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Well, I answered my own question here. Even though the c130 skimmer comes with a built in "silencer" for the air intake, I ran the air hose directly from the pump into a DIY pill bottle silencer. The result - DRAMATIC improvement. I can barely hear the skimmer running up close now and...

I've had my c130 for almost two years and my skimmer works fine. For some reason I uncovered some YouTube videos tonight where the stock skimmers on these tanks were nearly inaudible. Is this normal? My skimmer has always had a rather loud, "bubbly" noise. It can easily be heard from 2 or 3...

thanks for all the suggestion. After thinking about it more I ordered an MP10 that will dramatically improve flow (primarily to help coral growth) and an upgrading to Steve's LED's. I need to get a few more members of my CUC as it's been a while since i've refreshed. Can anyone ID what type...

Thanks for the ideas. After thinking about it more and fooling around tonight I noticed that the flow from both my return and my cheapo wavemaker was very light. I think that may be the issue. I just overed an vortech - we'll see if that helps!

Thanks for the ideas! My Phos always show up at 0 on my API kit but I know that doesn't mean much. I run my lights from 1p-8p every day. The tank is in a room that has 2 windows although the directy sunlight never hits the tank (plus I had the tank in teh same room for a year without the...

Hi everyone - I appreciate your help in advance as I'm completely out of ideas on what to do here. I've have my reef tank (RSM 34g) up and running for almost 2 years now. For the first 12-14 months everything went great. Good coral growth, all fish and inhabitants were happy. For the last...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some suggestions as I've run out of ideas... My tank (RSM C130 - 34 gallon) has been up for about 18 months. Overall everything has been very smooth since the beginning. I have a variety of coral and livestock as you'll see below but over the last 4-5 months I've...

Hello all. Been a while since I've updated so I thought I'd share a pic of my tank almost 9 months in. I've been through a few algae outbreaks, had a couple of fish that weren't the didn't work out, but all in all, a lot of great progress. At this point I have a Coral Beauty, Perc Clown...

Month 2.5 Update: Tank has been maturing nicely. a few weeks ago I added the Wellso and Duncan that you can see below and they've been doing great (the Wellso is a little retracted in this photo because I had recently done a WC). Also, the Cardinal was introduced and fit right in. My minor...

Day 36: Livestock! Big week, added 2 clowns and a yellow leather on Tuesday. Unfortunately, one of the clowns (he was much, much smaller and I never should have bought him) died a little over 24hrs after being introduced. I think it was a combination of the bigger one beating him up along...

I had a 55g tank years ago that I started with declorinated tap water and battled massive amounts of algae for the life of the system... On my new 130 I bought a BRS RO/DI unit and even 31 days in the results aren't even comparable... I would fully recommend the investment. In fairness, my...

The valve closed would cut off air to the skimmer thus negating it's purpose. I used the valve for two weeks or so, starting with the valve mostly closed and opening it slightly every couple days. Then I pulled it off and followed the instructions above - been running great ever since...

I do but I also run the cooling fans full time. Without them the temp will climb pretty high with the skimmer running. I was shocked at the amount of water that evaporated too. When I filled it back up it was probably 4-5 gallons. I haven't had that much evac in one week since I've owned...

Day 31 Update: I was out of town for the last week over the holiday. When I returned I was disturbed to find the main return pump running dry and the DT water level down about 5 inches! Turns out the hose on my ATO disconnected from the pump and I didn't run any top off water for the whole...

Anyone have any pics/experience with mounting Apex probes in the sump for the C130? I am running everything stock but also have a Tunze 3155 already mounted in the sump so space is tight. Looking for any/all ideas. Thanks!

Day 17 and the diatoms showed up! Luckily the first half of my CUC arrived from Reefcleaners just in time to handle the task! 2-3 more weeks and if all goes well we'll be adding a couple clowns and my first (ever) coral...

15 days in and we're cruising along perfectly! All my levels are perfect, 0 ammonia, 0 NO2, 0 NO3. Looks like with all the live matter in the tank the cycle flew by in only about 9 days. I have been 'ghost feeding' for the last 2 weeks and continuing to check parameters - all is perfect...

Also, you can see where I currently have my wp-10. I've seen the videos with people moving these closer to the surface and adjusting the frequency to get a wave moving on the surface. Is that ideal? I have my return pump point at the top center to disrupt and oxygenate the surface. Is that...

Day 6, ammonia still around 1-2ppm and Nitrites are rising. I thought the ammonia would have gotten higher but it seems I'm now into the Nitrite phase? I threw in 2 shrimp - one has completely disintegrated, the other is close. Here is a good shot of the moonlights. I've read that some...

Day 3 and we're looking much better! I played with the aquascape a few times, which stirred up the sand all over again, but I think I'm finally happy. I wanted to create an arch design and have multiple levels to put corals of various light requirements. Amonia levels are current...