Re: I've read the FAQ-Need Help (part 6)

[Mort]

I figured out what the Skimmer is... It's a Sea Clone 150. =\ I think I
remember reading that they suck.?.

Supposedly, all you need to run it is a power head. I'm still looking in to
that but being that I wont need it until after the tank has cycled, I'm
kinda puttin that on the back burner. Do you think that will be sufficient
for a FO tank?

I decided to get a RO/DI unit. I found someone locally who claims these are
very high quality. As soon as I get some specs I will share them but in the
mean time, If I am using an RO/DI unit, I do NOT need any conditioners
right?

One more thing and this may seem really stupid but... In regards to weight.
Everyone knows that sal****er is more dense than fresh water. Regular water
weighs approx 8.33 lbs per gallon.

Am I correct in assuming that the specific gravity from the hygrometer can
be used as a multiplyer to calculate weight per gallon? For example if my
reading is 1.020, can I multiply that by the weight of water to figure out
how much the salt water will weigh? 8.33 X 1.020 = 8.50 so it would only
weigh 8-1/2 pounds instead of 8-1/3?

TIA

~Mort

[Patrick Free]

In article >,
says...
> I figured out what the Skimmer is... It's a Sea Clone 150. =\ I think I
> remember reading that they suck.?.
>

That's the general opinion. There are some mods that supposedly make
them work better.

> Supposedly, all you need to run it is a power head. I'm still looking in to
> that but being that I wont need it until after the tank has cycled, I'm
> kinda puttin that on the back burner. Do you think that will be sufficient
> for a FO tank?
>

Impossible to tell. It depends upon your bioload, and the size of the
tank. The only tanks that I know that are skimmerless are very lightly
loaded reef tanks. This would be maybe a couple of small fish in a 100
gallon. I'm not aure how far a seaclone is above skimmerless.

Also, if you are using live rock as part of your cycle, you should be
running the skimmer now.

> I decided to get a RO/DI unit. I found someone locally who claims these are
> very high quality. As soon as I get some specs I will share them but in the
> mean time, If I am using an RO/DI unit, I do NOT need any conditioners
> right?
>

Right. A good RO/DI will take out pretty much everything, including
chlorine, leaving you with just regular H20.

If you are shopping, be sure and check the rate. Most home units are
about 5 gpd. That's gallons per *day*. You don't want anything that
slow for an aquarium.

> One more thing and this may seem really stupid but... In regards to weight.
> Everyone knows that sal****er is more dense than fresh water. Regular water
> weighs approx 8.33 lbs per gallon.
>
> Am I correct in assuming that the specific gravity from the hygrometer can
> be used as a multiplyer to calculate weight per gallon? For example if my
> reading is 1.020, can I multiply that by the weight of water to figure out
> how much the salt water will weigh? 8.33 X 1.020 = 8.50 so it would only
> weigh 8-1/2 pounds instead of 8-1/3?
>

I can't imagine why you would need that accurate of an estimate. Just
use 10 lbs. :-)

Alex

[Mort]

"Patrick Free" > wrote in message
news:MPG.198b1a63e24e6f6d989787@news-server...
> In article >,
> says...
> > I figured out what the Skimmer is... It's a Sea Clone 150. =\ I think
I
> > remember reading that they suck.?.
> >
>
> That's the general opinion. There are some mods that supposedly make
> them work better.
>
> > Supposedly, all you need to run it is a power head. I'm still looking
in to
> > that but being that I wont need it until after the tank has cycled, I'm
> > kinda puttin that on the back burner. Do you think that will be
sufficient
> > for a FO tank?
> >
>
> Impossible to tell. It depends upon your bioload, and the size of the
> tank. The only tanks that I know that are skimmerless are very lightly
> loaded reef tanks. This would be maybe a couple of small fish in a 100
> gallon. I'm not aure how far a seaclone is above skimmerless.
>
> Also, if you are using live rock as part of your cycle, you should be
> running the skimmer now.
>

Ah, good point on the bio load. Even I dont know what that is going to be
yet =).

No live rock for now though.... And it is a 75 gal.



> > I decided to get a RO/DI unit. I found someone locally who claims these
are
> > very high quality. As soon as I get some specs I will share them but in
the
> > mean time, If I am using an RO/DI unit, I do NOT need any conditioners
> > right?
> >
>
> Right. A good RO/DI will take out pretty much everything, including
> chlorine, leaving you with just regular H20.
>
> If you are shopping, be sure and check the rate. Most home units are
> about 5 gpd. That's gallons per *day*. You don't want anything that
> slow for an aquarium.
>


Okay, the RO/DI unit I mentioned is a DIYer that is selling them locally.
Here is a link to a lengthy post with all the details...

http://www.simplydiscus.com/forum/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=
7614



> > One more thing and this may seem really stupid but... In regards to
weight.
> > Everyone knows that sal****er is more dense than fresh water. Regular
water
> > weighs approx 8.33 lbs per gallon.
> >
> > Am I correct in assuming that the specific gravity from the hygrometer
can
> > be used as a multiplyer to calculate weight per gallon? For example if
my
> > reading is 1.020, can I multiply that by the weight of water to figure
out
> > how much the salt water will weigh? 8.33 X 1.020 = 8.50 so it would
only
> > weigh 8-1/2 pounds instead of 8-1/3?
> >
>
> I can't imagine why you would need that accurate of an estimate. Just
> use 10 lbs. :-)
>


LOL! I am putting the tank on the second floor of an old two-flat. I just
wanted to make sure that my "assumption" of weight was correct and that it
was NOT in fact a lot higher.

Thanks!

~Mort

[Mort]

Lighting Question....

(Sorry if this has been brought up before but...)

Has anyone ever tried using those high wattage halogen bulbs?
They are very inexpensive...

Other than dealing with the extra heat, are there other disadvantages?

Will these work for a reef?

http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?CNTTYPE=PROD_
@
&MID=9876&frmSearchStr=500%
20Watt

same product but this is the mfg's page...

http://www.cooperlighting.com/search/products.asp?id=11948&brand=regent&app=
Floodlighting&lightsource=Halogen

TIA

~Mort