Equipment

so I got a new skimmer last week and it was working ok But it was to deep in the water about 12 inches.
I got a stand built and know it sits at about 5.5 inches deep.

Manufature recomends 5-8 inches.

Could this be causing it to over flow?

I have it dialed all the way down both the air and the waterlevel. in the skimmer and its been over flowing for 24 hours st8 now

has anyone tryed these do they work I dont have space in my sump for biopelle reactor so If these work then its a great option for me.

Nitra-Guard Bio-Cubes from "orca labs"

Some new addition.... Green Button polyps...



Red monti.... it's doing excellent.....

April 2011


August 2011

Orange Digitata.... see the growth ...

So I came home, and found my return pump sucking air and blowing it into the DT.

Open the cabinet doors to find the water level in the return area was low....
now I know the water level didnt evaporate that much as I added like 2-3 gallons of top off yesterday.I adjusted the return pump flow down to allow the water to catch back up and then was able to open the valve completely open again and things stabilized and no issues....I added another gallon of top off just to be safe... ...

I haven’t been involved in this hobby very long compared to other folks but learned very quickly how much of a pain it can be to eradicate, or try to eradicate pests such as Aiptasia, Majanos, Bubble Algae, zoa eating asterinas, and Marine Ich. When I started, I did what I’m sure all of us have done at one time or another: just drop things in the tank and hope for the best. I recently upgraded from a 70g to a 260g tank and decided never again! Unfortunately, everything I found online regarding ...