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05-30-2002, 10:18 PM
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Ooops, am I worried?
Wooops, I just went to empty the skimmer cup (completely full), and I knocked my hand on the wood. Anyway the cup fell in the sump and emptied  Water is a touch cloudy, I'm not usually such a clutz  Big problem or no biggie?
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nickg<br />LIFE TASTES GOOD!
55g display, 10g sump, 5g refugium
single, siphon overflow to sump, rio 2100 return, ref is pumped from sump, and returned via gravity/bulkhead. Big in-sump skimmer w/cap 2200 pump, various maxijets in display. temp 82
<a href="http://www.nickg309reef.iwarp.com">MY TANK SITE</a>
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05-30-2002, 10:30 PM
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The Border Collie Mod
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Oops is right!
Nick, you got any carbon? skimmer gook is concentrated and can be poisonous.
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05-30-2002, 10:35 PM
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Nick, I think I would have immediatly shut down the return pump and changed out the sump water( aint hindsite grand  )
I takes a while toi skim it out but putting it all back at once will not make for happy coral campers 
What happened with the house thing ?
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05-30-2002, 10:43 PM
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Reefer D' jour
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I just put a nice big bag of fresh carbon in the sump. To late to change out the sump now Everything seems to be ok for the time being. I cranked the skimmer up a notch, I hope I didn't hurt the fish. On a lighter note, we are approved for the loan. nickg=homeowner 
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nickg<br />LIFE TASTES GOOD!
55g display, 10g sump, 5g refugium
single, siphon overflow to sump, rio 2100 return, ref is pumped from sump, and returned via gravity/bulkhead. Big in-sump skimmer w/cap 2200 pump, various maxijets in display. temp 82
<a href="http://www.nickg309reef.iwarp.com">MY TANK SITE</a>
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05-30-2002, 10:57 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by nickg
"On a lighter note, we are approved for the loan. nickg=homeowner"
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CONGRATULATIONS, NICK!!!!!
That's great news!!! Cause for you and your wife to celebrate!
As for the tank pollution; as always, a series of big water changes will help.
Dick
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05-30-2002, 11:05 PM
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Thanks Dick! We got the news this morning, alot of hoops were jumped. But thanks to great friends and family, we made it! Closing is monday, I have a bottle of Champ. chilling already. I can now get some sleep
As far as the tank mishap, I think I heard the hair algae say thankyou as I went up the stairs
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nickg<br />LIFE TASTES GOOD!
55g display, 10g sump, 5g refugium
single, siphon overflow to sump, rio 2100 return, ref is pumped from sump, and returned via gravity/bulkhead. Big in-sump skimmer w/cap 2200 pump, various maxijets in display. temp 82
<a href="http://www.nickg309reef.iwarp.com">MY TANK SITE</a>
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05-30-2002, 11:46 PM
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As far as the tank mishap, I think I heard the hair algae say thankyou as I went up the stairs
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 Listenin' to hairalgae, Nick?? You're worse off than I thought! But what a disgusting thing to happen with the skimmer cup.
other than that, congrats on the homeownership!
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05-31-2002, 12:44 AM
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AWESOME !!!!!!!
kewl Nick, congrats and best wishes, dont sweat the tank
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05-31-2002, 06:30 AM
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Nothing to See Here
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Congratulations on being a proud new "Home Owner" and those small monthly payments that follow!
Is there a plan in the works for a larger tank to look really nice in the new home? Johnny |
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05-31-2002, 11:22 AM
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Congrats Nick!
Hope there are no ill effects from the skimmate dump.
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06-01-2002, 10:59 PM
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Don't worry about the skimmate. I know several who dump it in on purpose and I have even done it several times.
HTH and congrats.
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06-01-2002, 11:10 PM
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Re: Ooops, am I worried?
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Originally posted by nickg
Wooops, I just went to empty the skimmer cup (completely full), and I knocked my hand on the wood. Anyway the cup fell in the sump and emptied...
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Not what you WANT to happen, but not the end of the world. Not necessarily poisons (heh, tons of terpenes though if you have soft corals... ... like TOADSTOOLS), primarily dissolved Organic compounds that have been removed to prevent their utilization by the tanks bacteria that would otherwise either be used by the corals or used by the bacteria to make nitrates. Watch your ammonia levels for a few days, and follow the carbon and water change advice already given. Not the end of the world, (heh, I heard the cheer from the algae here...), and your softies will prolly appreciate it as well, but not something that you'll want to happen on a regular basis.
Sorry to not gotten back in touch this week, a few little surprise events this week at work, but things are returning back to normal. I will be in touch this week.
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