Scott's 270g aka Project Mayhem

[Scythanith]

Originally Posted by SanguinesDream

LOVE those!!! I've been collecting art for years and the concept is so Victorian-era etnobotany.

Check his site out! He's extremely reasonable with pricing!

[Scythanith]

Originally Posted by Skimmer King

WOW man that tank setup is retarded. looks very well put together

Thanks! I am trying to avoid having to go back and make major alterations down the road, so I am hoping a little planning goes a long long way. Steve has already had me make some alterations, warning me to do them now instead of when the tanks full of life. I started the same place everyone else did, a used main tank, repurposed tank for a sump, turbo floater skimmer, some cheap power heads, bla bla bla. I truly believe in you get what you pay for. Be it quality of the parts, ability, service, etc. so with this build I wanted reliability to be the number one aspect. I am away for a while at a time so I wanted to be able to keep an eye on things so a computer was a necessity.

I really hope I can nurture a unique tank, that takes cues from some of my favourite tanks such as Darryl and Dave's tanks. I really think the rock work sets the tone, so I will be spending a good amount of time on that Saturday.

Cheers and thanks for looking!

[Scythanith]

I am going to work on live rock on Saturday, wish me luck! Any suggestions are welcome. These aren't my pictures but are what I am using for inspiration. I won't have the emarco R400 I was hoping for. Too hard to get in Canada. So I will be doing what I can with putty and I may use threaded rods.

[wreck]

Good luck!

Second kast photo what is the yellow fish in that oic?

[sphelps]

blotched anthias

[wickedfrags]

"tapped" rather than "taped".............the process of making a threaded connection where one did not previously exist, such as on older skimmer collection cups to allow draining. As you noted, appears yours does have one, using the orange colour plug at this time.

Originally Posted by Scythanith

Hey Dave,

Nope nothing is taped. The skim mate chamber had filled quickly, forcing some of the skimmate out of the breather holes on the top of the collection cup lid. That's where the brown gunk came from. I will connect the cup drain to a skimmate locker once I get the system purring, and I'd love to put on a neck cleaner, but that's down the road as well.

Should I be taping something? I am not familiar with that technique if I should be

[wreck]

Ty!

[Scythanith]

Haahaa I see now Dave! Yes it is tapped and has a drain. It's not all setup to drain yet as I want a safety backup in case the skimmer decides to overflow uncontrollably. I wouldn't want the ATO to add copious amounts of RO to the tank.

[Scythanith]

Originally Posted by wreck

Ty!

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[wreck]

Originally Posted by Scythanith

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i had asked what the yellow fish was (blotched anthias) in the second last photo that u posted, someone answered my question and i said ty but forgot to quote.