220G Tank Takeover and Remodel!

[DKoKoMan]

Sweet! Amazing what a little TLC can do for a tank. I found there are a lot of new skimmers on the market which makes replacing the entire unit more affordable. That being said if you have a vertex or other high end you may want to source out a pump that is compatible.

Looking forward to see more updates

[WarDog]

Nice clean up job!

[Vitaminz]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Nice clean up job!

Oh it is far from being done, just starting! lol

[Vitaminz]

Originally Posted by DKoKoMan

Sweet! Amazing what a little TLC can do for a tank. I found there are a lot of new skimmers on the market which makes replacing the entire unit more affordable. That being said if you have a vertex or other high end you may want to source out a pump that is compatible.

Looking forward to see more updates

Thanks for the advice, it is appreciated! I will let you know how it goes after clean up!

[chizerbunoi]

Wow good score. I'm surprised that Laguna pond pump can work as your main return.

[Vitaminz]

Yeah should have seen the confused look on my face when I saw it for the first time. Probably end up replacing it. Any suggestions for a return pump for this bad boy?

[kyl]

Agreed, great work on getting that display spiffed up. Looks like you have some nice fish to work with going forward

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by Vitaminz

Yeah should have seen the confused look on my face when I saw it for the first time. Probably end up replacing it. Any suggestions for a return pump for this bad boy?

You won't need to. Laguna pumps have an Askoll motorblock. Roll back a few years and these were considered some of the finest motorblock in the industry (still are, IMO, but I've never put a lot of stock into the current DC return pump offerings).

[Vitaminz]

So after spending 2 hours breaking down the skimmer and cleaning what seemed like a one-inch film of sludge from the skimmer...just nasty. Think I dry heaved a tad bit and that is saying a lot coming from somebody with 5 kids!
Found the issue with the skimmer, bunch of snails inside the pump.

Threw that bad boy back into the sump and BAM it fired right back up! Mission accomplished!



Next on the list, cleaning the powerheads.

[Vitaminz]

So looking at building a mixing station for the tank and came up with the following design. Any comments or suggestions? Anybody know where a guy could pick up the parts locally?