29 gallon reef project (Pics included)
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Has anyone ever modified the AquaC Remora to be more quiet? I actually wouldn't think that the noise is bad, but I have the tank in my bedroom, so I would like to silence it a bit. It seems that if I could put a gasket between the collection cup and the actual unit, it would quiet it a bit. Any thoughts?
The o ring is how you adjust the height of the skimmer cup and is an essential part of the skimmer. I also have one on my 29g tank right beside my head in my bedroom. It is a kind of power barometer.....it makes noise but nothing that keeps me awake, I am more likely to be awakened by lack of noise coming from the tank than by any noise in the tank......other than the sound of splashing water which is guaranteed to levitate me from a sound sleep and is usually caused by a turbo snail cleaning the skimmer lip back into the tank.......
The lower you put the cup the more water will be in your skiminate. Some people like more some like less... You aren't actually skimming your tank any more by collecting more water. I'm not sure about the remora, but the bakpak had a sweet spot about 1/8th of an inch above the water level in the skimmer.
In part you are partially right. The optimum skimmate should be sort of dryish as the bubbles (foam) break they deposit their scum in the column of the collection cup. This scum deposit helps more bubbles break etc. Perfect tuning of the collection cup would have the foam bubbles just break the lip of the riser column and the dryish foam slide down into the cup. Any wetter and you will be needing to empty your cup every day with overflow going back down into the skimmer body only to be reskimmed. The optimum is to have fine bubbles that slowly climb up the riser column of the collection cup. Skimmate that collects should be tea coloured and quite stinky.
I am not sure you will find an o'ring large enough to fit around the collection cup at lowes you may have to contact or buy one from the following link
AquaC Remora Protein Skimmer Replacement Parts EV Protein Skimmer Replacement Parts
I am not sure you will find an o'ring large enough to fit around the collection cup at lowes you may have to contact or buy one from the following link
AquaC Remora Protein Skimmer Replacement Parts EV Protein Skimmer Replacement Parts
Actually thats exactly what mine is doing. I get about 1/8 of the collection cup of brownish smelly water every 3-4 days. The foam looks like the foam you would find at the top of a bubble bath, not wet but uniform and sticking together. I will check out the replacement parts place and order one. I'm assuming when I add fish and corals the level of the collection cup will need to be fine tuned a bit more than they are now.
Ok so this weekend is it, finally no more than just pet rocks! HAHA
I will be adding something to the tank if my water is where it should be. I will take a sample into my LFS, have them test to guarantee, and then purchase some goodies. As of right now, I have 0 algae growing in the tank, so I'm not so sure that a clean-up crew will be needed until I add my fish. I remember when I had my Nano 12gallon, and the algae was overwhelming when it was cycling, but I also used regular tap water, so this could have something to do with it.
Any thoughts or am I just being paranoid and need to wait to get my water tested?
I will be adding something to the tank if my water is where it should be. I will take a sample into my LFS, have them test to guarantee, and then purchase some goodies. As of right now, I have 0 algae growing in the tank, so I'm not so sure that a clean-up crew will be needed until I add my fish. I remember when I had my Nano 12gallon, and the algae was overwhelming when it was cycling, but I also used regular tap water, so this could have something to do with it.
Any thoughts or am I just being paranoid and need to wait to get my water tested?