Euro-reef's new nano skimmers
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Eh...I guess if I had a hankerin to spend another $108.
One of the great things about nanos is that a skimmer is almost pointless - 90 second water changes and all. The aquarist of freed of the initial expense, and of the ongoing maintenance.
I've certainly never had a use for one on anything smaller than a 15 gallon (more like 20 really)
One of the great things about nanos is that a skimmer is almost pointless - 90 second water changes and all. The aquarist of freed of the initial expense, and of the ongoing maintenance.
I've certainly never had a use for one on anything smaller than a 15 gallon (more like 20 really)
Any tank that reduces the need for yet another piece of equipment is worth it in my book...thus the beauty of a nano. 
For crying out loud it took me all of 90 seconds of my lunch break to complete the water change on my 7 gallon nano reef on my desk at work.
Futzing with a skimmer would have greatly increased that weekly maintenance, not to mention increasing the cost.
Plus I don't like noobs getting the idea in their heads that they have to run a skimmer...thus my constant comments on this subject.
I'd run one if someone gave it to me, just for grins.
For crying out loud it took me all of 90 seconds of my lunch break to complete the water change on my 7 gallon nano reef on my desk at work.
Futzing with a skimmer would have greatly increased that weekly maintenance, not to mention increasing the cost.
Plus I don't like noobs getting the idea in their heads that they have to run a skimmer...thus my constant comments on this subject.
I'd run one if someone gave it to me, just for grins.
Sorry Jim, no freebies here..................LOL Oh, so it's not about the work then. It's about the money!!! Well those tank inhabitants are worth the money.................LOL :mrgreen:
And they deserve the best possible water conditions at all times................ :mrgreen:
Here's a few pics of mine to wet your whistle!!!! :lol:
Oh, and that is a 15 inch tall SOLID wall of foam!!! This thing is VERY powerfull!
HEre's my tank in it's infancy! Almost 6 months old! It's a 34 gallon RedSea Max. I love the tank! Easy to work on and clean! And it's pretty stable considering it's size!
You think reefs.org would want to do a tank of the month on my work in progress? It's not much, but it's getting there!
My water is CRYSTAL CLEAR!!!!!
And they deserve the best possible water conditions at all times................ :mrgreen:
Here's a few pics of mine to wet your whistle!!!! :lol:
Oh, and that is a 15 inch tall SOLID wall of foam!!! This thing is VERY powerfull!
HEre's my tank in it's infancy! Almost 6 months old! It's a 34 gallon RedSea Max. I love the tank! Easy to work on and clean! And it's pretty stable considering it's size!
You think reefs.org would want to do a tank of the month on my work in progress? It's not much, but it's getting there!
My water is CRYSTAL CLEAR!!!!!
Len":mbqyapo8 said:I have no need for a 3' skimmer
How about RDO does another nano contest? How 'bout that for incentive? I thought the last one was great fun and would be a nice adder to the new format
Hey guys,
I decided to ry a small video of the skimmer working for everyone to see! It's quite a beast and the foam amount is amazing.
Just last Sunday I replaced my carbon and phosban and I still cannot believe what this thing keeps pulling out of the water!
I have 1.5 cups of carbon and one cup of phosban! And it still chugs out the waste like this!!!
This should in turn give me MUCH longer lasting carbon between changes. I did tests on my carbon before this skimmer and the carbon was 90-95% exhasuted at 3 weeks! So, more testing to be done on my next change!
I should have taken the lid off and will do so on the next video! I love this dam thing!!!LOL :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8O
I decided to ry a small video of the skimmer working for everyone to see! It's quite a beast and the foam amount is amazing.
Just last Sunday I replaced my carbon and phosban and I still cannot believe what this thing keeps pulling out of the water!
I have 1.5 cups of carbon and one cup of phosban! And it still chugs out the waste like this!!!
This should in turn give me MUCH longer lasting carbon between changes. I did tests on my carbon before this skimmer and the carbon was 90-95% exhasuted at 3 weeks! So, more testing to be done on my next change!
