NYBen
06/18/2005, 05:13 PM
I am new to the reef hobby, but have been keeping freshwater for quite some time. My current project is a 75gal. thats been up and running now about a month with about 60lbs of Tonga shelf (cured in tank). My levels zero'd out last week and I added some misc. snails and crabs to combat a bit of a brown algea issue that was happening. They seem to be doing a great job and the coraline algea is starting to come back nicely, slow but steady. On to my question...the tank is not currently running a skimmer because I can't get my new Turboflotor 1000 to produce "dry" foam. I have tried trimming the intake way down but still not much luck. It will just barely bubble over for a while and look likes its going to work, but then begin flowing over / filling with water in time. Any suggestions? I look forward to learning from your experience.
A few more tank specs, 75 gallon All Glass, no special lighting yet, 2 powerheads (1 hagen 802 and 1 ZooMed 228 powersweep) 20 gallon sump with Aqua Medic TurboFlotor 1000 w/ Oceanrunner 2500 in it, Quiet One 1200 retun pump. Using a Hot Magnum with a branched return to feed the skimmer in the sump. I had to play with the valves on the plumbing (which I fabricated) to get the intake and return equal but seem to have done so. Was originally planning on a FOWLR but am quickly getting addicted to the idea of a reef.
A few more tank specs, 75 gallon All Glass, no special lighting yet, 2 powerheads (1 hagen 802 and 1 ZooMed 228 powersweep) 20 gallon sump with Aqua Medic TurboFlotor 1000 w/ Oceanrunner 2500 in it, Quiet One 1200 retun pump. Using a Hot Magnum with a branched return to feed the skimmer in the sump. I had to play with the valves on the plumbing (which I fabricated) to get the intake and return equal but seem to have done so. Was originally planning on a FOWLR but am quickly getting addicted to the idea of a reef.