140g

christyf5 · #1 09-17-2009, 07:42 PM

Wow, great looking tanks! That pink pocilipora in the 140, to the right is just awesome!!

hillegom · #2 09-18-2009, 04:56 AM

Welcome to canreef Josie.
Your 140 looks great. Keep up the good work.

PuffLuv · #3 09-18-2009, 05:27 AM

Hi Josie, welcome to Canreef! I think both tanks look great, however, I would give the edge to the 140 (really like the rimless, the light fixture and the aquascaping)

josie · #4 09-20-2009, 02:49 PM

Thanks for the welcome

New skimmer installed today... not a new technology but we hope it will do the work.
We bought a used Octopus Downdraft... anyone have experience with this one or other downdraft skimmers?

Ken · #5 09-20-2009, 06:27 PM

Hi Josie, I'm a big fan of downdraft skimmers, had them for many years, currently I have a ETSS 1400 dual downdraft skimmer powered by a Iwaki MD70 RLT 1750 gph on my 500 gallon reef since 2000, I have no intentions in upgrading at all despite the newer skimmer that have come on the market. They need a pump to be sized properly in order to run efficiently, a lot of hobbyist donot size the pump correctly to run the skimmer properly, I know a lot of hobbyist back then that was ready to throw out the downdraft because it was not working efficiently, today many of them are still running the downdraft, some switched over to in sump needlewheel due to money burning in their pockets and newer technology. Downdrafts are noisy and they take up a lot of space, mine is hooked up externally to the sump. In my fishroom, noise is not a concern, considering all the other tanks running. I never took my skimmer apart for cleaning or replacing the bioballs, all I did was clean out the collection cup, the adjustment was set 9 years ago and never touched since. I don't know too much about the downdraft you have, but depending on space and where you have the aquarium, a downdraft skimmer may not be for everyone, downdraft are not as popular today as back then because again a lot of exciting good skimmers are coming to the market... hmmmm a vertex alpha cone again love the 140 gal, now happy aquarium and back to mine regards Ken

argan · #6 09-21-2009, 02:38 AM

Your tanks is one of the bext i have seen on here, TOTM material i'd say.
The gowth is beautiful.

josie · #7 09-21-2009, 02:26 PM

Ken: Thanks for you post. The skimmer seems to work well... we put a Mag 9.5 on it...we installed it in-sump... it's 10"x6"x23" We dont have a fish room per say but more a fish-closet...

I'll post pics of the installation soon!

Argan: Thanks. We are doing our best to keep everything in order so the corals are happy and growing... Most of the SPS in the tanks we bought from a friend who closed is tank...

for now everyone is doing ok since the move...