Strainer.......OR.......Overflow

by **blueshoes2208** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:06 pm

ok another newb question... why place the rocks above the sand...
ON THE OTHER HAND:
k so im about 5 gal low on water so i got some RO water yesterday and it has been sitting my room unitl jus now and i poured about a quart in and it looks almost oily so i immediately stopped..... is this because the RO water is not salted or is it because i do not have a skimmer and hte oils are what are on the top of the water???

by **saltwaterpimp** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:30 pm

i put the rocks above the sand so i get more circulation around the rocks,so now all i need is one more bag of sand, and saved myself some money on rock.. i built the stands close to 3 1/2 inches tall and 29 inches long good idea imo.if i had the money for some cast tube i would have used that., does your tank have a overflow or all h.o.b..the water is probably a diffrent temp then the tank.or salt is not fully disolved/ salinity...
you could probably increase the water flow on top of the tank to break up the oil but idk..you need a skimmer and a overflow...
ps: keep your hand out of the tank....

by **Snowboss4492** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:37 pm

if your talking about the "blurr" you get when you pour non salt water into the tank, thats normal, not oil, its just fresh water meeting salt water . . . . looks wierd as hell though eh? i about shit myself the first time i saw it, lol

Pimp - -whats a calfo-over flow?

and - I guess I'm not pictureing the "strainer" idea correctly, can you explain what your trying to do a little better??

Boss

by **blueshoes2208** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:42 pm

haha yeah i dont stick my hand in it, i hate the salty feeling afterwords... well.... i guess my finger touches it when i check the salinity.... on the other hand the light and the skimmer are both going to run me about 200 bucks so which wuold you get first?

by **Snowboss4492** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:46 pm

skimmer then light

because the light will make things grow so you need the skimmer .....lol

by **blueshoes2208** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:49 pm

i like things that grow... haha ... i have a litle red bush, a clumb of something green adn stringy.... a snail about the size of a booger, two starfish about the size of dimes... two worms and some plant thingies..... :) im easily entertained

by **saltwaterpimp** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:58 pm

green slime will grow and keep you entertained ..lol..get the skimmer

by **blueshoes2208** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:01 pm

my little plant thingies.... they usually stick around for hte camera..... and random pics of my rock... that was freakin 5.99 lb

by **saltwaterpimp** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:07 pm

coast-to-coast..the overflow is wall to wall ,its a narrow box not to wide.with 3 or 4 holes in the aquarium..very quiet.also it will skim the smallest layer off the top of the tank....better nutrient control.......

by **saltwaterpimp** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:14 pm

HINT:

aiptasia

hehe get a pepermint shrimp..

swp

Strainer.......OR.......Overflow

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