Acoustic's 10 Gallon Tri-side View Tank

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Quick Specs:
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Dual 36 watt hood
Rio 600 Powerhead
Prizm Skimmer with DIY overflow
Tronic 50 watt heater
Black Calcite sand
15 lbs. Fiji Cured Live Rock

Age - 1 month

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Front View
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Kitchen View
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Living Room View (Closer shot from Pic 1)
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[JDubb]

Damn Acoustic, Nice Job!....Im lovin the black sand. And those shrooms look excellent

[Acoustic]

Thanks.:p

[sdboogie]

Niiice! Got any close ups of that prizm and diy overflow?

[Acoustic]

Here you go SDBoogie.......

Skimmer:

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Overflow:

[sdboogie]

I get it. Yeah that overflow kit for the prizm is too big to put the skimmer overflow and tube right up against the glass, so i just ditched it. Now, every once in a while a snail will wander up there. Thats a good idea. It probably keeps the algae from groing in the tube also. Did you shorten the skimmer tube or leave it as is?

[Acoustic]

I took the strainer bottom and cut it with scissors so it keeps the overflow from floating up. It is basically a 1 1/2 " by 6 " piece of PVC. I capped the bottom. Then to hold it in place so I could adjust the height, I used a piece of filter floss and jammed it in there. Yup that's it. I can't believe I made something that works so well.

[JDubb]

Did you just cram the filter floss around the sides of the PVC pipe? what kinda filter floss? I have the preskimmer upgrade on my prism and its a PITA, I constantly have to adjust.

[Acoustic]

Yes it is just crammed inside the PVC.

[JDubb]

what did you use to cap off the bottom? sorry, Im just interested in trying one for my skimmer, I constantly have problems adjusting with the preskimmer

[Acoustic]

I bought some disposable tupperware and cut a circle and superglued it closed.