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Skimmer Thread
- Thread starter jackson6745
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Can't go wrong with a Deltec. Looking forward to the pics
There are a few threads on RC that give tips to properly tweak the turbo series.
Put my TS1260S in my tank last night (took a lot of work to get it to fit in my sump, but thankfully i did get it to fit well in the end). Doug (of Deltec) was very helpful along the way answering my questions every other minute.
The damn skimmer kept me up all night yelling "Who's your Daddy!??" every couple of minutes :lol: This thing is a BEAST! really cool. Just gonna give it a couple of days to "break in" - i'm sure it's got a lot of work to do to make up for all the skimmate i should've taken out over the past 3 years. Suprisingly also, it is very quiet (cant hear it with my cabinet doors closed) - i would have expected such a large skimmer with 3 pumps to be A LOT louder.
As a preliminary note, this bad boy took out in 5 minutes what my Tunze took out in 2 days.
The damn skimmer kept me up all night yelling "Who's your Daddy!??" every couple of minutes :lol: This thing is a BEAST! really cool. Just gonna give it a couple of days to "break in" - i'm sure it's got a lot of work to do to make up for all the skimmate i should've taken out over the past 3 years. Suprisingly also, it is very quiet (cant hear it with my cabinet doors closed) - i would have expected such a large skimmer with 3 pumps to be A LOT louder.
As a preliminary note, this bad boy took out in 5 minutes what my Tunze took out in 2 days.
FWIW, I needed a new pump for my Deltec PF600 reactor. The cheapest available option was the DAS needlewheel pump, at least until Finsreef gets their shipment of standard Aquabees.
The DAS 2000/1 pump fit perfectly. Strangely enought, my pump came with orange silicone grommets instead of the standard black crappy ones. They feel a little different than the red upgrade grommets available from Deltec and Finsreef, but they are the same size.
I compared the DAS pump to one of my H&S pumps (both 2000/1) and the H&S pump had a substantially larger opening on the intake side (bottom impellor cover) of the pump.
The DAS 2000/1 pump fit perfectly. Strangely enought, my pump came with orange silicone grommets instead of the standard black crappy ones. They feel a little different than the red upgrade grommets available from Deltec and Finsreef, but they are the same size.
I compared the DAS pump to one of my H&S pumps (both 2000/1) and the H&S pump had a substantially larger opening on the intake side (bottom impellor cover) of the pump.
- Location
- South Richmond Hill, Queens
Octopus Recirc Needlewheel 110...
Yeah, we sold off the 210 system (electricity was just too much for us at this time). We set up a 140 (36x36x25) and costs have dropped considerably.
They guy who bought it got an extension riser and put a Iwaki 100 on it and he is loving it.
They guy who bought it got an extension riser and put a Iwaki 100 on it and he is loving it.
- Location
- Brooklyn / CNY
Here is my DAS EX-1
The box came kinda beat up but they pack it with lots of peanuts.
Out of the Box:
Skimmer running for my new 55 with just Live Rocks:
The box came kinda beat up but they pack it with lots of peanuts.
Out of the Box:
Skimmer running for my new 55 with just Live Rocks:
One of the three I got came in a toilet paper box:lol2:.
- Location
- Ossining, NY
5lmp? 5 liters per minute? So 300 l/h? That's signicantly less than the Aquabee 2000 listed here: http://www.deltecusa.us/proteinskimmers/ap600.php
I thought the pumps were identical to those; what gives?
- Location
- New Rochelle
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