Skimmer Thread

[herman]

^^^ for those wondering about skimmers

 

[pecan2phat]

Warren, plug the aquabee in the watt meter and let me know what it consumes.

Pierce,
The aquabee consumes 18-19 watts, so pretty much on the money as in what Deltec claims.

 

[cali_reef]

Lets see some close ups of that Deltec please..

 

[pecan2phat]

It's pretty difficult to get pics of the cup since I have it elevated for the return tube. The cup is about an 1" from the bottom of the stand so you kinda get what I mean. It's also been off for the past two weeks due to my treatment with "No Sick Fish".
I'll get some pics up when it's turned back on and also some from the ER-CS8-2-RC.

 

[cali_reef]

Maybe I need to stop by to look at the my self .

 

[pecan2phat]

Anytime dude, but your a Barr's Aquatic BECKETT man! No wimpy needle wheel for you now :lol:

 

[Deanos]

ASM G3 w/gate valve mod

Here's some wet-skimming shots from my 65g.

 

[DevIouS]

I like following this thread.
^BUMP^

Well.......here's some juice from my little ol Remora w/ MJ1200, after 4 days~
Just upgraded to a Euro Reef & eager to see the results.

Pros: No tinkering. Not noisy. Good price. Overall good HOT skimmer for it's size. Went through alot of HOT skimmers & this by far was the best. Would have liked to see how the "Pro" model performs.

Cons: Can't really think of one..:scratchch

 

[ctxmonitor]

pretty nasty stuff you got there!!

 

[spykes]

first 30 mins, i had to shut it off, all the diatomic algae died this morning, im not even doing 10L/PM on air im doing aroun 6L/PM of air injection. once i get a better and wider valve i'll redo the air vent.

 

[Deanos]

David, while I know what skimmer and pump that is, the other readers may not. Give up all the details on the mods you did also.

 

[spykes]

coralife super skimmer 220 body 113 dollars
oceanrunner 2700 needle wheel 38 watts 650GPH 69 dollars
PVC SCH 80 piping 10-15 dollars

skimmer - priceless!
dood the skimmer cost me like 200 around for a recirculating skimmer this skimmer can be a Hang on back, or a hang on skimmer! pretty accurate and the same thing as a ASM G3, EURO 6-2

 

[jackson6745]

Dave you got to get better pics than that! Try to get a close up of the foam in the neck + body of the skimmer. I've been wanting to see this thing in action for a while.

 

[spykes]

rich it hasnt even broken in yet LOL. i think it needs two days of action without me cleaning the neck and everything to get the performance i want. i just know the air intake and the flow rate because of my dwyer meters :p

 

[jackson6745]

Hurry up!!!......NEED PICS!!!!!

 

[spykes]

i'll post pics when i get my new tubing for the skimmer air valve.

 

[alrha]

dave, my neck hurts.

you couldnt rotate that pic to face the right way? :lol:

 

[jackson6745]

lmao!

 

[jhale]

Dave, what's happening on the return side of the pump, inside the skimmer?

Is there a tube directing the flow?

 

[sparkysreef]

Here's my ETSS 800. Pic is obviously right after cleaning. Iwaki MD55 pump.