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    Grey Sch 40 conduit

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    Can you use grey SCH40 electrical conduit for a drain on an aquarium?  It says SCH 40 right on it and Im not using it for return just drain

     

    For some reason the white Charlotte SCH40 pipe will not fit the fittings on my shadow overflow.  HD sells JM Eagle white SCH 40 that fits for some reason, its just a touch smaller.

    External Skimmer Install Questions

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    Guess I will answer some of my own questions at this point since it's up and running to help someone in the future.

     

    1.  Probably should have since for some reason one of the pumps drips occasionally, will give it a couple more days to seal up with salt before I worry about draining the skimmer and trying to reseat the bottom seal of the pump.

    2.  Not necessary to glue the pipe it fits tight enough to not leak since it's not pressure

    2a.  I just put the metric/US adapter in the bottom of the elbow

    3.  Doesn't seem to need one but I do notice some vibration in the pipe, will keep an eye on it

    4.  Not a problem

    5.  Not sure, it's currently underwater, less splashing but suspect the little backpressure is causing the vibration in the pipe

    External Skimmer Install Questions

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    I recently purchased a Skimz SM252 external skimmer for a new build.  Decided to go ahead and hook up skimmer now instead of waiting.

     

    I intend to set the skimmer on a table built around/above my 100g Rubbermaid sump

     

    As to questions:

    1.  Should I put the skimmer inside of a container just in case it leaks and run an emergency tube into the sump?

    2.  Should I glue the return piping coming out of the stand pipe on the skimmer?

    2a.    If I should glue it, should I place the metric/US adapter into the standpipe where it comes out of the skimmer or use the 50mm pipe that came with the skimmer to bring it out to the elbow and put the adapter in the bottom of the elbow to continue down to the sump with 1.5" PVC pipe?

    3.  Do I need an air intake vent on the return piping going back to the sump?  I saw some pictures of Reef Octopus 6000 EXT with a air intake that went higher than the skimmer in the return line but none of the pictures in the instructions or on the Skimz website show or say to vent the return like that.

    4.  It's going to be about a 3 foot drop from the skimmer to the sump water level.  Is this a problem?

    5.  Should the end of the return piping be underwater in the sump?  Or above water?

    Low dKH and high calcium

    in General Discussion

    I think what they are saying is:  Roll the dry salt bucket around to make sure the crystal salt is mixed up before you mix it into your water to make sure that the salt hasn't separated in the bucket and stays well blended.

    RODI filters

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    With a 0.5 Micron carbon block you would be fine with the 1 Micron Prefilter, the prefilter will filter out solids down to 1 micron and then the carbon block will take out between 1 micron and 0.5 micron.  You could run a second carbon cartridge instead of the silica buster.  I've been using the AirWaterIce Typhoon III for years with their standard 10, 5, 1 filter array 

    RODI filters

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    What is the micron rating of your prefilter.  If you are running a 0.5 micron pre-sediment filter then nothing smaller than 0.5 micron is getting to your sediment filter.  Would tend to clog the pre sediment filter and have your sediment filter not really doing much.  I run a 10 micron sediment filter, 5 micron carbon, 1 micron carbon.  Have never tried a silica filter

    Adding a sump

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    Is there a hole through the tank where the pipe is?  The back panels are probably just siliconed in and would be easy to remove.  If there is a hole through the tank you could use for a overflow and either drill a hole in the back on the other end of the tank, if it's not tempered glass for a return or put an over the back return nozzle on it. 

    Chiller Questions

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    Ever since I switched to LED's there hasn't even been enough heat to even need a fan on the tank.  In the past I had MH's and had the AC3 set up to turn the fan on if the tank got to a certain temperature and turn lights off if it got hotter. 

    thinking about getting an icecap 3k gyre

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    The flow percentages can be easily adjusted down to what is needed.  I just put one of the end of my 180g and am really liking it.  The corals like the new flow patterns, the fish took a little while to get used to it but they seem to be much more active now also. 

     

    The directions that came with it aren't the best for adjusting the different modes but plenty of youtube videos on the subject

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