Lot of questions then HELP issue just started - read at bottom
This was unusual....I got my order of Reef PODS. I ordered from Marine Depot, they were in a box with a return label of AlgaGen (was first line) for Drs. Foster & Smith (was 2nd line) lol. I guess our suppliers all work hand in hand. Which if so, I think that is awesome.
So now, they sent 3 bottles in a cooler. The bottles of course are cool but am I supposed to store them in refrigerator now, it doesn't say.
@needmorecowbell - does yours change colors too or almost lose all of it's coloring? I will try to get a picture on here from photobucket sometime today.
My Photobucket needs some major work. I'm working on trying to do the 3 pieces of plexiglass for the sump now. I have the return pump. I have an overflow (Esopps 90 I think) (believe this....one of the managers at work (bout 3 supervisor levels above my supervior) gave me the overflow when I ran into him at the tour of Diver's Den LMAO. I don't have protein skimmer. Am looking at getting:
Reef Octopus Needle/Pin Wheel Protein Skimmer
It's out of stock right now but what ya'll think? In the meantime I need to know how to set up and be ready for when it comes in or can I use my sump with out it for now?
I also will need to do the plumbing from the overflow to the sump. Do I need any other sections besides the skimmer one, the refuge one and the return one?
How do I know if I need to make a "shelf" for the skimmer and pump?
Also last question (for now :-0) the footprint? Does this mean the dimensions of the piece of equipment, like width times length?
OOps see, here's another - how do I know how high to make my baffles (I think that's what they are called)?
How do I know how much of the skimmer needs to be under water?
Ok dang it, another one, where (what section) do I put my hob phosphate reactor?
Ok I think I'm done for now. If you answer can you number them please, I'm gonna go ahead and put numbers on them, I know there are alot but I'm getting ready to put the sections in now.
Holy crappppppppp, I'm sitting here typing and I hear a splash next to me so I look and it's the 10g qt, I look to see if there is a fish on the floor when SPLASH!!!!! I see my mandarin trying to jump out of the tank. I have eggcrate on top, thankfully, but it doesn't cover around the filter so I quik threw a valance on the end and stuffed it in alittle.
Since when do Mandarins JUMP???? Scared the crap out of me. He's at the top of the tank instead of down bottom where he is supposed to be? How Come????? He looks like he just started breathing faster (mouth opening and closing more than it was). Stress????