Budget Tank Setup UPDATE !!
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Ok, got everything set up ready for the live rock to be delivered tomorrow AM ..
I recieved my skimmer today as well , i was expecting a V2 400 and the postman brought a V2 800 :D I set it up and started it up , and i am having a massive problem with micro bubbles ... sticking to everything , loads in suspension too !! also it doesn't seem to be skimming much ! Is this because there is nothing organic actually in the tank at the moment ?
I have set the heater to 25/26 degrees , is this right ?
Seems to be a good flow in the tank , i have moved the big powerhead that you can see central in the picture, it is now under the pump for the skimmer and the two small ones are now one central and one at the end , seems like a nice flow, but not enough to move the sand around .... no doubt i will have to change them around once the rock is in ....
Once i had set the skimmer up i realised that the hood wasn't going to fit ( Doh !! ) so some doctorin' the tardis had to take place ...
So now it all sits straight ! stuck the blue backing on and added the sand ...
Then filled it up with water (70 litres to leave room for the rock to go in) and started the skimmer and powerheads. Fitted the T5 into the hood and put the hood on ...
Voila !
Any advice on the micro bubbles, there really is a lot of them , will they eventually disappear as the skimmer settles down ?
The skimmer comes with a 'bubble stop' which is basically a box with foam in that you direct the outlet from the skimmer into , it works a bit , but there is still lots of bubbles...
Will update once the rock arrives !!
Really excited now !!
H
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