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JOSEPHLB · 04-18-2007, 07:34 PM

April 16th, 2007

Day 16:

Temp: 80.7 Degrees
Salinity: 1.024
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Trites: 0 ppm
Trates: 0 ppm

Odd.. Less than three weeks and my test readings show a cycle complete? I only noticed ammonia rise; I may have missed Trites spike since I didn't test every single day. Then previously, ammonia and trites were 0 and trates were around 2.5 ppm.

Last week I got "NTS" and purchased a few clean-up crew guys. Some turbo snails, two scarlet and an electric blue hermit. Was probably a mistake getting the electric blue; he's a little bastard. A couple of mornings this weekend the electric blue was clenched up with one of the scarlets. Then, another day later, I noticed the big claws ripped out of one of the scarlets. WTF! Suprisingly, the scarlet that was attacked is still alive and moves around the tank. I assume the big claws are for the scarlets movement?
All I know is, the electric blue has been a big PITA.

This weekend I am planning to perform a 10g water change. I also need to cover some of the u-tube from the overflow up to prevent light from exposing it. I am noticing a slime texture build up on the inner section of the u-tube.

I have also DIY'd an overflow type device for my AquaC Remora Pro's skimmer. I originally purchased the Remora Pro with a Rio 1400 and got the pre-skimmer box. Well, I decided not to use the Rio and replaced it with a Mag-5. So, this pre-skimmer box will not work.

Since I now have a sump, I really don't need the pre-skimming feature of a box for my Remora Pro. All I need is an overflow device, with the sponge to soften the waterflow effect and quiet down the water exiting the skimmer.
So, low & behold; a less than $5.00 Lee's Specimen container. You know.. that little box that has a lip to hang on the side of a tank? Well.. a Dremel and ten minutes later. I cut the bottom of the container out and left a little bit of the bottom for the support ledge. I then have this hung on the inside of the sump, and then the Remora Pro sitting on top of it. Absolutely perfect. This Lee's Specimen container is the perfect size and matches up with the output on my skimmer like a "match made in heaven". This weekend from the LFS I will purchase one of those cheap lil Aquaclear 50 sponges and insert into the bottom of the specimen container. It will rest on the remaining acrylic that I left from when I Dremel'd the container. I'm predicting this will quiet that waterflow effect to pretty much nil.

04-18-2007, 07:34 PM	#58 (permalink)
JOSEPHLB Limpet Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Carroll County, MD Posts: 129 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Joe's 65 Gallon Aquatic World April 16th, 2007 Day 16: Temp: 80.7 Degrees Salinity: 1.024 pH: 8.2 Ammonia: 0 ppm Trites: 0 ppm Trates: 0 ppm Odd.. Less than three weeks and my test readings show a cycle complete? I only noticed ammonia rise; I may have missed Trites spike since I didn't test every single day. Then previously, ammonia and trites were 0 and trates were around 2.5 ppm. Last week I got "NTS" and purchased a few clean-up crew guys. Some turbo snails, two scarlet and an electric blue hermit. Was probably a mistake getting the electric blue; he's a little bastard. A couple of mornings this weekend the electric blue was clenched up with one of the scarlets. Then, another day later, I noticed the big claws ripped out of one of the scarlets. WTF! Suprisingly, the scarlet that was attacked is still alive and moves around the tank. I assume the big claws are for the scarlets movement? All I know is, the electric blue has been a big PITA. This weekend I am planning to perform a 10g water change. I also need to cover some of the u-tube from the overflow up to prevent light from exposing it. I am noticing a slime texture build up on the inner section of the u-tube. I have also DIY'd an overflow type device for my AquaC Remora Pro's skimmer. I originally purchased the Remora Pro with a Rio 1400 and got the pre-skimmer box. Well, I decided not to use the Rio and replaced it with a Mag-5. So, this pre-skimmer box will not work. Since I now have a sump, I really don't need the pre-skimming feature of a box for my Remora Pro. All I need is an overflow device, with the sponge to soften the waterflow effect and quiet down the water exiting the skimmer. So, low & behold; a less than $5.00 Lee's Specimen container. You know.. that little box that has a lip to hang on the side of a tank? Well.. a Dremel and ten minutes later. I cut the bottom of the container out and left a little bit of the bottom for the support ledge. I then have this hung on the inside of the sump, and then the Remora Pro sitting on top of it. Absolutely perfect. This Lee's Specimen container is the perfect size and matches up with the output on my skimmer like a "match made in heaven". This weekend from the LFS I will purchase one of those cheap lil Aquaclear 50 sponges and insert into the bottom of the specimen container. It will rest on the remaining acrylic that I left from when I Dremel'd the container. I'm predicting this will quiet that waterflow effect to pretty much nil.