Althea's 28g Nano - Page 7

althea2you · 03-20-2008, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by framerguy

Sweet Sarah!! I think you're gonna really like that skimmer.

oh good! so far i have heard quite a few good things about it.... so yippee!!! my husband doesnt know yet...

hahaha!! maybe when i install it ill tell him.

ok... now before i get jumped all over... i wanted to buy something.. i was looking at the make up i buy, clothes...shoes... then i was like... eh skimmer!!! LOL.. so at least its something that will be beneficial to our tanks stability, redusing the risks of fatalities.

good sales pitch? i think so.. thank you thank you!

tbittner · 03-20-2008, 08:39 PM

A good skimmer will last longer than makeup, clothes, shoes, etc. Sounds like you made the right decision.

I don't suppose you'd want to have a talk with my wife, would you?

althea2you · 03-21-2008, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbittner

A good skimmer will last longer than makeup, clothes, shoes, etc. Sounds like you made the right decision.

I don't suppose you'd want to have a talk with my wife, would you?

LMAO!!!!

oh and i told him... i wouldn't buy something and not tell him!... lol

althea2you · 03-25-2008, 02:11 PM

ok!!! i got my ricordeas from flricordia!!! they look awesome!!!! i have a pic of them acclimating.. once the lights go on and they are in the tank ill get some pics of them when they are settled!!! they are georgous! ok, here they are acclimating...

also, i found a little hitchhiker today...i had picked up my little rock with my yellow ricordea on it and this:V was on it:

that is a regular size paper clip, just for size.... wierd isnt it!

goldenmean · 03-25-2008, 04:37 PM

Love the rics!
Did you take those pics with your new camera??

althea2you · 03-25-2008, 05:29 PM

lol, yes i did! but i was rushed so i didnt take the time to make sure it was clear :P.. ill get some better pics up later! woohoo!

tbittner · 03-25-2008, 08:05 PM

What is that? A bristle worm?

althea2you · 03-25-2008, 09:17 PM

yeah , i guess it was torn in half or something.. and thats his regrowth. pretty cool!

framerguy · 03-26-2008, 06:52 PM

I was looking at his ricordias and thought a box of crayons had exploded there was so much color! Love the green one! How many did you get?

althea2you · 03-26-2008, 07:07 PM

grrrrrrrrr.... i got the skimmer today and i cannot figure out how i am going to get this thing to work... the water level needs to be at a certain level.. and i order to get it there it need to go below the ledge of the inside of the over flow area. now if it is like this.. the skimmers cup doesnt sit on there and thats with the hood disconnected. the skimmer box goes below the ledge, and the collection cup sits on top of the ledge.. how can i get this to work? or can i at all? i got the Tunze doc protein skimmer9002

althea2you · 03-26-2008, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by framerguy

I was looking at his ricordias and thought a box of crayons had exploded there was so much color! Love the green one! How many did you get?

i bought 2 and he threw a little one in as a bonus! i got the Blue, green and an orange one. i had a yello(which btw!!!! split!!! woohoo!! so cool!!! and a pink one. yeah his ricordeas are beautiful!!!!! the blue one i got from him, has 3 mouths!!! 3 little pink ones! LOL

althea2you · 03-26-2008, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by althea2you

grrrrrrrrr.... i got the skimmer today and i cannot figure out how i am going to get this thing to work... the water level needs to be at a certain level.. and i order to get it there it need to go below the ledge of the inside of the over flow area. now if it is like this.. the skimmers cup doesnt sit on there and thats with the hood disconnected. the skimmer box goes below the ledge, and the collection cup sits on top of the ledge.. how can i get this to work? or can i at all? i got the Tunze doc protein skimmer9002

anyone?!!! help please!

hma · 03-27-2008, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by althea2you

anyone?!!! help please!

Hello Sarah,

do you have the Skimmer already in operation?

If so, how is the water level from the lower edge of the Skimmer to the water surface?

The maximum water level is marked in the picture.

You must open the air adjustment screw until the foam level rises to the lower edge of the skimmer cup. That's it.

Sometimes it can happen that a new skimmer needs some hours, other still some days, to work properly.

CAVINCA · 03-27-2008, 08:14 AM

hey sarah,

mine is working perfectly. i actually set it in the chamber then put the cup in and then raised the skimmer box until the cup sat and sealed on the box. its a little lower than the rec. water level but its working like a dream... im working on my custom cup this week and hopefully it will fit BETTER. if it does ill let you know.

you may have to suspend the skimmer box up to get the cup to sit right. i had mine suspended by zip tying the airscrew to the side of our tank..
recently i added some carbon media below the skimmer and it rest on that now.

ill post some pics later today of it. maybe it will help.

*edited*
if you check out that link i gave you in the pm earlier jason has his propped up by the airscrew in the same position i was trying to describe. after that you just turn the screw until you can see the bubbles at the bottom of the collection cup.

sorry about your problem.. i feel bad.