I should have taken the lid off and will do so on the next video! I love this dam thing!!!LOL :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: 8O
johnhenry,
With a Salifert Carbon test kit of course! They work excellent too! Another way to save money $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
However, with this skimmer I should be able to get a much longer life span out of each batch of carbon AND Rowaphos and phosban that I use :wink:
My tank is doing great with the skimmer! I need to do a video removing the cap. Let me try!
With a Salifert Carbon test kit of course! They work excellent too! Another way to save money $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
However, with this skimmer I should be able to get a much longer life span out of each batch of carbon AND Rowaphos and phosban that I use :wink:
My tank is doing great with the skimmer! I need to do a video removing the cap. Let me try!
maressa":1nxr0ms0 said:
Thus the weekly water changes.
And there is no need Gresh. It's another way to export nutrients, but "need"...no way.
After 24 years of doing this maressa, I can promise you that the skimmer does not improve the water quality on a tank this size unless you're ignoring weekly water changes. As the tank volume increases, and the cost/hassle/time of doing water changes increases, the utility of a skimmer increases as well. On small tanks it becomes practical, quick and easy to do larger scale, more frequent water changes...thus negating the "need" for a skimmer. Don't get me wrong, there's more than one way to do things. A skimmer is simply a way of exporting nutrients, just like a water change. You're misunderstanding of the necessity of a skimmer in providing excellent water conditions though is a perfect example of what I'm talking about above.
12 gallon nano, no skimmer, ran like this for several years until I moved and took it down. Note the T. maxima. I had the same results with a 7 gallon...a skimmer would have been a superfluous waste of funds on both tanks. On my 150 reef, you bet I ran a skimmer!
Whatever works for you, skimmers are great tools, but personally I never bother with a skimmer on tanks this size, and I'll speak up always to make the newcomers understand the difference between what must be done, and what is an option when it comes to maintaining the best water conditions.
A skimmer never hurts...and good job so far! 8)
Jimm,
Your points are taken, however I disagree with a few of them:
1. You want to pull the nutrients out as they are produced. This lessens nitrates and problem algea. Furthermore, it lessens phosphates
2. Skimming also allows you to feed the tank normally. And what I mean by this is a couple of times a day. Grazers appreciate this and there is a night/day difference with fish health!!
I have ran Acropora tanks in the past with BIG fish and feed them twice a day with no ill effects on Acropora colonies at all. With BIG skimmers. Without BIG skimmers this could not be done.
This cannot be accomplished with a once a week or bi-weekly or monthly water changes and no skimmer.
You want a skimmer running to reach a equaliberium with the tank. In other words, being able to pull out waste faster/or at the same speed as it is produced.
Look at your tank picture Jim, and look at mine. See how much more clear my water is?I AM NOT KNOCKING YOUR TANK. YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TANK!!!!!
It's just a matter of opinions. I like the oxygen saturation/gas exchange you get with skimming. Another BIG benefit!
Skimming also will buy you time in the event of a animal dying and you not being there to clean it up before the tank gets flooded with ammonia and your other animals are impacted in a very negative way.
You have a beautiful tank and I respect your opinions. I just do not agree with all if them...
PS What do I know, the smallest reef I have ever kept is what you see here! 34 gallon RedSea Max. My Acropora's have grown off the disks onto the rocks and my other corals are growing well. Under Power Compact lights!!!! I will admit I want T5's though. But you can do alot more and tweak things alot more toward your liking with REALLY clear water............
Your points are taken, however I disagree with a few of them:
1. You want to pull the nutrients out as they are produced. This lessens nitrates and problem algea. Furthermore, it lessens phosphates
2. Skimming also allows you to feed the tank normally. And what I mean by this is a couple of times a day. Grazers appreciate this and there is a night/day difference with fish health!!
I have ran Acropora tanks in the past with BIG fish and feed them twice a day with no ill effects on Acropora colonies at all. With BIG skimmers. Without BIG skimmers this could not be done.
