as40
01-27-2004, 11:57 AM
Hello all...
I'm amazed at how quickly all my equipment arrived (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22380, in case anyone wants to know what I got). I ordered everything on Thursday from www.marinedepot.com and it arrived on Friday!!! On Saturday I began the tedious process of going back and forth with two 5 gal. jugs to the LFS to get R/O water with the salt already mixed in. Got the tank filled up, and used the plate-on-the-sand recommendation from OrionGirl. Thank you very much, OrionGirl! I had no silt or sand floating in the tank; it looked crystal clear from the get-go. Put all the equipment in/on the tank, hooked everything up and plugged it all in. My only complaint really is the *%#$ing suction cups that came with the Pro-Heat II's! They won't stick to the glass worth a darn. Annoying, but not critical. My Remora is giving me cause for a bit of concern, but I'm not at the really worried stage yet.
I've read they can take a while to "break in", and before all the micro bubbles go away, but my concern is trying to figure out how the height of the collection cup effects the foam collection, and how often it needs to be emptied, as well as if it effects the quality of skimming. Another thing that is annoying is how loud the dang thing runs! I'm hoping that it will quiet down a bit once it breaks in. Anyone know?
I'm going to have to wait for a week or so before I can afford to order any LR, so the tank will be running empty until then. No lights on, since I don't want to start harvesting algea. :)
Other than that, now I have to run some tests on salinity and ammonia, etc. I bought a hydrometer and testing kit this weekend. I'll post once I have some readings. Thanks to all who have helped me get this far!
I'm amazed at how quickly all my equipment arrived (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22380, in case anyone wants to know what I got). I ordered everything on Thursday from www.marinedepot.com and it arrived on Friday!!! On Saturday I began the tedious process of going back and forth with two 5 gal. jugs to the LFS to get R/O water with the salt already mixed in. Got the tank filled up, and used the plate-on-the-sand recommendation from OrionGirl. Thank you very much, OrionGirl! I had no silt or sand floating in the tank; it looked crystal clear from the get-go. Put all the equipment in/on the tank, hooked everything up and plugged it all in. My only complaint really is the *%#$ing suction cups that came with the Pro-Heat II's! They won't stick to the glass worth a darn. Annoying, but not critical. My Remora is giving me cause for a bit of concern, but I'm not at the really worried stage yet.
I've read they can take a while to "break in", and before all the micro bubbles go away, but my concern is trying to figure out how the height of the collection cup effects the foam collection, and how often it needs to be emptied, as well as if it effects the quality of skimming. Another thing that is annoying is how loud the dang thing runs! I'm hoping that it will quiet down a bit once it breaks in. Anyone know?
I'm going to have to wait for a week or so before I can afford to order any LR, so the tank will be running empty until then. No lights on, since I don't want to start harvesting algea. :)
Other than that, now I have to run some tests on salinity and ammonia, etc. I bought a hydrometer and testing kit this weekend. I'll post once I have some readings. Thanks to all who have helped me get this far!