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[ScottL4619]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12215690#post12215690 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mario4254
im gonna use the mag 12 to run EV-200 does in matter wher i place the Y split it right after the return from the pump or just before the injectors ?or does it even make any diffrence?

If I am reading this correctly, you want to run the skimmer off of a Mag 12 that you will also use as a return pump?

If so, I'm not sure that a Mag 12 will provide enough flow to serve as a return and power an EV-200.

I think it would be much easier to adjust the skimmer also if it had it's own pump.

 

[sabbath]

Custom Skimmer Cup

Custom Skimmer Cup

I called AquaC on Good Friday. I asked them if i could drill holes in the top and cap the side of the cup.

I am looking to have it hold more in the cup. With the stock cup. It would only hold about a cap. I don't have the room for a external reservoir.

Steve said that he could make a new cup without the side tap and put a hole in the top. All for the regular replacement cup price!.

Try that with made out of the country.:thumbsup: AquaC

Here is a couple pics.

 

[mario4254]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12218926#post12218926 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ScottL4619
If I am reading this correctly, you want to run the skimmer off of a Mag 12 that you will also use as a return pump?

If so, I'm not sure that a Mag 12 will provide enough flow to serve as a return and power an EV-200.

I think it would be much easier to adjust the skimmer also if it had it's own pump.

i have a saperate return pump the mag 12 running the skimmer needs to be split using a y connector cuz there are two injectors on the skimmer

 

[CaptainCoral]

Try that with made out of the country. AquaC

You can say that again!

 

[mike126]

Hi i just bought a ev 120 with out a pump. just wondering what pump i should by for it? also its missing the little rubber groment and fitting on the collection cup where can i get one? also is there any mods i can do to it? I noticed alot of people take the gate valve off of the return from the skimmer is there a reason for that? thanks alot...

 

[sabbath]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12224473#post12224473 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mike126
Hi i just bought a ev 120 with out a pump. just wondering what pump i should by for it? also its missing the little rubber groment and fitting on the collection cup where can i get one? also is there any mods i can do to it? I noticed alot of people take the gate valve off of the return from the skimmer is there a reason for that? thanks alot...

I run mine with a mag 5. It works great when my salinity is above 1.024 or more.

You can also over drive it with a mag 7 and valve it down tell it skims right.

Call AquaC protienskimmers.com to get gasket.

 

[hammmerhead]

Are these spray skimmers a thing of the past?

Are these spray skimmers a thing of the past?

I have a EV 240 with a Mag 12, 1" sprayer and it seems to skim better with the ozone/reactor fitting removed and the air adjustment wide open. I have tried it with both of them removed and it doesnt do as well. I have also tried plugging the injector and adjusting the air from wide open to semi shut and it seems to tone it down quite a bit and not produce as well. I have used this skimmer for around 5 years. My tank is a 150g. w/30gal. sump... med/heavy stocked and continues to grow. Should I jump to a Mag 18 or go with one of the newer needle wheel skimmers? I like this skimmer because its so maintainance free, but I am wondering if I could get better results with something else. Maybe starting ozone and keeping my current skimmer would do the same thing.... Anyone want to give their opinion?

 

[Waxxiemann]

It depends on what you want to spend. I will notice a BIG increase in performance with the mag 18. Then again NW skimmers use way less power.

 

[hammmerhead]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12226511#post12226511 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Waxxiemann
It depends on what you want to spend. I will notice a BIG increase in performance with the mag 18. Then again NW skimmers use way less power.

I guess I am just considering my options. The Mag 18 is a couple of hundred, a new MSX is $350+ or a Octo pro is $500....and they both seem to have minor issues that keep coming up. I wouldnt mind paying a little attention to a needle wheel to get a better skim, but I dont want to baby sit the thing. One thing I dont have to worry about is sump level with the EV. Wattage is not an issue with me, power is cheap where I live. I used to laugh when guys on here that were making such a big deal about cutting skimmer wattage from 150 to 50 until I learned what they were paying for juice.