This cannot be accomplished with a once a week or bi-weekly or monthly water changes and no skimmer.
You want a skimmer running to reach a equaliberium with the tank. In other words, being able to pull out waste faster/or at the same speed as it is produced.
Look at your tank picture Jim, and look at mine. See how much more clear my water is?I AM NOT KNOCKING YOUR TANK. YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TANK!!!!!
It's just a matter of opinions. I like the oxygen saturation/gas exchange you get with skimming. Another BIG benefit!
Skimming also will buy you time in the event of a animal dying and you not being there to clean it up before the tank gets flooded with ammonia and your other animals are impacted in a very negative way.
You have a beautiful tank and I respect your opinions. I just do not agree with all if them...
PS What do I know, the smallest reef I have ever kept is what you see here! 34 gallon RedSea Max. My Acropora's have grown off the disks onto the rocks and my other corals are growing well. Under Power Compact lights!!!! I will admit I want T5's though. But you can do alot more and tweak things alot more toward your liking with REALLY clear water............
IMO the term nano doesnt help because its used for a wide range of tanks. I call my sons 29 a nano, but in a tank that size I definately like to skim. In my 9 gal nano I dont skim. It came with a skimmer and the thing pulled out tea colored water but this tank is LPS and I didnt see the need for it. My chalices do fine with slightly dirty water ( P04 around .05 maybe a small bit of N03 5+ range is what I would consider slightly dirty water) I can do larger W/C say 4 gal and get a large portion of the tank water clean. My sons 29 would get natsy with no skimmer and since I really dislike his Aqua-C remora on there maybe I would look to switching it over to one of these.
Jimm,
It's a great looking tank. You have done a really nice job and it is spanking clean! It's really nice!
The animals all look healthy too! Yes, a massive water change would indeed make it cloudy!
I love to talk reefs and it's a addiction I have had for years!
It's a great looking tank. You have done a really nice job and it is spanking clean! It's really nice!
The animals all look healthy too! Yes, a massive water change would indeed make it cloudy!
I love to talk reefs and it's a addiction I have had for years!
Ben
Hi, yes the cup just pulls off from the top. Straight up. Whats cool is the funnel shape is built right into the cup. So you can clean it all at once and it's even easy to get down into the body if need be.
I owned a Remora years ago. You would be shocked to see what the Euroreef pulls out after removing the Remora.
I was shocked to see what mine removed after I took the Max skimmer out. I think it's just the amount of bubbles packed into the body. With bubbles this small, and the amount the suface area is increased it's like it just strips the water completely as it passes through of any proteins!
I am really happy with it. It has a alloy mesh wheel. The bladed that are on the wheel are really flat and sharp too!
Here's another picture of the impellar in the pump
What really gets me is it's dead silent!!! You cannot hear a thing! The air inlet tubes come with these little silencers. I call them mufflers. They make the skimmer so quiet I can hear my Vortech kicking on and off!!!!
Whats really nice too is they do not restrict air intake at all!
Hi, yes the cup just pulls off from the top. Straight up. Whats cool is the funnel shape is built right into the cup. So you can clean it all at once and it's even easy to get down into the body if need be.
I owned a Remora years ago. You would be shocked to see what the Euroreef pulls out after removing the Remora.
I was shocked to see what mine removed after I took the Max skimmer out. I think it's just the amount of bubbles packed into the body. With bubbles this small, and the amount the suface area is increased it's like it just strips the water completely as it passes through of any proteins!
I am really happy with it. It has a alloy mesh wheel. The bladed that are on the wheel are really flat and sharp too!
Here's another picture of the impellar in the pump
What really gets me is it's dead silent!!! You cannot hear a thing! The air inlet tubes come with these little silencers. I call them mufflers. They make the skimmer so quiet I can hear my Vortech kicking on and off!!!!
Whats really nice too is they do not restrict air intake at all!
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