Colleen & Scotts 100g build

[Brighteyes_13]

im so excited. Jay sent me a couple shots of my tank. I'll be picking it up by next weekend. Hopefully have it wet by the weekend after!

[Brighteyes_13]

Looks like my tank was ready sooner than expected. Had to borrow some muscles from my cousin to get it down the stairs as my hubby is gibbled with something wrong with his ribs. So I think I'll still give it 2 weeks to fully cure the silicone and put together the plumbing.

Also, apparently all my stress about high ammonia in my live rock bin was all for nothing. They've dropped to less than 1 ppm. Did a second test to be sure. When I tested nitrites it was still reading zero though. I think maybe my nitrite test kit is no good.IMG_3121.jpg


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[maron6977]

Nice , glad to hear they delivered on time .

[Brighteyes_13]

It must be all those fingers and toes i had crossed

Its nice to have it in the house already. It gives me a chance to look at how i want to lay out my electrical and plumbing. I was surprised exactly how big the sump was lol, didnt pay much attention when ordering it. It was a pretty snug fit inside the stand. Barely a few mil front to back to spare. I think i'll have to build a little shelf above the return chamber on the sump to store a couple cleaning supplies, and house my electrical.

If anyone has any advice on the electrical my ears are open. As of now, we have plans of a 12x12x4 control junction box, housing the electronic components my husband is putting together. The part i get to play with is the relay interface for the controller. The relays will power 4 or 5 duplex receptacles. The idea was to use 2 circuits and split up the loads to ensure if one trips the tank will have a better chance to survive.

As for GFCI protection im deciding whether i want to go with inline protection or receptacle protection.

[Brighteyes_13]

i love my Hubby, he knows im itching to get the tank wet, even just to put the liverock in and circulate it in there.

I came home to find a new inhabitant.

[Brighteyes_13]

Wet test is a success! Picked up my pump and plugged it all in today to a temporary power bar. Added sand and right now its a cloudy mess but im sure by morning it will look a whole lot clearer.

The hubby is a bit concerned by the noise level of the skimmer. I might be looking to pick up something a bit quieter unless anyone has any tips to quieting pump hum.

[DKoKoMan]

Originally Posted by Brighteyes_13

i love my Hubby, he knows im itching to get the tank wet, even just to put the liverock in and circulate it in there.

I came home to find a new inhabitant.

Haha I love it at least you have something inside the glass box!

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Brighteyes_13

i was considering a curve 5.

Too small for your tank imo. I'd use Curve 7, or equivalent DC.

I like the aquascape, looks good!

[Brighteyes_13]

Thanks guys . We have gotten very used to the pump sound of the skimmer. It's a large skimmer and doesn't pull out much (yet) but will handle anything I throw at it in the future.


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[Brighteyes_13]

and again im thinking of ditching this skimmer for a different one. GRRRRR.

Took out my filter socks to be cleaned and put in the new ones. Hubby noticed the skimmer going nuts. now nothing i do will slow down the skimmer. its bubbling out of control, causing micro bubbles in the tank and only producing clear, clean appearing bubbles to overflow into collection cup. it totally fills up within half an hour.

Left it off last night to see if it was just something from the socks, and plugged it back in today. Still going nuts :/
Pulled it out and cleaned it best i could and still bubbling over.

At this point i dont know if i should just let it bubble and dispose of whatever it collects or turn it off.

The crazy part is yesterday morning i had it turned all the way closed to try and get some skim with no success, now i cant open it enough to get it to slow down.

Are all skimmers this finicky?