dustybrannum
Aquarium Advice Freak
Ok, I have many questions overall but I will start with only a few. I am putting at least a 4" DSB, using Southdown my local HD oredered from Pennsylvania (about $11 a 50lb bag with shipping), in my 180 gallon Oceanic. Its shape is 6'(long)x2'x2'. I am not planning on using a sump due to the fact that my tank is not drilled. I have a Red Sea Berlin Turbo XL w/pump as my skimmer. I put a shelf on the back of my tank and put the skimmer on top so that I have easy access to remove the cup. Now for the question:
The pump for the skimmer is supposed to "skim" the water off of the top of the tank, therefore I need to get a hang on overflow box and put the pump to the skimmer inside? Then have the output of the skimmer drain into a part of the aquarium away from the overflow box?
FYI: I am using 6 powerheads to move around my water so as not to create any dead spots. With the original glass top on the aquarium, having it full of just plain tap water and circulating with my power heads the temp stays at about 88 degrees F. Why is it so high? I opened the front lids for about 5 hours and it dropped to 82. Do the powerheads produce that much heat? Especially since I have not even been running any lights. The ambient temperature of that room stays below 80 and there is no direct sunlight on the tank. Well so much for me picking your brains for now. Thanks for any responses you have or suggestions.
The pump for the skimmer is supposed to "skim" the water off of the top of the tank, therefore I need to get a hang on overflow box and put the pump to the skimmer inside? Then have the output of the skimmer drain into a part of the aquarium away from the overflow box?
FYI: I am using 6 powerheads to move around my water so as not to create any dead spots. With the original glass top on the aquarium, having it full of just plain tap water and circulating with my power heads the temp stays at about 88 degrees F. Why is it so high? I opened the front lids for about 5 hours and it dropped to 82. Do the powerheads produce that much heat? Especially since I have not even been running any lights. The ambient temperature of that room stays below 80 and there is no direct sunlight on the tank. Well so much for me picking your brains for now. Thanks for any responses you have or suggestions.