It's ALIVE!!!

[tgreene]

My new beast just arrived this afternoon...



http://gallery.nea-reefkeeping.com/album/00000001/tdnw-2.jpg


http://gallery.nea-reefkeeping.com/album/00000001/tdnw-1.jpg [/QUOTE]
:cool:

[pfish]

Congrats:
Keep us posted on how you like it.

[USC-fan]

how does that work without overflowing?

You must not be using the return pipe that high.....right?

[tgreene]

Obviously not.... It just arrived today, so we slammed it all together and it's still sitting where we left it.

Tomorrow I'll concentrate on rinsing it w/ diluted Muriatic Acid to wash away the oils and season it.

[kmmcgra]

Umm....that's big!

[USC-fan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9776835#post9776835 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tgreene
Obviously not.... It just arrived today, so we slammed it all together and it's still sitting where we left it.

Tomorrow I'll concentrate on rinsing it w/ diluted Muriatic Acid to wash away the oils and season it. Just making sure... ;)

You really have a nice tank and a GREAT skimmer. That skimmer holds as much water as my current tank. :eek:

[tgreene]

Thanks...

My tank is run with a heavily modded Coralife CSS-220, so believe it or not, this new one will actually be running a 50g breeder prop tank until we build our huge plywood coral display tank that will be the centerpiece of our store.

[connecticut cichlids]

nice new toy!...by the way, i'm luv'n the color of the water in that tank your sitt'n in front of..JIM

[tgreene]

Thanks man... As for the colors, I'm an Actinic whore! :D

[Fish_Freek]

I like the tank in the backround as well. What t5 bulb combo are you running? Looks like a sweet set up!

[connecticut cichlids]

hey tgreene- could you please tell me about your Reef-Relief aatoc. Do you have alink to a website?...Ive never heard of them before...thanx JIM

[tgreene]

Lighting from back to front:

UV 420nm Actinic
UV 420nm Actinic
UV 13k White Actinic
CoralVue Blue+
ZooMed NO 420nm Actinic

My lighting was specifically designed to be as natural looking as possible...



Reef-Relief AATOC -- www.reeftek.com/reef-relief/index-products-aatoc.htm

[Tang Salad]

Man that is a sweet skimmer. I imagine it should be large enogh for a 50g. :lol:
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9776935#post9776935 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tgreene

My tank is run with a heavily modded Coralife CSS-220, so believe it or not

A little OT, but what mods did you use for the CSS?
I need to get mine working a little better.

[tgreene]

Many of the mods I either developed or helped to develop a couple of years ago... Look em up! ;)

[Tang Salad]

So, just the usual fishline/mesh, gate valve...?

[tgreene]

Nope, far more comprehensive actually.

[Tang Salad]

Care to help a guy out?
It's not all that easy to "Look 'em up" on this site...
Thanks-

edit: just did a search with your username, but of the 15 threads that came up, none related to the CSS. Are your mods listed on another site?
Thanks

[tgreene]

They are all listed here on RC...

FWIW: There are numerous 20-40 page threads about the CSS mods, and all of the large ones are linked to each other.

[Tang Salad]

Thanks- I've read through those monster threads before. Not really much for the CSS other than the fishline/gate valve mods. I thought you might have had something different/new to try.

Anyway, keep us posted on the new Octo. We'd love to see pics of it in action.

[tgreene]

The CSS monster threads are dedicated strictly to the CSS skimmers...

[tgreene]

Ummmmm, I just upgraded to the BIGGER BADDER MEGA-SIZED quad skimmer... :D

[tgreene]

While anxiously awaiting the new FDNW-400 Quad skimmer to arrive (hopefully Friday), I decided to go ahead and drill out the TDNW-300 venturi's from 7/64 to 9/64th's, and the amount extra of suction is insane -- I really wish I had an air-flow meter.

With a freshwater only test, the bubbles were nowhere near as fine or obvious as they were with the smaller venturi ports, which scared the hell out of me, so I decided to add a couple of cups of salt directly to the skimmer to test it, and OMG!!!

I haven't done the mesh-mod yet, and I'm not even sure I'll need to, but I'm certainly not going to rule it out either. :D

-Tim

[sabbath]

That would be really cool right next to the stand. As a showpiece. Love to see pic of it running.

[SirSmapty]

I don't think it will fit under that stand. ;)

[steelerguy]

Where is the skimmer in these pictures? All I see is what appears to be a rocket propelled bar stool. :)

[minireefer03]

Hey Tang salad...find You a sedra5000 pinwheel pump and meshmod it and it will skim it`s As* off.I upgraded my euroreef cs8-3 and gave the old pump to my buddy and it made a world of difference.Good luck.

[tgreene]

Here is the FDNW-400 (Quad), as it will be mounted to a new 100g Rubbermaid sump...


http://gallery.nea-reefkeeping.com/album/00000001/fdnw400-sump.jpg