ASM Skimmer Club!

[Charlie Davidson]

yes

 

[greg10]

as an update of my no bubble skimmer problem, I cleaned out the skimmer and it works so much better now.

 

[easye123]

hey yall... there is just tooo many posts to read through but i read a lot...

i wanna get a asm g3 for my 90g rr.. i will be having sps and lps and a bunch of fish..

would the asm g3 do a good job on a 90g without having to modify it.. i wanna have a plug and play skimmer

 

[daytonreefRob]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8132921#post8132921 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by easye123
hey yall... there is just tooo many posts to read through but i read a lot...

i wanna get a asm g3 for my 90g rr.. i will be having sps and lps and a bunch of fish..

would the asm g3 do a good job on a 90g without having to modify it.. i wanna have a plug and play skimmer

A G3 would skim the snot out of a 90. it would be a good choice, espeically if you are keeping SPS.

 

[shawnz28]

Agreed plenty of skimmer for even a pretty heavily stocked SPS tank

 

[easye123]

so should i got with the g3 or g2?

 

[MJAnderson]

Does anyone have a pic or link to a recirced G3 with the pump mounted vertically? Do you need to support the pump? Will it tip the G3 over? From what I've read several people have suggestion have the input with a 90 angle on it to flow the water around the skimmer instead of just straight in. Is that still the best way or is there a better way I haven't seen yet?

 

[MJAnderson]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8133587#post8133587 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by easye123
so should i got with the g3 or g2?

For the small difference in price you get a large increase in performance. Unless you can't fit a G3, there isn't much reason to get the G2.

 

[ultraxr]

when i get my parts, i plan on playing around with both a 90 and a 45 degree angle to see what produces better. Cause a direct/straight in flow doesn't really seem to.. sit well while compared to an angled in flow. I see you feel the same way, MJ.

 

[Charlie Davidson]

I don't remember if I have a 90 or a 45. But I do have water angled to "swirl" . on both the discharge of rc pump and the feed pump.

 

[ultraxr]

How does that wok for you, Charlie? Is the swirl of bubbles consistant? I'm not sure which brand/model but i notice on them that they have either a 45 or 90 on their outputs to their RC

 

[jamal-188]

What is the optimal water depth for my G3 to be sitting in? I think it's around 10" now in my sump.

 

[Charlie Davidson]

Yes, the swril remains consistant. I put the 45s on both feed pump and r/c pump.. (noticed them on Deltec's)
I use a n/w for my feed pump also

 

[MJAnderson]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8135332#post8135332 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jamal-188
What is the optimal water depth for my G3 to be sitting in? I think it's around 10" now in my sump.

6-10". Mine is in 10" as well.

 

[mfinn]

Can anyone tell me where to find the grey pvc 90 and pipe that is used on the sedra 9000 that is used on the G-4x?

 

[MJAnderson]

My Lowes carries it.

 

[mfinn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8137131#post8137131 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MJAnderson
My Lowes carries it.

This one?
In this style of pvc fittings, my Lowes on carries them down to 1-1/2". This one is a 1" long radius pvc 90.
I'd like to replace the one that came with my skimmer. The pipe is just about 1/2" too short with therecirc mod. It fits in, but not real good. I could use a standard 1" pvc 90, but the pump would lose a small amount of flow with the shorter radius 90.
The 90 and piece of pipe the I got with the skimmer are glued together.

 

[MJAnderson]

Sorry, I know they carry them but I don't know the sizes.

 

[celstar]

I'm setting up my G6 for use in a 120 gallon ecosystem filter set-up. Any mods or suggestions on doing this?

 

[Roland Jacques]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8137267#post8137267 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mfinn
This one?
In this style of pvc fittings, my Lowes on carries them down to 1-1/2". This one is a 1" long radius pvc 90.
I'd like to replace the one that came with my skimmer. The pipe is just about 1/2" too short with therecirc mod. It fits in, but not real good. I could use a standard 1" pvc 90, but the pump would lose a small amount of flow with the shorter radius 90.
The 90 and piece of pipe the I got with the skimmer are glued together.

Thats a hard one to find in a store. i preety sure lowes dose not carry that one. i think its called a "sweeping 1" 90"