ASM Skimmer Club!
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Bill and Elaine
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Read this from the beginning............Don't use it until you do, I will say this......I'll NEVER run a reef thank with out ozone again....its the balls
Read this from the beginning............Don't use it until you do, I will say this......I'll NEVER run a reef thank with out ozone again....its the balls
Kinetic
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Ok I have some questions:
1. My ASM G3 is 23.5" tall, how much verticle room do I need?
2. Can I do a RDSB with 230gph with an 1" outlet into the ASM Skimmer as the water inlet with a recirculation mod? A maxijet 900 will be powering it? A lot of headloss since it's going through a bucket, so maybe about 190gph or so?
3. For the inlet, can I just use a uniseal, or do I need a tap and barb setup? I was hoping for a hard pvc pipe going through the uniseal.
Thanks!
1. My ASM G3 is 23.5" tall, how much verticle room do I need?
2. Can I do a RDSB with 230gph with an 1" outlet into the ASM Skimmer as the water inlet with a recirculation mod? A maxijet 900 will be powering it? A lot of headloss since it's going through a bucket, so maybe about 190gph or so?
3. For the inlet, can I just use a uniseal, or do I need a tap and barb setup? I was hoping for a hard pvc pipe going through the uniseal.
Thanks!
Has anyone heard of anyone (yes I realize that's a lot of people) modding the G-4 with 2 pumps feeding it like the larger ASM models? Would this or the recirc mod be most likely to kick up the foam? I have my G4 on a 180 gal and have verrryyy little skimmate. I have a filter bag on the discharge which I presume is taking out a lot of the junk that would eventually make its way into the cup but still... Any feedback would be appreciated.
Bill and Elaine
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1- an inch of room over the top of the skimmer is plenty....I've hear of people getting away with 1/2 an inch
2-I have no idea what RSDB is....A maix jet 900 will be fine for the feed pump
3- I used a 1" uniseal for the feed inlet....I then slid a 3/4" thread x slip coupling into the uniseal on the threaded side I put a Thread x barb 90 to connect the hose to.
TwistedTiger
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- You need about 1/2" to take the collection cup off so anything over 24" should do.
- RDSB? Anywhere between the two numbers you mention(190-230) should be fine to feed a recirc G3.
- You can use a uniseal for the inlet using pvc.
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EDIT: That Bill and Elaine is/are really on top of it, he/she/they even type faster than I do.:clown: :clown: :clown:
Ramble On Rose
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RDSB = Remote Deep Sand Bed
I see no reason you can feed your skimmer from the output of the RDSB.
I see no reason you can feed your skimmer from the output of the RDSB.
Ramble On Rose
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sorry typo - should have read "i see no reason you could not"
I have a little too much flow going through my rsdb, or I would feed my skimmer with it's output.
ftnirishfan
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Hi all, just read all 27 pages, I will be getting my G3 this week for my 150. I will prob do the gate valve mod, but not the recirc at this time. Perhaps later. not sure f I should keep using my Kent Nautilus TE as additional filtration or not. Any imput on this?
TwistedTiger
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Try this link,http://www.asmskimmer.com/modifications.htm click on the picture of the mod you want to do and it will give you a description of the parts and tools you need as well as some pics. Hope it helps. The only thing I would do different is on the gate valve mod where I did the mod suggested by Bill and Elaine which worked better ffor me. He has pics of it burried somewhere in this thread.
Brent Thomann
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3/4" uniseal would work fine and thats what I used with my mj900. check out http://asmskimmer.com for more info on the mod, its really simple.
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