Short stands tall skimmers! Why????

[BlazinNano]

Why do they make stands so short and skimmers so tall! Why???????

 

[akabryanhall]

Lol

 

[Viva'sReef]

Can't tell if this is a serious question or not LOL
but my guess is so the average hobbyist doesn't need to pull out a ladder to do general tank maintenance

 

[BlazinNano]

Lol

Hahaha.

I am replacing my fiance's 125 with a new 125 because hers is scratched real bag and has a small leak in it. Well the old stand is taller but it has no room for a sump. Well the new stand has plenty of room for a sump but is shorter. Now the skimmer wont fit. Who makes a stand that only has 23" of clearance from the floor to the bottom brass. Really why? Seriously.

How long will a 125 with 150lbs of LR, 6" Puffer, 6" tang, 6" twimspot wrasse, 2 clowns, 3" bicolored angel, 3" black and gold damsel, and a 3" purple damsel be ok with monthly 30% WC and no skimmer?

 

[cdness]

That's why I build my own stands... Standard factory stands are just too short for me. I'd rather not have to look way down to see my tank. Downside is you need a chair to reach some stuff, but it is a good trade off. Also my skimmer fits ;)

 

[Troylee]

No corals????? If it's fo. You don't need to really worry about anything I would throw a canister filter on there full of carbon and call it a day... A regular 10 percent change weekly or bi-weekly should do the job ... Without corals nitrates are not really a issue IMHO....;)

Hahaha.

I am replacing my fiance's 125 with a new 125 because hers is scratched real bag and has a small leak in it. Well the old stand is taller but it has no room for a sump. Well the new stand has plenty of room for a sump but is shorter. Now the skimmer wont fit. Who makes a stand that only has 23" of clearance from the floor to the bottom brass. Really why? Seriously.

How long will a 125 with 150lbs of LR, 6" Puffer, 6" tang, 6" twimspot wrasse, 2 clowns, 3" bicolored angel, 3" black and gold damsel, and a 3" purple damsel be ok with monthly 30% WC and no skimmer?

 

[BlazinNano]

Yeah would of loved to built a stand but I am in the middle of three aquarium projects and moves. Rebuilding my 90 need to buid a stand for it. Tearing down my 46 that crashed, tearing down and replacing my fiance's 125 and moving the turtles to the old 125.

 

[BlazinNano]

No corals????? If it's fo. You don't need to really worry about anything I would throw a canister filter on there full of carbon and call it a day... A regular 10 percent change weekly or bi-weekly should do the job ... Without corals nitrates are not really a issue IMHO....;)

Yeah no corals. She loves starfish. So the chocochip star, red knob star, and both atlantic stars love corals so no corals and i got the bicolored because he started eating corals. Would a wet/dry work? Should I keep the bioballs or throw them out. I have the wet/dry sitting in the shed.

 

[Troylee]

wet dry is fine the bio balls are great and do there job for sure!!!!! only thing is maintaining them i mean a bi-weekly swish in a bucket of tank water is all that's needed to keep the detrius out and they work like a charm....you do your part they will do there part...;)

 

[BlazinNano]

wet dry is fine the bio balls are great and do there job for sure!!!!! only thing is maintaining them i mean a bi-weekly swish in a bucket of tank water is all that's needed to keep the detrius out and they work like a charm....you do your part they will do there part...;)

By a swish you mean I can do a water change pull the bio balls out and just mix them around in the old water real quick? I can do that.

 

[turbo21]

By a swish you mean I can do a water change pull the bio balls out and just mix them around in the old water real quick? I can do that.

Yep, got it right.. just to loosen up any detritus that has built up in the bioballs

bob

 

[Troylee]

Agreed^^^^^^... that's all it takes... Anything else will take the good bacteria off them and then they start the cycle all over...