AquaC CLUB!

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I have only owned AquaC's and I have always been happy.

I started with a Remora that Jason custom built to fit over some bracing on the edge of my tank. I eventually moved that to the sump, where it continued to operate perfectly.

I have since upgraded to an EV-180 with a Mag7and I'm nothing but happy!

Mine is in sump and I did find, as other have stated here, that if you take the time to find the proper water level it'll level out and produce consistently.
 
Beach Native,

Glad to hear it! I am running a Sen700 on my EV 180. The first 12 hours or so their was some turbulence, but its amazing how it has smoothed out and has been staying at a consistent level. Mine is running in a 20long sump with the water level in the sump being 6 inches high. This skimmer fits perfectly! I love how it is so compact and raised high enough so the gate valve isn't submerged!

How long have you been running your EV 180? Some pics to put on this thread would be great!

take care,
Jared
 
Two days!

Two days and this thing is skimming like a champ! Man...when they say it "blows the waste out of the water" let me tell you....this thing blows the waste out of the water. I have it set up running nice and wet. Using the Sen 700 the gate valve is 100% open while the air intake is dialed back about half way.
I'll try to get some pictures up later! This should be proof that EV's WORK and work amazingly well...I am tired of all the EV bashing...let alone all the EV bashing on aqua c's club thread.
I agree with Anthony Calfo...if your not able to get this skimmer to work correctly its not the EV's fault!

take care,
Jared
 
After the first two days run wet!

After the first two days run wet!

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My ev 180 with a mag9.5 sucked for about a month,but it started skimming much better after I replaced the air intake ball valve with a Watts valve from Home Depot. It seems to produce much smaller bubbles,and I get a good quantity of almost black skimmate now.
My old G3 did produce much more skimmate than the ev180. But it was also alot lighter. Both work good, but if I was to buy new I think I'd go with the G3 since it's alot cheaper. Luckily I'm into my 180(used) less than I was my G3.:D
 
I just orderd a Aqua C EV400, My question is, can i put a t fitting on the JG valve and run both my calcium reactor and my ozone at the same time? I bought this skimmer for a 90 gallon show, 55 gal. grow out, and a 100 gallon sump. I hope i can get it to work, feeling a little nervous after reading all this stuff. My sump has auto top off so water flucuations shouldnt be a problem.
 
I would order it with a second JG fitting or install another before you install the skimmer. If you order it that way it will be easier. What pump are you using with the skimmer.
 
I orderd a mag 24. They make nylon t's for high pressure lines, cant i just tie them together instead of drilling the skimmer?Readind some of the forms, it seems that ozone helps with the foam collapsing issue. I bought the red sea 100mg unit (overkill) with the ORP controller. This gives me a little more faith in my buyind decision. I realy wanted to plumb the pump on the exterior of my sump. I hope this thing works for me.
 
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I've talked to Aqua-C and they recommended installing another fitting for ozone. With the mag 24 you should be able to get enough air into the skimmer to produce wet foam if you want.
 
I have an EV-180 running with a mag 9.5 on a 180g tank. The tank is somewhat new and has a very light bioload right now. But I feel that I have the skimmer dialed in perfectly.

I got it approx. where I wanted it using the ball valve and air valve. Then I tweaked the air valve a little to get the bubble size nice and fine (too much air seemed to lead to more large bubbles coming up the tower). Then I made minor adjustments to the ouput gate valve as necessary to adjust the wet/dry skimming. Now I never touch it and it works great. I feed the output to a 1 gallon jug and haven't had any overflow problems. I shut it off for about an hour during feeding (reefkeeper "feed mode") and it seems to recover pretty quickly.

It is sensitive to water level. I have the pump and output in a chamber that stays at constant level so that is not a problem for my setup.
 
No, I have a 90 degree elbow dumping into a filter sock. I think that there can be no restriction on the return.
 
Well, after 4 months of fighting with getting good skim out of my ASM G2, I've decided to give an EV-180 a try. Wish me luck!
 
djtodd... You'll be happy as long as you're not using the mag7 pump with it. I used a mag 9.5 with mine before I upgraded to a EV400. It's a work horse with that pump! It worked with the mag7, but it didn't blow me away until upgraded the pump.

I recommend to run the water height at the max recommended height, and then choke the air a little.

Oh, welcome to the club, and good luck!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6826165#post6826165 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CaptainCoral
djtodd... You'll be happy as long as you're not using the mag7 pump with it. I used a mag 9.5 with mine before I upgraded to a EV400. It's a work horse with that pump! It worked with the mag7, but it didn't blow me away until upgraded the pump.

I recommend to run the water height at the max recommended height, and then choke the air a little.

Oh, welcome to the club, and good luck!
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I picked it up used with a MAG7, I might upgrade but for now I'm just going to get used to it and become one with figuring out finding the sweet point I keep hearing about.

I'm not in any huge hurry or anything.
 
Ok, scratch my previous recommendations then, they were meant for mag9.5 or similar rated pump. ;) With the mag7, you'll want to run the air intake and water pump full bore. Then use your gate on the output for the sweet spot.

Well, since it's used, you shoulnd't have to worry about it's notorious break in time. :)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6826750#post6826750 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CaptainCoral
Ok, scratch my previous recommendations then, they were meant for mag9.5 or similar rated pump. ;) With the mag7, you'll want to run the air intake and water pump full bore. Then use your gate on the output for the sweet spot.

Well, since it's used, you shoulnd't have to worry about it's notorious break in time. :)
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Thanks for the tip!

It'll probably take a week to break in anyhow. I cleaned it good. But at least there won't be any left over oils or whatever.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6817862#post6817862 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tito
For those who run their EV external, do you submerge the return pipe?
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You can do it either way, but you need to experiment and see what works best for you.

If you experience problems fine tuning your skimmer, then try it not submerged first. Taking the siphon created by submerging your return pipe out of the equation, takes away one more variable to deal with.

Omar
 
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