Office Pico Tank

[ScorpionX86]

Hi people i've been a freshwater fan for few years now and decided to try salt this time .i heard marine pico reef tank is quite hard to maintain so i hope u guys can help me along the way. Just started for a week now ,tank is currently Placed in my office table and doing its cycling .Any advise from seniors out there will be a greatly appreciated .Here are some photos i manage to take with my iphone.

Been monitoring temmpature for a week now,range are 27.5 to 28c .Wondering whether its ok to add corals with this temperature cause i dun plan to add chiller or fan.

Just add a Dymax iq protein skimmer to the setup up .With a little modification i manage to place it in my HOF ,Dont want to place it in the tank cause i got limited space.The bubble produced by the skimmer is not so micro , from what i know the smaller the bubbles the better right? and the water level in the skimmer is half full,is it too far for the bubbles to travel up the collection cup?

[raymus]

Wood driven skimmer might not be so effective . Imho

Anyway can monitor for a while.

Assume you just start set up, let it cycled for a couple of weeks, before you add in any livestock

[raymus]

Btw. I suspect your air pump motor need to increase the air out,Think the air driven is not enough.

[ScorpionX86]

Yup I thought so too , because the airpump I buy for the skimmer is those cheapo type . Will try install a new stronger air pump, thnks for the tip bro

[Rukas]

Yup I thought so too , because the airpump I buy for the skimmer is those cheapo type . Will try install a new stronger air pump, thnks for the tip bro

Yes definately need stronger air pump

IMHO, not a great skimmer, but for the price and size what can you expect :)Mine is still running though

[alex826768]

you should consider using red sea hang on skimmer ... at least you will some decent skimate ...

[ScorpionX86]

i change the limewood for the skimmer, now then its doing its job. But this tank just crash last week due to lack of patience.lesson learnt