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05-21-2015, 01:29 AM
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It was a pleasure meeting you.
Shortly I will have a video of the rock scape for you to put it all back together like a simple puzzle..  
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07-01-2015, 11:51 PM
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Aquascape looks awesome! Great start!
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05-21-2015, 04:44 AM
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What are the dimensions of you tank? The wall the tank is in, is it finished with a polished tile or something else? Looks sharp!
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Great skimmer, but not near big enough for your tank! I'm not sure why someone would recommend that skimmer to you. If I were you, I would really reconsider your skimmer choice, for something bigger and more suited to the 800+ gallons of water you're going to have. IMO, the skimmer is THE most important factor in designing a marine tank. Do some research to see what's available to you - giant skimmers can be hard to track down. Don't get me wrong, that skimmer is a nice skimmer, but it's half the size you need. Quote:
 You'll learn that if you move even two pieces of rock, they won't go back together the same way. I'm sure you'll make something awesome though!Last edited by Myka; 05-21-2015 at 04:48 AM.
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05-21-2015, 05:03 AM
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I'll step in a bit here as I'm helping Travis set up his tank. Travis had already purchased his skimmer before I stepped in to give him a hand. Myka I agree on paper the. ati cone seems a little on the small side but I think it will be ok. Spec wise it is a 12" dia body with a nearly 10" neck and the pump has nearly as much air draw as the big red dragon pump. The only needle wheel skimmer the is any bigger is the supermarine 250. I think with Travis's goals for the tank it should suffice with a decent waterchange regime. Just in case it ends up needing an upgrade I made sure to build the sump large enough to fit the big bubble king.
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05-21-2015, 02:18 PM
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Coming along nicely ! So when would you like me to move this build thread to the Tank Journals forum and rename your thread title for you?
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05-21-2015, 02:48 PM
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 Even if you do a quick search on Reef Central (simply because that's the largest audience to draw from), you will easily see that most people are running this skimmer on tanks in the 250-300 gallon range. There are no threads with people running the skimmer on tanks over 400 gallons which is a far cry from the 800-gallon system Travis has. Protein skimmer manufacturers never underrate their skimmers, if anything they overrate their skimmers. Here is a review by Jake Adams (one of thee skimmer gurus), and he recommends to use it on tanks 400 gallons and less. Keep in mind he was paid to do the review. http://reefbuilders.com/2013/08/15/a...ly-affordable/ Quote:
Check out the Bubble King website. http://royalexclusiv.net To put it in perspective, one of my clients has a 375-gallon display with another 50 gallons of volume in the sump, and we have a Supermarin 300 on it - the model with two pumps, a RD3 Speedy and a 1500. The tank is lightly stocked and heavily fed and the skimmer is a good fit. I do weekly 15% water changes. If you do the math, doing water changes on a tank that size, doing an extra 10% weekly to make up for the smaller skimmer, even using the cheapest salt available will still cost close to $1000/year not to mention extra RO/DI filters and the man hours to go get all that salt, mix it all up, and do that extra volume. So why not put that money towards a bigger skimmer now and just save all the hassle of replacing it down the road? You can ignore my advice and those of many others if you do some research (most people do ignore advice once they've set their minds to something).Last edited by Myka; 05-21-2015 at 02:52 PM.
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