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    The best part for the skimmer is that you get to see all the gunk that is being pulled out from the water column and dispose of it weekly or lesser. Jervis is right in that the skimmer is an effective form of filtration. User will know exactly when this efficiency drop in performance but weekly cleaning of the collection cup should keep the performance up. Some will do it every few days.
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    Just a dump question. Can it be use on a freshwater tank? Or it's a different concept?

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    Can't be sure although I have seen a picture of a Bubble King skimmer skimming a freshwater setup but can't be sure it is an authentic picture though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AquaObsession View Post
    Just a dump question. Can it be use on a freshwater tank? Or it's a different concept?

    Cheers, Christophe
    Quote Originally Posted by BFG View Post
    Can't be sure although I have seen a picture of a Bubble King skimmer skimming a freshwater setup but can't be sure it is an authentic picture though.
    Although I have not tried before... I got a feeling the bubbles will not foam up... unless it's a super protein skimmer... or a super filthy tank

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    Performed a major water test today... here are my findings:

    Sg: 1.025
    pH: 8.3 - 8.5
    kH: 9 dkH
    Temperature: 26ºC - 28ºC

    Ammonia: Not detectable (was quite high last week)
    Nitrite: Not detectable (detectable 3 days ago)
    Nitrate: 5 - 10 ppm

    Calcium: Not tested
    Phosphate: Not tested

    Will perform water change pretty soon

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    hmmm... who is the major contributor to all that protein???
    from flying planes, to planting underwater plants

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    Quote Originally Posted by BlackShrimp View Post
    hmmm... who is the major contributor to all that protein???
    The liverock and the livesand... when transporting the liverock... there are bound to be dead organism that will eventually decay into organic wastes & etc.

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    Not forgetting all the uneaten food and waste from the fishies.
    If you've learnt, teach, if you have, give.
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    i see... i once observed my bro-in-law throw the liquid collected in the skimmer. OMG! stinks man...
    from flying planes, to planting underwater plants

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    I think sea water contains more ions .. hence it enable the foam to form easily. just my guess

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    Interesting and important write up journal Jervis. Thank you.

    BTW, can give an estimate price of that compact sump tank? It will be good if we know the pricing involved (before your special discout of course).

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    Quote Originally Posted by singaparents View Post
    Interesting and important write up journal Jervis. Thank you.

    BTW, can give an estimate price of that compact sump tank? It will be good if we know the pricing involved (before your special discout of course).
    Thanks for spending time reading

    I paid $788 for that Elos sump + Elos protein skimmer + Eheim 1250. The original price was $1500 I believe. They still have the price tag at their display set. It's a clearance sale

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    Thanks Jervis for the very prompt reply. In fact I've been reading your post in SRC but under a different nick (myself) hehe.

    Can't wait to see it 'fully loaded'.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jervis View Post
    Thanks for spending time reading

    I paid $788 for that Elos sump + Elos protein skimmer + Eheim 1250. The original price was $1500 I believe. They still have the price tag at their display set. It's a clearance sale

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    Quote Originally Posted by singaparents View Post
    Thanks Jervis for the very prompt reply. In fact I've been reading your post in SRC but under a different nick (myself) hehe.

    Can't wait to see it 'fully loaded'.
    Welcome to AQ

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    Its really interesting following your journal Jervis. I've never read up on a thread of a marine tank set up from scratch before, so its really informative.

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    hi jervis,

    an absolute newbie to the world of marine life. its interesting to read, yet i do not have a good idea of what the technical terms and names mean.

    if u can spare the time, would u read up on my post and leave a few suggestions/advice? it'll be good to hear some tips from you, as my tank is slightly smaller at 1 and 1/2ft.

    http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=46241

    many thanks in advance for your kind words. =)

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    Here's the latest pix of my Elos sump...



    Did the following changes:

    1) Added an Iceprobe chiller to help tackle the heat problem. Mounted onto an egg crate that slots in nicely onto one of the compartments.

    2) Utilized the top-up compartment for salt mixing... 14L (about 10% of total tank volume). Will perform 10% weekly water change.

    3) Replaced the Aquabee 1000 return pump with Hydor Seltz L30 (1200 L/hr). Much better flow now.

    4) Added a bag of Chemipure.

    Will continue to work on the setup since there's nothing else to do

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    Introduced 3 small Super Tongan Nassarius Snail yesterday to help with the slight diatom on the sand bed... these guys dig fast



    Hopefully the 3 musketeers can keep my sandbed clean and bright... without the need for Sand Sifting Star and Sand Dollar

    Here's a link to the snail... you can watch the video clips too LINK

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    New Toy!!!

    Time to reveal my next toy

    It's an old equipment leftover from my previous setup. Can't sell it at that time... so here it is making an appearance once more!

    Grotech PhytoBreeder 250

    Decided to utilize it as a Chetomorpha Reactor this time round. The fundamentals are all there:
    1) Good lighting (currently using 13W Philips PL)
    2) Magnet agitator at the bottom to constantly move the water in circular motion.
    3) Dosing pump to dose macro fertilizer (more research is needed)

    Here's how the reactor looks like hidden inside the cabinet underneath my tank. This reactor will add 18L of water to my total tank volume (that's 15%)



    This is what I used to T-off the flow from my main return pump (Hydor Seltz L30). Glad I found it!



    This is the flow at the outlet (will find a better way to reintroduce the filtered water back into the tank). Will experiment further whether the flow is sufficient to avoid the water within the reactor deprived of CO2 (during photo period). I have the option of pumping in a small amount of CO2 too.



    What do you guys think?

    Now I just have to beg around for some Chaetomorpha

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    Hey! That gadget after the reactor is what Illumnae is trying to find!!

    Very informative journal with mouth watering equipments as usual Jervis.

    Good work!

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