New Skimmer!

Ruth · #1 08-21-2006, 04:14 AM

You know I am a big proponent of overskimming (I actually don't think you can) so if I was you I would go ahead and throw it on your 75g. It will probably do nothing but good for it.
My new skimmer is a Bubble King 500 ext. I bought it for the 300g cube I will be setting up (sigh - someday) but for now I am going to run it on my 190g. It is rated for a lot bigger system than this (can't recall off the top of my head).
Anyway you have bought yourself a very nice skimmer and I know that would not have the patience to wait until I got a new system set up - it would be fired up ASAP.

Funky_Fish14 · #2 08-21-2006, 05:47 AM

Well the thing is, I dont really have anywhere to put it near the 75

I also... have an odd situation. My nutrient levels are all extremely low, so much so that I can only keep one clam in the system at a time, I have limited algal growth, even my fuge has slow growth. The last waterchange(and only one) I did caused problems, and it was only 5g. I only top-off with RO/DI water, and I feed fairly heavily. The tank has been running for 2yrs this way, and im worried I will wreck something, lol.

Ohh, you upgraded the BK?

Or, im just not very attentive!

When did you get it?

I forgot the dims on your 300g cube.

Are you enjoying the BK's? Im thinking about one on my parent's 400-900g room divider in their retirement home.

Thanks

I really cant wait to see it in action! Hehe.

Funky_Fish14 · #3 08-21-2006, 06:01 AM

What I meant by low nutrient levels, was phosphates, nitrates, etc...:P

My SPS show good growth

I have not a drop of sand in my system, and dose calcium maybe... every 3 months at the most?

danny zubot · #4 08-21-2006, 10:54 PM

Cool skimmer!

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My SPS show good growth

I have not a drop of sand in my system, and dose calcium maybe... every 3 months at the most?

Do you do large water changes often then?

Funky_Fish14 · #5 08-22-2006, 08:46 AM

Thanks Danny!

No, I actually dont do any! I... really cant explain why this system works..:S Hence why im worried about changing anything! Mandarin does great... the one crocea is happy... my birdsnest and porites grow like mad(both I've had for 2, and 2.5 years, the porites grew from a single polyp to a colony encrusting over small gaps, etc... , and now its at least 6x3" colony after 2 years, the birdsnest was started like this frag at the top of my 33g:

It was grown to about... 3"x3", fragged down to that size again, placed in a new location to encrust, and is now 4x5" and about 3-4" tall. It has also taken on very neat coloration, having an orange body, green hues on it's body, and purple polyps up close.

Anyways, I really dont know how this sytem manages to work. My blastos/acans have lots of new polyps, not as much skeletal growth though. Stuff encrusts really well in the system though. Pulsing Xenia... is no longer doing well. But thats about the only downside.

So mainly, I dont want to wratch anything putting the skimmer on it

Lol.

Chris