brazoria county

[p00num3lli]

well i posted a forum on marsh asking if someone who lived in or around brazoria county if they could come and help me figure out how i can fit a skimmer.. and i know there is.*my tank has a 3-4 in lip all the way around it* but in two days and 105 veiws later, no one has offered to help me... it makes me mad. this problem has been keeping me from filling my tanks with corals for 4 months now, and its getting old. i can find no1 that will help me. i was just gona post here and see if any one around my area knows how to do that, probably not, but hey, im a member on maast and im in brazoria county.....

i will greatly...G R E A T L Y appriciate your help and will pay your offer (if its not out of the roof!)

thank's

[ErikH]

What are you trying to cut???????? You could be cutting into something important!

[p00num3lli]

me, im cutting nothing, i just need a profecional that could find some way or something to do to my tank so i can add a skimmer, thats all.

[Bill S]

Can you post a picture so we can see what the problem is?

[Texreefer]

I think the problem is he has no sump but wants to add a hang on skimmer, he can't do it because of the eurobracing around the top of the tank,,,, DO NOT CUT THAT you will loose much of the tanks structural integrity.. Pictures would help us to come up with another way

[aggie4231]

HE has one of the Tenencor tanks with the built in filtration(kinda like the nano tanks). I have never seen a tenecor tank without some serious euro bracing.

[ErikH]

He needs a simple sump then. That would probably be the only real option with a Tenecor.....

[p00num3lli]

well dont you need to drill your tank for a sump? how much money does it cost to get your tank drilled...? i just need to find somewhere to put s skimmer fast, and iwasnt planning on cutting my tank lip. i just dont know if i can aford to drill my tank, from what ive heard its like around 200?

[p00num3lli]

i dont know how to do pictures. and dont say go to the photo place and try that.. i already have and couldnt figure it out. i would love to post pictures, heck i can give some1 my number and they can take me step by step how to if they have the time

[Bill S]

No, you don't need to drill your tank for a sump. An overflow box will work. Problem is that with your bracing, that will take some custom work.

Is the tank gl***** If so, you could probably mod a bakpak skimmer with some pipe & tubing to go into and out of the tank. Glue a strip of glass or acrylic on the bracing to hold it.

For a quick picture: Open the picture in "Paint". Resize it. Then save as a .jpg. You should be able to post a small photo directly on your response. Click on "Go Advanced" to imbed a photo in your post.

[LoneStar]

i dont know how to do pictures. and dont say go to the photo place and try that.. i already have and couldnt figure it out. i would love to post pictures, heck i can give some1 my number and they can take me step by step how to if they have the time

http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=40582

[p00num3lli]

that iall is some good help, but im only 15 and that means...I GOT NOT CLUE HOW TO DO THAT :confused:. like i said, i need someone who knows what there doing to help me out, or it will never get done

[p00num3lli]

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\2008-05-08

[p00num3lli]

crap, that didnt work

[ErikH]

call me, Im the guy that posted that article. It's virtually step by step.

[p00num3lli]

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5995/img0521bz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/5995/img0521bz3.4d6c3bdfe9.jpg (http://g.imageshack.us/g.php?h=186&i=img0521bz3.jpg)

[p00num3lli]

there you go. thanks eric. do yall think i should remove the black tray thats holding the carbon so i can fit a octopus skimmer right in there?

[ErikH]

Since there isn't anything under there but rock and water I say yes. Just double check the height of the skimmer pump and make sure that it will sit under water and not suck air, so give yourself about 2" extra above the pump.