Bak-Pak Dual Skimmer

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Re: Bak-Pak Dual Skimmer

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Nuclear_Glitter wrote:Have you considered an RO/DI unit so you don't always have to go to the store to buy water? Plus, if you have an emergency and need water it'd be bad to not have it available. The RO/DI unit would also take the nutrients out of your water that feeds algae.

I have but I wouldn't be able to get a storage tank larger than 5 gallons, so I don't think it's worth it right now. Water isn't too bad, $20 for 160 gallons, and I always get extra to keep it with me just in case something does happen. It's the best I can do right now
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Re: Bak-Pak Dual Skimmer

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Oh that's not too bad then. I just was worried that you didn't have any extra water lol.
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Nuclear_Glitter wrote:Oh that's not too bad then. I just was worried that you didn't have any extra water lol.

LoL, I keep it in 5 gallon buckets. I always try to make sure that I keep some water on hand just in case. I usually try to keep it topped off to keep the SG levels stable
5.5g: Pond snails
5.5g: Red Cherry Shrimp and Rams
10g: PZ the Pee Wee (DP), Ghost shrimp, Otos x3
36g: Luau the F8, Zebra nerites x8, sometimes a herd of ghost shrimp for food
60g: Perches the starry blenny, 1 watchman goby Snaps the l.c. hermit, 2 emerald crabs, 1 red crab, 2 turbos, 7 asteas, 2 nerites, 2 clown gobies and 2 firefish gobies (upgrading to a 90 gallon reef)

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Re: Bak-Pak Dual Skimmer

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So, the skimmer has been set up for a while, and.....it's not foaming. I am not getting lots of foam at all and I am not sure why. I have kept my hands out of the tank, and I get dirty water (only a tiny bit) in the collection cups, but no foam = / anyone know why this is??
5.5g: Pond snails
5.5g: Red Cherry Shrimp and Rams
10g: PZ the Pee Wee (DP), Ghost shrimp, Otos x3
36g: Luau the F8, Zebra nerites x8, sometimes a herd of ghost shrimp for food
60g: Perches the starry blenny, 1 watchman goby Snaps the l.c. hermit, 2 emerald crabs, 1 red crab, 2 turbos, 7 asteas, 2 nerites, 2 clown gobies and 2 firefish gobies (upgrading to a 90 gallon reef)

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What's the SG?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Pufferpunk wrote:What's the SG?

1.022
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60g: Perches the starry blenny, 1 watchman goby Snaps the l.c. hermit, 2 emerald crabs, 1 red crab, 2 turbos, 7 asteas, 2 nerites, 2 clown gobies and 2 firefish gobies (upgrading to a 90 gallon reef)

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The cup should be dropped down until bubbles are climbing about 1/2 way up the tube.
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Pufferpunk wrote:The cup should be dropped down until bubbles are climbing about 1/2 way up the tube.

I have never had bubbles/foam climb the tubes = / it get's sort of up the opening, but never actually foaming up so high that it drops over and into the cup. Maybe I put the skimmer on too soon?
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60g: Perches the starry blenny, 1 watchman goby Snaps the l.c. hermit, 2 emerald crabs, 1 red crab, 2 turbos, 7 asteas, 2 nerites, 2 clown gobies and 2 firefish gobies (upgrading to a 90 gallon reef)

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SG?
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Re: Bak-Pak Dual Skimmer

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Pufferpunk wrote:SG?
about 1.022-23
5.5g: Pond snails
5.5g: Red Cherry Shrimp and Rams
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36g: Luau the F8, Zebra nerites x8, sometimes a herd of ghost shrimp for food
60g: Perches the starry blenny, 1 watchman goby Snaps the l.c. hermit, 2 emerald crabs, 1 red crab, 2 turbos, 7 asteas, 2 nerites, 2 clown gobies and 2 firefish gobies (upgrading to a 90 gallon reef)

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Not too soon.
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Re: Bak-Pak Dual Skimmer

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Dumb question, sorry. But it looks like I am going to set up a sump refugium for the 60 gallon-- hopefully things will be better that way in the long run. Is it possible to use the HOB bak pak with a sump refugium even though it won't sit inside of it? Planning on doing lots of upgrades soon, and this is one on my list ^.^
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60g: Perches the starry blenny, 1 watchman goby Snaps the l.c. hermit, 2 emerald crabs, 1 red crab, 2 turbos, 7 asteas, 2 nerites, 2 clown gobies and 2 firefish gobies (upgrading to a 90 gallon reef)

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Re: Bak-Pak Dual Skimmer

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Pufferpunk wrote:There is a SW Melafix. FW Melafix will make lots-o-bubbles with that skimmer.
no wonder I'm having so much trouble with my new skimmer :/ I had no idea there were separate FW and SW melafix's.

besides the bubbles is there any difference in how the medicine will work? FW melafix won't be ineffective in SW will it?
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Skimmer + FW Melafix = overflowing foam everywhere. SW Melafix works the sane but no foaming.
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