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[briant0625]

so it's no good I can get it for 150

 

[chunkysoup]

Just search the site for some diagrams of sumps.
They really don't have to be fancy, after all they are basically just a place to store your equipment so you don't have to have them in your display tank.
I've seen sumps as simple as a rubbermaid containers. Personally I wouldn't go crazy and buy/make a huge sump. I run a 220 gallon FOWLR with a 20 gallon sump. But I have an auto-top off unit hooked up so I don't have to worry about monitoring evaportion in the sump. With a smaller sump evaporatoin seems to catch up with you faster...
Just my two cents

 

[dskidmore]

How good is the pump they are including? It's easy to spend half of that $150 on the pump. If it's a good pump, it may be worth picking that up and using it.

 

[shiby1510]

DSkidmore.. since you were talking about sumps and skimmers and such.. do you know of any good sites of diy venturi skimmers? I have found some for cc.. but I heard those are crap and venturi is where it's at

 

[dskidmore]

I personally favor cc. Venturi requires that the water run too fast.
All you need is a venturi valve, a pump that can push water at the rating of the valve, and hook it into the water input of your favorite cc design. Skip the airstone section. You're done.

 

[shiby1510]

Are there any places where this type of model that you are talking about I could diy??
And do you recommend diy? do you really save that much $$ when buildin your own skimmer?
I have heard a lot of good things about jebo and they are only about $35

 

[airforceb2]

I don't know what good things you have heard about them...not many people on here have had much luck with them.

 

[dskidmore]

Originally Posted by shiby1510
And do you recommend diy? do you really save that much $$ when buildin your own skimmer?
It depends, do you want quick and dirty, or do you want something easy to maintain later? You won't really save any money on a good DIY skimmer over a cheap skimmer. The primary advantage is getting a "custom" skimmer that meets your needs better than any of the cheaper skimmers.

 

[shiby1510]

by custom are you meaning diy?? and do you recommend diy? or should i just invest in the one at my lfs i think its like $140.. not sure what brand it is tho.. they are on display so there is no boxes or anything.. they are insump tho.. anyways if there is any additional info that involves links and whatnot feel free to please email me!!
shiby1510@netscape.net

 

[stone]

>>In a saltwater tank, carbon will last about 14 days tops.<<
14 days dosnt seem that bad to me? I run carbon and a mincron filter its like a habit I cant stop from my fresh water days.
mike

 

[dskidmore]

Originally Posted by shiby1510
by custom are you meaning diy?? and do you recommend diy? or should i just invest in the one at my lfs i think its like $140.. not sure what brand it is tho.. they are on display so there is no boxes or anything.. they are insump tho.. anyways if there is any additional info that involves links and whatnot feel free to please email me!!
shiby1510@netscape.net
Yes, I meant DIY when I said custom.
I'm not going to take a definate stance on other people doing DIY or purchacing. I am collecting parts and data for my own protien skimmer, mostly from scientific curiosity. I want to test some theories I've read. If you want to really understand how it works, or if you have really limited space under your stand, it would be a good idea to DIY. If you just want something that works well and isn't too much trouble, go buy a good one.

 

[m.arvin]

 

[airforceb2]

Get a bigger overflow or restrict the output of your wet/dry.