 

[Waxxiemann]

Power is cheap where I am as well, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

 

[hammmerhead]

Do you have to throttle your Mag 18 back Waxxie?

 

[ScottL4619]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12222691#post12222691 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mario4254
i have a saperate return pump the mag 12 running the skimmer needs to be split using a y connector cuz there are two injectors on the skimmer

You have an AquaC skimmer with two injectors? Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any of the EV series skimmers have two injectors. Is it possible that one of the injectors is actually an ozone fitting or the air valve?

 

[Waxxiemann]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12226998#post12226998 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hammmerhead
Do you have to throttle your Mag 18 back Waxxie?

Nope, I run a straight 1" braided hose from the pump to the injector about 12" long. I don't even have a valve between them.

 

[hammmerhead]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12229286#post12229286 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Waxxiemann
Nope, I run a straight 1" braided hose from the pump to the injector about 12" long. I don't even have a valve between them.

Do you still have the gate valve on the mixing box or did you have to remove it from the increased flow?

 

[CaptainCoral]

I noticed alot of people take the gate valve off of the return from the skimmer is there a reason for that? thanks alot...

The ev180 probably is the one that this is most done to. It results from driving the skimmer harder than the exit plumbing can handle with the gate valve on. When you see that, it will be someone with a mag9 or higher, or an eheim 1262 with a model that has a 1" exit. It also leaves you suspect to only one water height so it had better be right.

A mag 7 should be perfect for the ev120. I would definitely not go any lower than that in regards to head (shut off) It's ok to go a little lower in flow if there is more head ability.

In some cases more flow can over compensate for lack of pressure ability. The best pumps always have a good flow through for that model and the ability to handle more head than any other pump in that range.
Not everyone is in a position to use the best pump, they usually are external and expensive. Sometimes the owner already tried numerous pumps and is tired of buying more. I am guilty of that last one. I am sort of half heartedly looking for a used panworld or Iwaki. I didn't buy one initially because of the cost. The pump I'm using is a good match and probably not much more head ability to gain in an upgrade for the expense in my situation.

 

[mario4254]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12229136#post12229136 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ScottL4619
You have an AquaC skimmer with two injectors? Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any of the EV series skimmers have two injectors. Is it possible that one of the injectors is actually an ozone fitting or the air valve?

its a EV 200 i was told its an older model but it has two injectors

 

[ScottL4619]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12233154#post12233154 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mario4254
its a EV 200 i was told its an older model but it has two injectors

I guess you're going to have to wait for someone else to chime in regarding the Y then. I didn't know they made a model with two injectors. Are there two injection holes in the piece that runs underneath the injector (look in from the side with a flashlight)?

 

[mario4254]

yes ...i got this unit used and got got it already with the Y connector now im just not sure if it realy matters where its placed.... i still would like to know if there is any thing else that i could do to make this skimmer better ( EV-200)

 

[WaterssretaW]

The ev180 probably is the one that this is most done to. It results from driving the skimmer harder than the exit plumbing can handle with the gate valve on. When you see that, it will be someone with a mag9 or higher, or an eheim 1262 with a model that has a 1" exit. It also leaves you suspect to only one water height so it had better be right.

Captain, what do you mean exactly when you say the water level had better be right? Can you control water height with the gate valve off? I am actually tuning it in better with the gate valve on.

 

[ScottL4619]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12252994#post12252994 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by WaterssretaW
Captain, what do you mean exactly when you say the water level had better be right? Can you control water height with the gate valve off? I am actually tuning it in better with the gate valve on.

You cannot control the water level with the gate valve off unless you have a valve on the skimmer pump output. If you can get the water level low enough with the gate valve on the skimmer, there is really no reason to remove it.

If you do need to remove the gate valve (or even if you don't), you can adjust for wet/dry skimmate using the air intake valve.

Hope this helps...