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03-20-2006, 01:39 PM
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Alright its about time 
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03-20-2006, 01:53 PM
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Ok, picking up where I left off....
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03-20-2006, 01:56 PM
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03-20-2006, 02:13 PM
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Sweet Greg!
those snails are really hanging on then!
the pictures are just fabulous!hmmm what is picture 2 and 3?
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03-20-2006, 02:21 PM
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Pachyseris rugosa - Elephant skin coral
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03-20-2006, 02:27 PM
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that is beautiful! the macro shots are very good!
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03-20-2006, 04:27 PM
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03-20-2006, 04:28 PM
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Ok, this is one of my favorite things I built for this tank. I pull out about 1 1/2 to 2 gallons a day from my skimmer, so the standard collection cups just don't cut it for me. So I came up with this DIY collection cup that works great, took less than an hour to build and costs all of about $15 or $20.
It consists of a five gallon bucket with a toilet flush valve mounted upside down in the lid.
Top view when full (Flush valve closed)
The flush valve closes (which shuts down the skimmer) while the skimate level is still 4 or 5 inches down in the bucket which makes disposal easy.
Skimmer when cup is full
Flush valve when cup is not full
Flush valve assembly. The foam provides more than enough floatation to clamp the float shut very tight.
The chain prevents the flapper from swinging to far
I used silicon to plug the flush valve standpipe. This is necessary so that there is back pressure on the skimmer when the cup is full. The cup must be air-tight when it is full.
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03-20-2006, 04:31 PM
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wow pretty cool Greg I use a 5 gal water container.
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03-20-2006, 04:40 PM
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i do like the 5 gallon bucket DIY... better not let geoff see that!
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03-20-2006, 05:11 PM
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Sweet looking tank!! i like the DIY bucket idea!
Tim
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03-20-2006, 08:58 PM
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Nice to see this going again!
Greg, what kind (if any) of issues have you run into with anything in the aet up? Any changes since the initial build? Full tank shot?
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03-20-2006, 09:02 PM
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Robert you are not allowed any full tank shots until we see fish and corals in your 150  
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03-20-2006, 09:04 PM
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The Ninja MOD
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Okay, Ill get right on that. Will you pay the $1200 to the termite guy for me so I can finish my wetroom?
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03-20-2006, 09:05 PM
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$1200 thats nothing just sell 2 of your wifes paintings.
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It's just a tad bigger. 
