lockrookie's 180g (build #3)

[lockrookie]

tonight i plugged in the calcium reactor.. it has a bit of a leak i will tend to later just a drip really.. my calcium was at 320 before startup so in 24 hours i will check and see where its at.. i did it at the slowest rate to start for fear of overdose and will adjust as needed. hopefully it works and i can grow me some sps..

also in the news im putting together a skimmate resevoir tonight if i can find some silicone. this way i have additional gunk storage incase i go away (wishfull thinking) and i won thave to worry about an overflow issue.. eventually i will put a float switch on it to shut down the skimmer just incase of skimmer flu and it upchucks on me.

i was informed as well that the curve 9 may be here this week or early next week and i will start my review...im guessing since i didnt hear from aqua-digital it will be the unauthorised version.. so be it heres to hopeing im satisfied... i will most likely post some pics on my thread. but will make its own thread for questions comments anyone may have.. if i dont know the answers i will try to find out the answer iven if i have to contact BM themselves somehow. im hopefull that this skimmerwill perform. it is infact the first "new" skimmer ive purchased.. other than the seaclone 100 that suffered a very painful end.. still peeved about wasting money on that after 4 years.

anyways thats all for tonight will post picsof my skimmate collection cup . i have an idea for it that i hope works.. thanks for lookin

[gregzz4]

Following along and wanting to see how your Ca reactor works out

Hope your skimmer works out too

I wanted to say something stellar, but I can only come up with ...

Momma, momma I'm comin' home !!!

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Following along and wanting to see how your Ca reactor works out

Hope your skimmer works out too

I wanted to say something stellar, but I can only come up with ...

Momma, momma I'm comin' home !!!

im hoping it works out too i hate wasting money.. and if the skimmer is crap well....i will be violent lol

as for stellar....no comment at this time

[gregzz4]

Ya, I know how you feel ...

I could let you have a go at some stuff I haven't smashed yet if you like ... ya know, the kind of things that don't stick to hammers ....

More pics of your build please

[lockrookie]

i wish i had more pics .. haven't done much just waiting on things..but o appease you i will leave you with someone elses build cause it sure as sh... not me

[gregzz4]

Better watch that, or I'll have to come over there and do something ...



Umm, not me either .....

[lockrookie]

so ive always wanted to do this with skimmers puking and contaminating the tank or overflowing cause i forgot to empty the cup. but mostly if i go away for a weekend or 2 weeks i want to be able to not worry about an overfowing skimmer cup. so i made a glass box 8"x 9" by 12" high drilled a hole for a valve and a hole on thetp ofthe cube.. but i wanted a lid so after posting jancame through fro me andgot me a large pickle jar that was perfect.. cut the top off of it attached it to the top of my box and voila i have a skimmate overflow container.. now i will have skimmate on tap for all those future reefing bbq's in the future.

here it is just need to make a quick stand for it and its ready to go for when the new skimmer arrives..





i will be drilling into the cap for hookups and later a float switchto shut down skimmer in case of overflow or random skimmer issue.. butfor now it is what it is

thanks for looking