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Wonderful :yeah: Now anyone care for a sip of VodaVoda :lol:

Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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JDM Technologies FI627 beckett skimmer driven by Iwaki MD55 ... 1 week of skim ...

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Reef Octopus DNW-200-6540 recirculating needle-wheel driven with an OTP 3000 NW pump ... Day 0

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Foaming ... Day 2

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Skimmate ... Day 5

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Tone :eyebrow:

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DIY skimmer preview

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Don't get fooled.....The size of the neck and cup is

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Still working on it.....hopes to perfect it in a couple of weeks

Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900

Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450

Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller

Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon

Calcium Reator : Brand??

Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480

Fish

1 X Yellow Tank

1 X Mandarin fish

1 X Purpple Tank

1 X Blue Tank

1 X Sunrise Dottyback

1 X Majestic Angel

2 X Bicolor Blenny

2 X Moorish Idol

1 X Longnose Hawfish

2 X Firefish

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2 days from biostar flotor with 11 fishes in my 2 feet cube

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2x1.5x1.5 tank

Lighting: AI hydra 52HD

Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455

Reactor: Minimax; rowaphos

Skimz  ; NP biopellets

Wave Maker: MP 40 WQD

Return pump: Eheim 1262

Chiller: Arctica 1/10 hp

 

A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel -- Proverbs 12:10

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2 days from biostar flotor with 11 fishes in my 2 feet cube

Not bad bro... :sick: Credit must also goes to your good water flow created by 6060 :)

Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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now i feel better...i thought my skimmate was always too runny, but it seems just like everyone elses...sorry no pic yet but with my beckett i get about 1 cup or more per day from a wells tocked 5 foot reef tank

Real reefs don't have glass bottoms....(...think about it)

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Wet skimmate is better IMO... but dry ones look better in terms of :sick::sick::sick:

Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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Don't know why cannot see picture, so try direct upload

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Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900

Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450

Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller

Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon

Calcium Reator : Brand??

Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480

Fish

1 X Yellow Tank

1 X Mandarin fish

1 X Purpple Tank

1 X Blue Tank

1 X Sunrise Dottyback

1 X Majestic Angel

2 X Bicolor Blenny

2 X Moorish Idol

1 X Longnose Hawfish

2 X Firefish

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Ok, it works...now the size

Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900

Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450

Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller

Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon

Calcium Reator : Brand??

Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480

Fish

1 X Yellow Tank

1 X Mandarin fish

1 X Purpple Tank

1 X Blue Tank

1 X Sunrise Dottyback

1 X Majestic Angel

2 X Bicolor Blenny

2 X Moorish Idol

1 X Longnose Hawfish

2 X Firefish

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opppss......miss again

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Tank : 2400 X 900 X 900

Sump : 2 X 1000 X 700 X 450

Wave Maker : 8 X Tunze 6200 with multi controller

Return Pump : 2 X 14m3 Red Dragon

Calcium Reator : Brand??

Skimmer : Tunze Master DOC 9480

Fish

1 X Yellow Tank

1 X Mandarin fish

1 X Purpple Tank

1 X Blue Tank

1 X Sunrise Dottyback

1 X Majestic Angel

2 X Bicolor Blenny

2 X Moorish Idol

1 X Longnose Hawfish

2 X Firefish

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Not bad bro... :sick: Credit must also goes to your good water flow created by 6060 :)

talking about the 6060... wa lau, BIG headache.. where is the nano tunze ?????!?!?!?

2x1.5x1.5 tank

Lighting: AI hydra 52HD

Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455

Reactor: Minimax; rowaphos

Skimz  ; NP biopellets

Wave Maker: MP 40 WQD

Return pump: Eheim 1262

Chiller: Arctica 1/10 hp

 

A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel -- Proverbs 12:10

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You guys gonna love this :wub: MCE600

The green u see is the result of me cleaning the glass panels using magnet 15 mins ago :sick:

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Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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My new computer wall paper :sick::sick::sick:

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Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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Let's zoom out a bit :pinch:

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Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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what are skimmates made up of?

fish poo poo?

Oh man... the list is going to be so longgggggggggg

Basically every imaginable wastes will end up in an (efficient) skimmer collection cup... :lol: That's why it makes sense to invest in the best protein skimmer one can afford :)

Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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Guinness anyone?

Right: AquaMedic Turboflotor 3 days worth

Left: Deltec MCE600 1 1/2 days worth

Lovely :wub:

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Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica

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Guinness anyone?

Right: AquaMedic Turboflotor 3 days worth

Left: Deltec MCE600 1 1/2 days worth

Lovely :wub:

Yo Bro Jervis;

Dun do that too often otherwise you probably make all wine lovers hate you... Respect the wine glass okay. :D

Equipment:

30G Corner Tank with 10G Sump, 2 x 24W artinic T5, 1 x 24W 10K, 1x 24W 20K, 3" Grade 0 sand & Live rocks, Activated Carbon, Bio-home, 2 x Seio M620, Hailea 1/2HP Chiller, Redsea Pro Skimmer

Live Stock:

Turbo Snail x 1, Green Mandarin Dragonet X 2, Blue Tang X 2, True percular x 2, 1 x Algae Bleenie, Clarke clown x 2

Reef:

1 x 2" Blue maxima, Red/Brown/Purple Mushroom (Discosoma), Pink Ricordea yuma, A little colony Brown/Green common Zoanthus, Red/Pink/Green US Zoanthus, Eagle-eye Zoathus, 14 Branch Goniopora Pandoraensis, 1 Starburst Polyps, 3 + 2 Branch Frogspawn, 4 Blasto, palythoa, Cheato

RIPs (Since June 2005):

1. Sabae clown (KO by Clarke clown) 2. 1 branch melted frogspawn 4 branch 3. Golden maxima (Ripe the base off rock by me) 4. Algae Bleenie x 2 (Starvation) 5. Blue Maxima x 1, 2 x Maxima, 1 x frogspawn, rics (Overtemp...)

Old 30G Corner Tank.

Restarted 30G Corner Tank.

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