Off the Reef a.k.a. ~Pete~

[jaded]

Just wanted to say thanks for the unbelievable service after the sale!!!

Hey pete... check it out!!! Not much in the cup yet, but there's lots of foam

[gjuarez]

Wow, I need to get me one of those. WHen I decide to setup my tank Pete I will be giving you a cal.

[::pete::]

See ... have a little faith!! ;) Glad it all worked out and I was going to send a PM to check!

[jaded]

I'll be happier when I'm forced to get a bigger collection cup, but for now I'm loving the foam... cant wait to get home to see the scum :D

[jaded]

Hmm not sure I understand the question. Do you need the shot of it running? If not there are a couple of shots in my gallery...

before setup
http://www.maast.org/albums/jaded/aaf.jpg

after setup but before the upgrades pete has done
http://www.maast.org/albums/jaded/aag.jpg

[::pete::]

Very very fine!!

[jaded]

smaller the better... You should have to look very close to see the individual bubbles.

tip: If you can see individual bubbles rising through the smaller bubbles try cutting the air valve down until you get all small (tiny) bubbles.

[jaded]

yeah the dart runs the tank and the skimmer... in order for me to get enough air in the tube pete and I raised the becketts about 6" above the water line and cut the ball valve to the tank, which increased the water/air flow to the skimmer. I could still use more bubbles so I'm going to add flow to the tank using a Tunze 6060 and cut the tank back even more. I hope to make a few extra bucks in the future so I can go to a full blown closed loop.

[jaded]

Update: I just added a stream type modified maxijet1200 to the tank to help the Tunze6060 with flow. I now have enough flow to cut the return back significantly. This is diverting about 90% of the dart's flow to the skimmer and so far I must say things are looking up!!!

I haven't dumped the skimmate cup in around 2 weeks and it had about 2oz. of dark liquid in it. In other words the foam would build but just not make it to the cup. In the 20 minutes since I added the flow and adjusted the air I have doubled that. I'm hoping to see this kind of output from now on.

More later!

[::pete::]

I guess the "T" to the pump just doesnt give it enough pressure as suggested. I know there are others doing it, but after many conversations with different companies that build skimmers they all say a dedicated pump is best.

[jaded]

I bought a little giant pump from Todd. I am thinking about a temp set up to see what kind of output it will give me. If it works well I'll plumb it up right