>>>My 75 Gallon RR tank build<<<

[Seamore]

Air has to go in for the skim to work, open the gate valve all the way, (assuming the pump came w/skim and is not oversize) then adjust the valve by closing until the air/water interface is near the neck. not you will not get much production in from an empty tank. Looks good.

[OneDummHikk]

While your skimmer is running, start raising it up out of the water. You will start seeing a difference in the performance as far as flooding. The issue is that the skimmer is sitting in water that is too deep. Or, something is causing it to not pull enough air and too much water. Typically its water depth and head pressure that cause it.

[Jared J]

Where's your heater?

[bigdeeezy]

Originally Posted by camaroracer214

the stand and canopy are nice. good work.

thank you

Originally Posted by Seamore

Air has to go in for the skim to work, open the gate valve all the way, (assuming the pump came w/skim and is not oversize) then adjust the valve by closing until the air/water interface is near the neck. not you will not get much production in from an empty tank. Looks good.

its a sp-3500 pump that has been mesh modded...ive tried opening the valve all the way but the bubbles still end up rising to the top even when i block the air inlet water rises to the neck and stays there...

Originally Posted by OneDummHikk

While your skimmer is running, start raising it up out of the water. You will start seeing a difference in the performance as far as flooding. The issue is that the skimmer is sitting in water that is too deep. Or, something is causing it to not pull enough air and too much water. Typically its water depth and head pressure that cause it.

a fellow local reefer suggested i raise the skimmer off of the tank so it can be around 5-7 inches submerged in water that is why i built the eggcrate stand...but its still not working

Originally Posted by Jared J

Where's your heater?

havent put one in yet...will be doing tomorrow

[MedicMike]

Looking good so far. I'm starting practically the same build myself I just finished my stand. Cant wait to see your progress keep up the good work!
Mike

[bigdeeezy]

Originally Posted by MedicMike

Looking good so far. I'm starting practically the same build myself I just finished my stand. Cant wait to see your progress keep up the good work!
Mike

thanks for the comment...do you have a build thread?

[MedicMike]

havnt started yet but you can check out my stand in the DIY forum

[bigdeeezy]

Originally Posted by MedicMike

havnt started yet but you can check out my stand in the DIY forum

its looking good so far for ya...hopefully i can start aquascaping soon since i think i have a lot of live rock...any suggestions on how to connect the rocks together instead of drilling? i was thinking about putting aquamend on the contact points of the rocks?

[MedicMike]

I think I remember seein some kind of "rock putty" somewhere but dont quote me on that. I know alot of people zip tie in a few discreat places. But drilling and attaching with acrylic dowels is fairly popular i beleave.

[MedicMike]

I'm not crazy! I found it here ya go!

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...62&pcatid=3962

[bigdeeezy]

cool thanks mike...i think drilling takes too much time and theres a risk of the rock breaking or cracking?

[jrpdriver]

Everything looks pretty nice so far, nice job on the stand and canopy. Doesn't having the outlet on the skimmer like that defeat the purpose of having those baffles in the sump?

[bigdeeezy]

Originally Posted by jrpdriver

Everything looks pretty nice so far, nice job on the stand and canopy. Doesn't having the outlet on the skimmer like that defeat the purpose of having those baffles in the sump?

thanks...how does it defeat the purpose?

for those who havent seen this i think its pretty cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UisPT...d.php?t=274111

[bigdeeezy]

just did some aquascaping today...lmk wat u guys think...also my halide setup wont work bc it keeps on breaking the circuit to the outlet i plug it in...also plugged it into a surge protector but still same thing...anything i can do to prevent that from happening?

[crvz]

How many pounds of rock is that? It looks pretty good, nice and open. but I'd avoid leaning any on the glass. It's not a structural thing, but you'll never be able to clean that area, which you may (I'd say will) regret.