00Stoll
03/30/2013, 08:31 AM
I'm cycling now.
Equipment includes:
30 Gallon sump/refugium
Eheim 1262 return pump
2 - Aqua-illumination SOL Blue fixtures
auto top-off and pH meter (both 10 years old but seem to be working as advertised. I re-calibrated the pH meter.
Eshopps PSK150 skimmer that doesn't seem to be working properly. I don't think the pump is moving enough water. The return tube (the one with the two dots on it) has to be almost completely closed to get the water column to rise at all. There are a lot of bubbles in the tube, but nothing is being collected. I've been in touch with the re-seller, and hopefully we'll figure it out or get a replacement.
Anyway, below are a couple of pictures - one with the lights off so you can see what's underneath and one with the lights on focused on the aqua-scaping.
Now to watch the cycle. My LFS says that the rock should be fully cycled, but I expect a mini-cycle just from the die-off of moving the rock home from the store.
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/u585/00stoll/photo36_zps1f59cfe6.jpg
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/u585/00stoll/photo37_zps08887850.jpg
Equipment includes:
30 Gallon sump/refugium
Eheim 1262 return pump
2 - Aqua-illumination SOL Blue fixtures
auto top-off and pH meter (both 10 years old but seem to be working as advertised. I re-calibrated the pH meter.
Eshopps PSK150 skimmer that doesn't seem to be working properly. I don't think the pump is moving enough water. The return tube (the one with the two dots on it) has to be almost completely closed to get the water column to rise at all. There are a lot of bubbles in the tube, but nothing is being collected. I've been in touch with the re-seller, and hopefully we'll figure it out or get a replacement.
Anyway, below are a couple of pictures - one with the lights off so you can see what's underneath and one with the lights on focused on the aqua-scaping.
Now to watch the cycle. My LFS says that the rock should be fully cycled, but I expect a mini-cycle just from the die-off of moving the rock home from the store.
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/u585/00stoll/photo36_zps1f59cfe6.jpg
http://i1323.photobucket.com/albums/u585/00stoll/photo37_zps08887850.jpg