moldrik
11-13-2008, 08:22 AM
Hey Guys,
I got my tank setup at work right now and everything is cycling well. I've noticed some brittle stars, and some feather dusters hanging around the tank as well as a big snail.
I had the tank 1/2 full until today and filled it up to about 3/4 water and got the skimmer up and running. Problem!
I bought the skimmer used, and while it works great, the motor at the bottom leaks. It's a Red Sea Prizm for a 90gal tank and I have a 40 gal. I figured it would be better that way since it has extra room so I don't have to always clean it up.
But, I have this at work, around computers, computers and electronics everywhere. No one minds it, but I definately want to get the thing running with as few spills as possible and the skimmer, is always dripping when it's running.
Someone had suggested a built-in overflow for the tank in order to give some extra support for the tank. I figured that it could be possible to have the skimmer hang from the overflow, basically sucking the water from the tank, putting it into the overflow/built-in-sump and have it run in there. The issue is that I'm not sure if the skimmer motor is submersible. Anyone knows?
Is there a reason why I shouldn't do this?
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Honda VFR1200F (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_VFR1200F)
I got my tank setup at work right now and everything is cycling well. I've noticed some brittle stars, and some feather dusters hanging around the tank as well as a big snail.
I had the tank 1/2 full until today and filled it up to about 3/4 water and got the skimmer up and running. Problem!
I bought the skimmer used, and while it works great, the motor at the bottom leaks. It's a Red Sea Prizm for a 90gal tank and I have a 40 gal. I figured it would be better that way since it has extra room so I don't have to always clean it up.
But, I have this at work, around computers, computers and electronics everywhere. No one minds it, but I definately want to get the thing running with as few spills as possible and the skimmer, is always dripping when it's running.
Someone had suggested a built-in overflow for the tank in order to give some extra support for the tank. I figured that it could be possible to have the skimmer hang from the overflow, basically sucking the water from the tank, putting it into the overflow/built-in-sump and have it run in there. The issue is that I'm not sure if the skimmer motor is submersible. Anyone knows?
Is there a reason why I shouldn't do this?
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Honda VFR1200F (http://www.cyclechaos.com/wiki/Honda_VFR1200F)