charzar-g

hey all.
I don't have a sump so finding a protein skimmer was harder for me, the person at the LFS suggested this V2Skim, so i thought okay fair enough I'll have it, and i thought the majority of it went on the outside, so i drilled a hole in the side of the lid of the tank (i have a weird tank...don't even go there )
My dad has installed the rest of it, and SO MUCh of it goes on the inside it looks awful... Without sounding offensive to LFS's but it looks like a big undustrial tank now =[ I am so upset with what it looks like, So how can I hide the big tubes and boxes in the tank?
Can I move live rock and lean it against it all, or would that stop the flow? I don't have enough money to by MORE live rock so it might look pretty naked one end if i do this. Anyone else brought this skimmer home to find it horrible ugly?
And its also pretty noisey... Anyone tampered with it to see if the noise can be reduced??

nemo addict

Hi i have the v2 800 and mine is not noisey ,, have you used the bubble stop ?? as this will stop a lot of the noise ,,

charzar-g

Yes, I have used the bubble stop, maybe its just because it's in my room that I find it noisey at night. Is yours in a sump?

nemo addict

Yes mines in a sump but even when doors open as my dog opens as she likes hermit crabs for dinner there is still no noise

charzar-g

haha I just wondered about the sump because the thing is SO HUGE and ugly =[
Your dog eats hermit crabs?? Must be quite tasty? hehe.

nemo addict

hi did you sort out your skimmer i think you was on UR as well ?? i think i sent ya email video >>

nemo addict

Yes and mice they not fussy lol staffys will eat anything ,, she is worse then a cat with my tank and tries getting in there with em have to watch carefully

charzar-g

haha i heard staffies are more like piggies ^^
My dog is huge but doesn't actually eat that much considering