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07-07-2006, 08:04 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Denver, CO Age: 26
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|  Remora return disbursement
Hey everyone!
I got a remora skimmer yesterday and installed it- however, I have a small tank (and deff no room for a sump) and now the return from the remora is blowing everything under/near it around w/ the current. I really don't have enough space to move it away from corals...
I'm wondering if anyone has a sweet idea to reduce the force of water (deflect it or something) or maybe what corals I have that would thoroughly enjoy that high current (looking online last night faild to yeild anything) I tried moving a lot around in the tank last night.
I guess I may try and purchase some more live rock and try and direct it down the back? Any ideas are welcome! _________ 
Setup:26 gal. bowfront (started 8/05) 130W PC. Fluval 304. 80 lbs. live rock.
LiveStock&Coral: Perc clown, Pygmy Angelfish, cleanr shrimp, Ricordia, Xenia, KenyaTree, shrooms, Lobo, Zoos, Hammer, green star, candy cane.
NEW! 6 gal nano at work. Osc clown, zoos, mushroom, clnr shrimp, g star, sun polyps | 
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07-07-2006, 09:33 AM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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hmm.. Maybe a piece of egg-crate cut to fit in the return? | |
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07-07-2006, 01:53 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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Buy a piece of acryllic, cut a small piece to act as a deflector and glue it to the bottom of the return spout with Weldon Acryllic cement. Glue it in such a way that it deflects the water flow more horizontal then down. Or you can buy the bubble trap but it has to sit inside the tank. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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07-07-2006, 02:03 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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The bubble trap would be great for your tank but at 26gal it will take up a lot of space. I had one in my 75 and I thought it took up to much room so had to build a sump. I beleive it was about 8 in high . 2 or 3 deep. and 6 wide.
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | |
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07-08-2006, 07:00 AM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT Age: 29
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I just tossed some liverock rubble onthe substrate in front of the return. Seems to have done the trick.
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20 lbs live rock and 3" sand bed - Remora w/ MJ1200 & Prefilter - 10 gallon sump/fuge - MAG7 & SCWD return - 65W 10,000K PC - 15W Actinic - Red-legged Hermits - Cerith Snails - Nassarius Snails - Royal Gramma - 6line Wrasse - Maroon Clown - Wheeler's Goby - Bubble-Tip Anemone - Green Star Polyp - Button Polyps - Frilly Brown Mushroom - Green Bullseye Mushroom - Kenya Tree Coral | |
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07-09-2006, 02:14 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Denver, CO Age: 26
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Nice- great advice guys- thank you. I ended up picking up a nice piece of live rock and tore apart my tank a bit- re-directed it down the back and under, which is nice. Thanks everyone! | |
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