Recent content by tk mills

i have now changed over the skimmer into the first chamber. i noticed that when the pumps were running that the skimmer chamber was over flowing. by moving the skimmer to the first chamber it now pulls the water around the back and the levels in the chambers are more level. i have also...

i will post pictures of the whole tank once everything has settled down. i did a water change and thorough clean so it looks cloudy at the mo. there are a few bubbles floating about but once the skimmer has bedded in it should eliminate the micro bubbles. the general condition of the tank...

and thats it. here is the completed fit . chamber 1 live rock for filtering. chamber 2 heater chamber 3 boya 308 chamber 4 uv sterilizer power head phosphate sponge and carbon bag are to be added but i haven't done them in this picture. the skimmer is running here and all seems well

the skimmer now drops in the third chamber and the uv sterilizer fits on the top of the maxijet 600. there is plently of room for the cup on the skimmer to fit even with the lid down.

this is how it fits in the chamber. the picture is not great but you can see the nut in the third chamber

here is it with the uv steralizer attached

this is how it looks when they are attached to the pump. note how the cone is reversed. the thread will also reverse when connected in the tank. the nut will do up from the third chamber not the fourth as it was when attached to the skimmer chamber. make sure the thread is pushed on as far...

i now needed to do some modifications to make it fit. firstly i hacksawed off the thread and nut on the old skimmer chamber as this fits properly over the outlet of the maxi jet 600. i also took the cone shaped attachment and cut this down. by revesing the cone once it is cut down you casn...

here next is the equipment that i fitted. a boya 308 skimmer and a maxi jet 600. i used a new uv stereliser that is the same as the one you get with the tank.

i have finally competed the change over. here are the pictures and what i did. firstly i removed everything. you need small hands to get down to the nut holding the skimmer chamber on!! everything else pulls apart

fitting the boya 308 protien skimmer that has turned up from hong kong, ( all in £17) a maxi 600 powerhead to replace then one you get with the setup, and a small modification is needed to make the uv sterilizer to fit on top of the ph. i just bought a new sterelizer as the other one has been...

thanks for the advise, will remove them i think. have been researching it a bit. I have found that too fit them i have to remove the old skimmer. cut off the threaded piece with a hack saw. and use this to lock in the pump and uv sterilizer. i am going to remove the spounge and the ceramic...

Hi all i am a newby marine fish keeper and chose a orca nano tl450 to learn the skills. At first i was happy with the process and the equipment that comes with it. I filled the chamber on the left with liverock and have about 8-9 kg in all. The next chamber has heater and bio balls. Next...