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Jason7504- i did not have a break-in period for my aqua c skimmers. i am using a remora and remora pro and they started skimming very well from day 1. mine have not gotten any louder/quieter over time.
 
not that i know of from other reviews and experiences. i constantly hear gurgling/commotion as the water moves through the chambers in the skimmer body
 
MatthewLaw: I agree w/ chuckreef. You should not have the water line above the black box (i.e several inches into the riser tube). I can understand what you are thinking with the water up that high, and getting the bubbles into the collection cup -- I tried that a long time ago as well, when I didnt try enough ways to get it dialed in. But honestly, it will perform much better, and more consistently if you can get it set with water level at top of black box. That is the thing most complain about with these skimmers is gettign them tuned for optimal performace.... have to try a ton of things, and DONT rush to keep tweaking settings. let each one run for a day before making other changes. Also, the tower should be cleaned every few days as gunk accumulates, weekly at the latest for best performance. letting a half inch of crud building up isnt a good idea (reduces efficiency). Set the water level lower and try changing the height of the skimmer in relation to the pump (so many good tips in this thread) but dont have the water that high
 
thanks for your help everyone!! once i got the skimmer properly tuned, I have not had any issues getting the bubbles to rise high enough and into the collection cup. i was just wondering if i would get a better skim by rising the water level so the bubbles have to travel less before being captured into the skimmer cup. i also developed a lot of gunk in the main clear chamber (between black and collection cup) and if water is in there the gunk really cant collect before water level.
 
I just picked up a ev-180 for MY 90 gal. mixed reef. I am running it with a rio 3100 at the moment but do not seem to be getting very much skim. Maybe a 1/4 inch in the cup a night that is very light colored. I tried running it with my mag 9.5 but it seemed to have too much turbulance and would produce evan less skim so I switched back to the rio. Any recommendations as to where I should go next.
I have 16" of 3/4" hose with a ball valve to the injector and the gate valve is full open. My air valve is about 3/4 open and the bubble size seems to be small but I feel like this pump may not be strong enough. do you thing an Eheim 1262 would be a better pump choice.
 
Hello Aqua-C ers,
I just found a Used EV-400 for a super sweet deal.
I will say that it must be an older model, because it still have a 3/4 injector in it.
i currently dont have a pump for it, but i do have a BlueLine 70HD which is a little large for it, but will it work?
also, i have never had this style of skimmer, so if there is any insites or things that i need to do, shoot them my way.
 
dahenley said:
Hello Aqua-C ers,
I just found a Used EV-400 for a super sweet deal.
I will say that it must be an older model, because it still have a 3/4 injector in it.
i currently dont have a pump for it, but i do have a BlueLine 70HD which is a little large for it, but will it work?
also, i have never had this style of skimmer, so if there is any insites or things that i need to do, shoot them my way.
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#1 tip: don't undersize the pump. :) Check with AquaC about the Blueline. Their customer service is excellent.

#2 tip: get the 1" injector.

#3 tip: set the waterline at the bottom of the clear riser tube.
 
they say to use a BlueLine/Iwaki 55, but i have a more powerfull BlueLine70HD.
the BlueLine 55 is a 1100gph
the BlueLine 70 is a 1750gph pump

also, how do you get a 1" injector and how much do they cost


Check on the water level!
 
Email Aqua-C, they will likely send it to you free of charge. Put a valve on the pump to regulate the flow to the skimmer, with the larger injector a larger pump than recommended would be needed anyway.
 
I'd got a used Aqau C 240 last week, read all the issue people here are having and got it set up. It's hooked up to Mag 18. It's producing a lot of foam. The skimmate is dark. I appreciated every body input and advice.

Thanks,
Danh
 
WOW, i just wanted to share my short experienc with Aqua-C

I picked up a Used EV-400, and it still had the original 3/4 injector. Following everyones advice to shoot Aqua-C an E-mail, Steve replyed to me and has helped my out with information, and is going to help me out by upgrading to the new 1" injector.

These guys are super cool and polite.
Just wanted to share my experience with everyone.
(customer service is great. even while helping the people that didnt buy their skimmer new. thats a company that stands behind their product and is confident.)
 
I have the aquac 240 with a mag 18. Question is I have to run everything wide open to get ANY skimmate (I do have the 1" injector), do I need to upgrade to a mag 24 to get anything more? I set the water level at the top of the box/bottom of the clear bubble tower, pump wide open, and air wide open, and barely get any skimmate on a 240gal tank.
 
Yes, you need a stronger pump, You need a pump with at least 25 psi max. head pressure. (You can think of the the max head pressure of the pump as a measure of how hard the pump can push the water.) A little more pressure does not nurt.
E.g.,
- Iwaki 55RLT (26.9' max head) or Pan World 150 PS.
- The Gen X PCX-100 (Mak 5) (29' max head).

The fact that the AquaC skimmers need these powerful pumps is the main reason they have fallen out of favor in the hobby.
 
The mag 18 was the biggest pump reccomended by them, they even sold it with a mag 12. I wonder why they wouldn't sell them with the the proper sized pumps?
 
mag pumps are not pressure rated. they will make the skimmer work, but pressure pumps are what make this skimmer rock.

they explain spray injection like when you wash your car. if you have soap in a bucket, and you stick a water hose in full throttle, there will be some foam. if you cover half the hose with your thumb, the water sprays real hard, and you get a massive amount of bubbles. the mag pump will not pressure up, so you get the volume, but the pressure gets restricted so it doesnt spray like the theory.
 
Hello! I am curious to see if anyone has ran thier aqua-C externally, and also if they raised the skimmer above the sump? I have an EV-1000 and built a stand that raises the skimmer so that the effluent is distributed into multiple sumps flowing down into them from the top. I have done fresh water tests and it appears that this should work ok, I guess we will see. I am running a blueline 70 for the pressure pump but would like something more effecient that still provides the pressure, could anyone share the pump they use on thier EV-1000? I know too many questions for one post!
Thanks,
Andy
 
I like the 240 with no less than the gen-x pcx 40 and the 3/4 injector.I have a 1 inch injector, but think 1 inch line from the pump to the 3/4 injector is better.
For me it is no spray noise and better foam.

As of now, i'm using a iwaki MD 55 to my chiller, then the Skimmer and it still rocks.:)
 
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