SPR
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+1 to everything @Nobbygas saidOk thank you il look into another skimmer then.... one last question iv got this pipe in the picture I can’t work out where it goes
the C skim is rubbish so just get a NYOS 160 you won’t regret it, or whatever other you prefer. The Cskim was manufactured in ‘soviet russia’ or somewhere!
The angled pipe above is a spare pipe to feed a reactor if required. It screws into the left hand side of the plumbing manifold. There should be an end plug in it at the moment. If there isn’t it will leak!
You can get most parts from Charterhouse, option 1 and ask for James and tell him ‘Shaun big tank’ sent you! Lol
The round dial at the top of the pipe is the ‘stupid’ downpipe valve. Why you would put it there I do not know. I’ve always said I would buy a new tank before I cleaned that! Lol
So my advice is open it fully, and then add a gate valve somewhere at the bottom but inside the sump. I think the pipe is 40mm rather than 32mm, from memory but just measure it.
Also whilst your ‘chopping the pipes’ you may want to consider adding the X Filter. I have the 1.7 version in my new tank and it’s marvellous and very easy to install. I may add one to my S650 at some point, probably the 1 version.
https://www.reefolution.co.uk/technical-information
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