My 40g Cube I Throw $$ Into

[T-J]

What type of eel? I've been wanting one for a while, I think they're pretty neat. My girlfriend already wants to set up a second tank as well for her love of Pufferfish and a few other non-reef friendly fish.

I have no idea. When she goes to the LFS with me, she shops like she's shopping for cloths. "Ohhhh, that's pretty! Let's get that!" Babe, that would eat our corals. "Ohhhh...what about that?" Babe, that would eat our fish. Rinse and repeat. LOL
I have to research a number of things when we get to that point on the stuff she likes. I've never looked into eels before, so I have to do some homework first.

 

[Kycelium]

So what all do you have running in your chambers? A UV, Skimmer, Reactors, anything else?

 

[T-J]

So what all do you have running in your chambers? A UV, Skimmer, Reactors, anything else?

UV, upgraded skimmer, Seneye, return pump, surface skimmer and occasionally a media reactor.

 

[Kycelium]

UV, upgraded skimmer, Seneye, return pump, surface skimmer and occasionally a media reactor.

What surface skimmer nd UV are you using

 

[T-J]

What surface skimmer nd UV are you using

Green machine UV, and Tunze 9001 skimmer. They fit next to each other inside chamber 2/3 I think.

 

[T-J]

Well, I finally bit the bullet and decided to run a carbon dioxide scrubber. I plan on just running it during the summer months when my pH is depressed due to the house being locked up. I’ll post results and the set up once it comes in later this week.

One thing I already learned is that anything made for the aquarium hobby is usually priced way higher than a generic version. The aquarium hobby version of the CO2 scrubbing media is more than triple the price of generic versions.

 

[Kycelium]

Did you end up modifying a generic version or did you spend the extra cash? Also what are some of your favorite LFS here in phoenix s

 

[T-J]

Did you end up modifying a generic version or did you spend the extra cash? Also what are some of your favorite LFS here in phoenix s

I got a BRS reactor since I’ll be moving it to my bigger tank (coming soon!). Ordering generic media.
My favorite stores here are very mixed. I like Kona because they have good prices on frags and the “make an offer” stuff. I also like Ocean Floor.

 

[T-J]

I got a BRS reactor since I’ll be moving it to my bigger tank (coming soon!). Ordering generic media.
My favorite stores here are very mixed. I like Kona because they have good prices on frags and the “make an offer” stuff. I also like Ocean Floor.

Funny thing...this is the one option I failed to mention in my latest episode on pH. I may have to post a quick addendum to it once I get it installed.

 

[T-J]

The new CO2 scrubber is up and running and appears to be working as intended. I documented the entire process and will be releasing a "pH part 2" video on that process.

One tip if you set one up: After assembling and hooking it up to your skimmer, plug the intake with your finger and verify that it stops producing bubbles. If it doesn't, that means it's drawing unfiltered air from somewhere. I went back and zip-tied all the connections to make them nice and tight, and that seemed to reduce any leakage to nothing.

 

[CKI]

Things continue to go relatively well in the cube.

New skimmer is working great. New surface skimmer fits perfectly into the overflow chamber and is keeping the top of the water crystal clear.
Water is still cloudy, even after the weekly water change. Others have suggested it’s due to my non-rinsed sand and that it could take months.

In the mean time, here’s a few color corrected pics taken with the Aquarium Cam app...

Which surface skimmer did you go with?