Skimmer Thread

[spykes]

john something you gotta live with. Even when you cook in rich's house the foam collapse. I've only witness this in beckett skimmers, but these ati are really sensitive.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

4 days worth :biggrin: running for 2 weeks

 

[alrha]

j, does it happen with other foods too? or just that particular one?

 

[jhale]

I've only fed my frozen mix and some frozen rotifers .
It's happened twice with the frozen mix which is 80% mysis.

 

[fritz]

Rotifers killed the skimmate on all my deltecs, rotifers just suck like that. I have my RK2 setup to keep my skimmer off for 60 minutes after feeding to cure this problem. I also dose my aminos etc during that time and anything else that I don't want my skimmer pulling. It works well for me that way.

 

[regal]

After almost one year of planning and some creative cabinet-scaping to clear some room , I finally setup the H&S A250 this saturaday.

 

[ireefny]

BM 200 3 days worth......Im so happy with this little guy.

 

[fritz]

You may want to re-route your output. It seems your skimmer's "out" and "in" are dumping in the same space.

 

[tripstank]

That is a good thing, then you are recycling water through the skimmer again! Ultimate contact time. I have a MTC HSA1000 running that same way.

 

[fritz]

Arguably I guess. I wouldn't recommend it because for every drop it recirculates is a drop it doesn't skim. The contact time on these skimmers is not high comparatively but it does process a large volume of water for a non recirc. You're much better served, IMO by placing the intake as close to your drain as possible and having the skimmer's outlet be "downstream" of the inlet. This allows the skimmer to process the maximum amount of your tank as possible. Being that it is an insump skimmer it is already limited in the amount you process through your sump, of which it can only see a fraction. To further limit that be reskimming skimmed water is a waste. Better to skim water that hasn't been skimmed than to try and further skim just processed water. Recirc skimmers do not work on the same principal as you are employing by having your outlet at the inlet. A recirc skimmer used the needlewheel solely for the purpose of injecting air and moving water. It is the feed, via gravity or a separate pump that delivers new water. In all iterations of a recirc you do not want to recirculate the recirculated water.

In short, try moving the outlet downstream of the inlet, you'll see better performance.

 

[JHOV2324]

My brothers ETSS Reef Devil skimmer is gunking up in the neck....does that mean he needs a better pump?????

 

[jackson6745]

My brothers ETSS Reef Devil skimmer is gunking up in the neck....does that mean he needs a better pump?????

That means he has to clean the neck:p

....or raise the water level in the skimmer body

 

[JHOV2324]

he just cleaned the neck.... thanks....

 

[regal55]

What would be the best skimmer to get if your a main criterea no microbubbles released into the sump ? I think that rules out needlewheels but I could be wrong.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

:bump:

 

[NYreefNoob]

skimmer

if you have the skimmer in a chamber before the baffles then bubbles wont be a problem

 

[eyebedam]

Ive been reading along in this thread for awhile very interesting I must say. Im looking for a few opions on a skimmer. I have a 180 reef very light bioload currently with a 60 gallon sump which falls into a 100 gallon rubbermaid tub plumbed in my basement. Im looking at these 2 skimmers since it was looking like the das are kinda crappy.
The H&S External Skimmer Up To 225gal - A150-F2001 or the
ATI Bubble Master 250
I plan on gravity feeding it. Thanks Jason

 

[eyebedam]

Which skimmer

Ive been following this thread for awhile now very interesting. Im in the market for a new skimmer & have narrowed it down to these 2 lmk what you think. It will be on a lightly stocked 180 reef with a 60 gallon sump which drops into a 100 gallon rubbermaid tub all plumbed down into my basement. The ATI Bubblemaster 250 or the H&S External Skimmer Up To 225gal - A150-F2001. I want to use this externally & gravity feed it. Will that be possible with the Bubblemaster? I was at first thinking a MRC but the cust service is horrible & he was a prick on the phone & well Deltecs are out of my price range.
Thanks
Jason

 

[eyebedam]

Its time for me to make my skimmer purchase & Ive narrowed it down to these 2. I was at first leaning towards an mrc but Andy is a artard & if your not wanting what hes tryin to sell at that very moment then cust service is out the window. Heres my choices either a ATI BubbleMaster 250 or a H&S External Skimmer Up To 225gal - A150-F2001. Im wanting to run it externally & it will be on a lightly stocked 180rr with a 60 gallon sump which drops to a 100 gallon rubbermaid tub all plumbed in my basement. Lmk what you think the pros & cons are of each 1.

 

[DevIouS]

BM160.

I'll report back with updates.