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Since I have to get a new pump for the skimmer now anyways, is the mag 9.5 my best bet or is there a different brand that you'd recommend more? Same train of thought... is the via aqua 3600 a good choice for my return or should I go with something a bit less powerful (assuming that would reduce...

sounds like it to me too... someone said I could probably lose the via aqua and just use the mag 18 to power the skimmer and as the return but with my limited (read NO) plumbing experience that is probably a bad idea and one or the other wouldn't get enough power. Off to figure out a fair asking...

Makes sense, mag 9 sounds like a good idea if I decide to swap it out. Of course I'd rather not have to buy anything new if I don't have to... the tank (RR oceanic 70g w/megaflow overflow) has a via aqua 3600 as the return, could I swap the via aqua to use on the skimmer and the mag 18 as my...

The pump running the skimmer was just ID'd as a mag 18. So my question is do I keep using the mag 18 throttled down all the way or do I replace it with a mag 7? A guy from RC recommended keeping it stating that sometimes as the skimmers age he didn't think the mag7 cut it anymore and I might...

I was hopeful I could put her in holding in my 30g cube (as long as she doesn't harass my little green spotted puffer) since it would be an easy catch with the min. rockwork in there... otherwise one of those breeding net type things like you mentioned was on my mind :)

Dave: thank you very much for the extremely well written & informative post :) The bubbles/foam in the photos have actually gotten about 4x as large, but note that I don't have the skimmer running right now (plugged it in briefly last night as insump but it was filling with that foam stuff so...

well right now I just have the skimmer in the sump, so nothing is restricting the flow out of it at all (actually missing one small section of PVC & a sponge that is supposed to be on it, not that I think they would cause much difference) it is LOUD I asked the previous owner and she said they...

Hmm.. I can try, honestly not sure how much I can rearrange... it's a 24g aquapod and pretty jam packed with rock & corals. Also given it's small size I'm sure she considers the whole thing her territory. Maybe pulling her out, moving some rock around, and then putting her back in? Ugh either...

The drain is the thing in front with the valve (round red valve, sorry don't know my names) and the pvc all coming from it. The valve is used to regulate how much water is in the skimmer and the level of the foam/water in the neck portion. I see what you mean about the water being restricted...

mystery solved. the 6 line wrasse did it :-\ Today when I fed I moved back but watched closely, he (firefish) started to come out and I got excited, then saw the wrasse chase him back to his spot, this happened several times in a row. So now I know why he doesn't come out, my wrasse has...

Welcome! Start lining up homes for your FW fish now, it won't be long till you're eyeing their tanks as potential realestate for corals & sw fish ;)