Nanook
05/24/2001, 12:43 AM
Well, after several hours of grunt work and sweat, my 120g is up and running, minus the protein skimmer. The only problems I encountered were: leaking ball valve, missed teflon tape on one fitting (and I triple-checked all my fittings), venturi on Lifereef protein skimmer not working.
Jeff from Lifereef said he would send me one out on Monday. I ordered an extra 45 pounds of cured Fiji LR from Premium Aquatics yesterday, it was good that I did, because I ended up needing it. I asked for large, gnarly pieces and that is exactly what Jason gave me.
Another concern was the Durso standpipes, at first gurgling a lot, but that was corrected by drilling the hole larger.
A problem that I have now is how to hook up the auto-topoff system. With the Durso standpipes, my water level in the overflows is pretty high. Where or how can I do a topoff system on this setup??
My tank water is pretty cloudy from all the fine sand, but that should clear up in a few days. I have two triangular mounds of LR with a slanted channel between them. The mountain on the left is larger than the right. My setup is really pretty quiet, and I still need to put the hood on when I get it.
Thanks for all your help along the way, my ideas that I have gathered here are looked at with much skepticism by my fellow helper. He couldn't believe the DSB stuff, or 80 degree temps, or bristleworms and Nassarius snails, or leaving hermits out, etc. etc. :smilebar:
:D Nanook :D
Jeff from Lifereef said he would send me one out on Monday. I ordered an extra 45 pounds of cured Fiji LR from Premium Aquatics yesterday, it was good that I did, because I ended up needing it. I asked for large, gnarly pieces and that is exactly what Jason gave me.
Another concern was the Durso standpipes, at first gurgling a lot, but that was corrected by drilling the hole larger.
A problem that I have now is how to hook up the auto-topoff system. With the Durso standpipes, my water level in the overflows is pretty high. Where or how can I do a topoff system on this setup??
My tank water is pretty cloudy from all the fine sand, but that should clear up in a few days. I have two triangular mounds of LR with a slanted channel between them. The mountain on the left is larger than the right. My setup is really pretty quiet, and I still need to put the hood on when I get it.
Thanks for all your help along the way, my ideas that I have gathered here are looked at with much skepticism by my fellow helper. He couldn't believe the DSB stuff, or 80 degree temps, or bristleworms and Nassarius snails, or leaving hermits out, etc. etc. :smilebar:
:D Nanook :D