JASONANATAL

althea2you · 03-27-2008, 09:56 AM

ok, this is the problem... i have to lower the box too far down the bck middle chamber in order for it to get to the water level line. and what i mean by having to lower it too fAR.. is it goes below the ledge of the tank.. there fore the collection cup does not sit flush on the box.... and if i raise the box to where the cup CAN sit flush, the water is no where near where it should be so it doesnt work at all. so... what we are going to do is diy and extension to the collection cups tube and see if that works....

Cavinca... does your cup(the tube part... sit snugly in there or is there a lot of wiggle room? cause mine is really loose... im going to look into make it snug.. it just doesnt seem like it should be that loose, doesnt feel like there is any suction to me.... well we shall see this weekend. we didnt cut the magnet off, we cut the left baffle down a ways and the magnet rests on top of the baffle, so it holds it in place. so we cut the baffle and cut out a piece in the hood and it fits.. but the skimmer cup doesnt.. so i have to figure out a modification for that. thanks everyone....

03-20-2008, 08:39 PM	#92 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Althea's 28g Nano A good skimmer will last longer than makeup, clothes, shoes, etc. Sounds like you made the right decision. I don't suppose you'd want to have a talk with my wife, would you? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

03-25-2008, 02:11 PM	#94 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 28g Nano ok!!! i got my ricordeas from flricordia!!! they look awesome!!!! i have a pic of them acclimating.. once the lights go on and they are in the tank ill get some pics of them when they are settled!!! they are georgous! ok, here they are acclimating... also, i found a little hitchhiker today...i had picked up my little rock with my yellow ricordea on it and this:V was on it: that is a regular size paper clip, just for size.... wierd isnt it! __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

03-25-2008, 04:37 PM	#95 (permalink)
goldenmean Beautiful Katamari Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,062 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Althea's 28g Nano Love the rics! Did you take those pics with your new camera?? __________________ A 55g link in the GoldenChain My Second Quarantine Tank 2 (+) Year Retrospective of a 12g Nano Jeff What You Think Upon Grows... Have a Smooth Day!

03-25-2008, 05:29 PM	#96 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 28g Nano lol, yes i did! but i was rushed so i didnt take the time to make sure it was clear :P.. ill get some better pics up later! woohoo! __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

03-25-2008, 08:05 PM	#97 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Althea's 28g Nano What is that? A bristle worm? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

03-25-2008, 09:17 PM	#98 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 28g Nano yeah , i guess it was torn in half or something.. and thats his regrowth. pretty cool! __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

03-26-2008, 06:52 PM	#99 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,326 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Althea's 28g Nano I was looking at his ricordias and thought a box of crayons had exploded there was so much color! Love the green one! How many did you get? __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 390gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 150g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum (\___/) This is Bunny. (=O.o=) Copy and paste him into your signature (")__(") to help him gain world domination

03-26-2008, 07:07 PM	#100 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 28g Nano grrrrrrrrr.... i got the skimmer today and i cannot figure out how i am going to get this thing to work... the water level needs to be at a certain level.. and i order to get it there it need to go below the ledge of the inside of the over flow area. now if it is like this.. the skimmers cup doesnt sit on there and thats with the hood disconnected. the skimmer box goes below the ledge, and the collection cup sits on top of the ledge.. how can i get this to work? or can i at all? i got the Tunze doc protein skimmer9002 __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

03-27-2008, 08:14 AM	#104 (permalink)
CAVINCA Neon dottyback Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 683 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 28g Nano hey sarah, mine is working perfectly. i actually set it in the chamber then put the cup in and then raised the skimmer box until the cup sat and sealed on the box. its a little lower than the rec. water level but its working like a dream... im working on my custom cup this week and hopefully it will fit BETTER. if it does ill let you know. you may have to suspend the skimmer box up to get the cup to sit right. i had mine suspended by zip tying the airscrew to the side of our tank.. recently i added some carbon media below the skimmer and it rest on that now. ill post some pics later today of it. maybe it will help. edited if you check out that link i gave you in the pm earlier jason has his propped up by the airscrew in the same position i was trying to describe. after that you just turn the screw until you can see the bubbles at the bottom of the collection cup. sorry about your problem.. i feel bad. JASONANATAL __________________ Chronicle Marina del Filon de los Carlos CARL

03-27-2008, 09:56 AM	#105 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,426 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Althea's 28g Nano ok, this is the problem... i have to lower the box too far down the bck middle chamber in order for it to get to the water level line. and what i mean by having to lower it too fAR.. is it goes below the ledge of the tank.. there fore the collection cup does not sit flush on the box.... and if i raise the box to where the cup CAN sit flush, the water is no where near where it should be so it doesnt work at all. so... what we are going to do is diy and extension to the collection cups tube and see if that works.... Cavinca... does your cup(the tube part... sit snugly in there or is there a lot of wiggle room? cause mine is really loose... im going to look into make it snug.. it just doesnt seem like it should be that loose, doesnt feel like there is any suction to me.... well we shall see this weekend. we didnt cut the magnet off, we cut the left baffle down a ways and the magnet rests on top of the baffle, so it holds it in place. so we cut the baffle and cut out a piece in the hood and it fits.. but the skimmer cup doesnt.. so i have to figure out a modification for that. thanks everyone.... __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

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