Ok I have aHOB overflow that I'm tired of looking at honestly, that alone is making me want to go buy a RR tank.... Any way I whve 4 different caps sitting on the sand and I really dont have any room for... Orange Green (kinda brown) Bright Green w/ purple edge Purple I love the...

I'd like to document my skimmer build. Please hold off on posting in the thread until it is complete then post questions and I'll answer as well as I can. I built this skimmer to be used on my system which will consist of a 375DT, and three refugiums including one 75g, one 55g, and one 30g. The...

Hello all! We are moving in about one month and we will need to move our 45-gallon reef tank. The good news is, it's only a 15-minute drive away. I think I have a plan, but I was hoping that I could get some feedback to let me know if I am forgetting something or is there is a better way...

Goal: Design, build and document a skimmer that will fit in the stand of a 75/90 gallon tank, and handle a 100 gallon tank using PVC Pipe parts that are readily available at any hardware store/home improvement center. The pump I am using, for now, is the pump that came on a Coralife 220...

hi folks,after all help from everybody here,reading some threads..i would say, i learned a lot.so i convert my old fowlr tank with reef...i did a few changes.. i would say alot of changes....here are some of the new pics... this is my old tank,with small skimmer,predator fishes

OK, I re-did the gate valve on my Octopus NW-200 to have the actual valve before the vent stack. I don't know yet if this will fix the surging problem, but it is really noisy. I put a cap on the vent stack with a hole drilled in it to reduce the noise, but I am getting gugling, popping, and...

Well my crappy little skimmer was not gonna cut it on the new 125G...so, after being inspired by Scooby's "mixed nuts" skimmer, I decided to do some research and try my hand at a DIY skimmer...So here is the build! I based my design on a "Geoff" skimmer...here is a link to the basic design as...

I mesh modded 2 impellers last year for my Euroreef 12-1. About 6 months ago the skimmer started randomly overflowing. It got to a point where it overflows once or twice a week dumping the skimate that has collected for a couple days back into the tank:( I have tried everything to get it to...

Hi everyone, My new Octopus NW 150 should be waiting for me at home tonight when I arrive and I'd like to do the gate valve and mesh mods before its virgin run. Does anyone happen to have some extra Enkamat PF4 lying around that they would be willing to donate/sell me? Also, I've found the...

Since I was a small child, I have always had pets. Whether it was a dog, stray cat, baby squirl, injured bird, lizard, turtle. snake, aquarium, or just about any animal that I could keep. I have also had an aquarium set up constantly since I was 4 years old. Definately not going to share how...

I'm going to try a gate-valve mod on mine this weekend and I'm wondering if anyone has modded this model yet. I have a TS150 and noticed that the PVC coming out of the bottom is somewhere in between 1-1/4" and 1-1/2".

Hey...does anyone know what depth the water has to be in the sump for the Octopus Extreme TS-150? I am working on my sump and need to get some baffles made. Thanks!

Hello, I'm looking at protein skimmers for my seahorse tank (not set up yet). I'm worried about having too much flow, the protein skimmer I like the look of says 'recommended with a 2400lph pump' and is suitable for tanks up to 400L. Well the tank I have is 130L. What I want to know is does it...

this morning i came down to check on the tank, just like I always do while Keaton is eating his breakfast... good thing I did...skimmer was overflowing all over the floor and looked like it had been doing that for quite some time... the entire skimmer section, fuge section... well, actually the...

Saturday was a pretty busy day. After bringing my new scooter home I got my dog, Argus, out of the bedroom to take him outside for a walk. Nobody noticed that the FedEx guy leaving the big package on the front steps. I was so excited that Argus' walk got cut a little short. First...

I upgraded from the Reeflo 250 Skimmer to a Volcano Skimmer by Spazz. Specs: Body Diameter: 12" diam 1/4" thick main tube Body Height: 18" tall main chamber area Diffuser: 10" diffuser area 6" diam riser tube with twist lock for easy removal of cup assembly 43" tall total height volcano needle...

i was talking to a good friend of mine about 2 weeks ago and we were talking about coral growth in he was telling me that he read a thread on another forum stating that if u stick your hands in the tank alot like every day it can stun the gowth of your corals,i was wondering if there is any...

Just like the title says, I'm thinking of getting a new skimmer. My current setup is a 180 gallon display with about 50 gallons in the sump. I have a mix of sps, lps, and softies, more sps at the moment. My current skimmer is an ASM G4X with a gate valve and recirculation mods done to it. The...

Ok so here's a quick rundown of the tank/plumbing. Oceanic tech 45. I'm using one hole in the overflow as a drain, the other as a return. Used the supplied megaflow kit that came with the tank for the drain. In the sump it's T'd off into two drains, one for the skimmer chamber, and one for the...

Just want to get some varied opinions about these two water clarifiying units. I'm considering getting a UV sterilizer because I'm getting into SPS more lately.