the Discovery Channel? I just saw it, it was pretty good for only a few minutes!

[spit.fire]

to bad they used a swc skimmer

[Myka]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

to bad they used a swc skimmer

I noticed that too - made me cringe.

[lastlight]

the patting down of the real ocean sand before adding water is key

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4KdiNv2rqc

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by Myka

I noticed that too - made me cringe.

What bout the guys on Tanked using a hydrometer? You see that one?

[lockrookie]

I'm kinda partial to the term "ocean potion" myself although I think I'll use it in terms of the skimmate instead of the salt

[Myka]

Haha you guys are total reef geeks. Shows like this one (and Tanked) are not aimed at hobbyists. I thought they did a great job of simplifying it.

[patpare]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

to bad they used a swc skimmer

What is the problem with swc skimmers?

[FishyFishy!]

Originally Posted by patpare

What is the problem with swc skimmers?

Thats what I was about to ask!!! Ive been running SWC for years and they are nothing short of amazing.

I run an extreme 250 S2 right now and it's amazing.

[lockrookie]

It's not the skimmer as such as much as it is the company that made the skimmer and the illegal activities they where caught doing that shames the hobby