Bermuda Aquatic Protein Skimmers

[alrha]

Jim, how many people do you shower with? i count 5 in your post.

 

[House of Laughter]

Jim, how many people do you shower with? i count 5 in your post.

The more the merrier (TMI)

J

 

[alrha]

tmi?
hey wait a minute, what happened to keeping this thread nice and neat?
oh well...

 

[masterswimmer]

The eagle has landed. I've got a Bermuda Aquatics BPS-5C in hand. :party:
Initial read on it (not hooked up and running, just a visual), built very very well. Very nice joints, solid, well made.

swimmer

 

[alrha]

i dont get it? you still need me to tell you about the need for pics?

 

[masterswimmer]

BPS-5c

i dont get it? you still need me to tell you about the need for pics?

:lol: I should know better.

I'll go so far as to show how they ship it too!

All boxed up:

Opening box:

Bubble wrapped:

Skimmer body with collection cup:

Completely together:

Another angle:

 

[alrha]

looks nice.
now get it dirty!

 

[masterswimmer]

looks nice.
now get it dirty!

LMAO......will be on its way to Jim's tomorrow. :party:

swimmer

 

[House of Laughter]

Getting the 5C Dirty

Well, here it is evryone - my old G3 has nothing on this skimmer - all I can say is HOLY CRAP!!

I cut my vinyl hose, put the rubber cups on the bottom of the pump base, set the skimmer into the sump filled it with some water, put the pump in, attached the hose to the pump and the skimmer and plugged the pump in.

The first picture is what was produced after 5 minutes - when I took my G3 out it wasn't skimming at all. Then I got preoccupied with stuff and decided to feed the fish (ASS) cause now the bubbles got all big and it wasn't skimming as much :headache: - :duh:

Second pic is 15 minutes after I fed and is a detail from the top and the last pic is a total view in sump.

My observations - This thign rocks!!! I would add a cap on the top of the "T" where the water drains (I would be too freaked to leave it as is)

I am selling my G3 . . . . nuff said

House

 

[masterswimmer]

Collection cup cap? Permission NOT granted to use it as a frisbee! :lol2:

swimmer

 

[House of Laughter]

Bubbles

OK, here is a pic of the bubble - they are so fine I can't even capture them on pics - this is it - best 2 out of 25 pics.

House

 

[prattreef]

Nice. They have a very nice venturi design. RD

 

[House of Laughter]

Thanks Randy - the craftsmanship is superb compared to any skimmer I have owned.

House

 

[Pedro]

That's a bubble full skimmer. Now for the collection cup shot!

 

[House of Laughter]

yeah, tomorrow pedro - I fed the tank right after installing the skimmer (idiot) so, the skimmate will have to wait til tomorrow at the earliest

House

 

[alrha]

ok, it's tomorrow....
How quiet is it Jim?

 

[lazyreefer]

ohh looks nice... can't wait for the noggggggg pics.:beer:

 

[alrha]

We want NOG! We want NOG!
(love the avatar lazy)

 

[House of Laughter]

Al, overall it's quiet - the "T" tends to gurgle, but I put a piece of PVC and a cap on it and it's purrin .. . ..

Noggin tonight.

House

 

[House of Laughter]

One Day at a Time

Obviously not dialed in correctly - adjust and re-adjust like every other skimmer.

House