ctenophore
Premium Member
Hi All,
In case you missed MACNA a few weeks ago, this new skimmer of ours was one of the grand prizes:
We're happy to announce that they are now available for sale and ready to ship!
The Black Pearl is designed to be an external, recirculating skimmer, but can run in-sump. It is slightly larger than our very popular CS1 cone skimmer kit, hence the 250 gallon rating compared to 200 for the CS1. If you do your research, you'll find other skimmers with similar dimensions and air draw numbers being rated at much higher volumes. By 250 gallons, we mean 250 gallons full of big fish and touchy corals.
Besides just looking cool, the smoked acrylic cone is useful to reduce unwanted internal algae growth, which often happens in well-lit sumps and fishrooms. All acrylic is cast material, with heavy gauge flanges (3/8") and bottom. We're using a customized Sicce PSK-1000 in recirc mode, which allows it to draw more air, up to 1150 lph, than when used as a single-pass pump.
Pricing starts at $699, but you can get the (recommended) Swabbie neck cleaner (in white!) for only $100 more, and a large Davy Jones Skimmate Locker with auto pump shutoff for just $130 more. Show me a deal better than that and I'll walk the plank!
All the other technical details can be found on our website. Just let me know if you have any questions!
Justin
In case you missed MACNA a few weeks ago, this new skimmer of ours was one of the grand prizes:
We're happy to announce that they are now available for sale and ready to ship!
The Black Pearl is designed to be an external, recirculating skimmer, but can run in-sump. It is slightly larger than our very popular CS1 cone skimmer kit, hence the 250 gallon rating compared to 200 for the CS1. If you do your research, you'll find other skimmers with similar dimensions and air draw numbers being rated at much higher volumes. By 250 gallons, we mean 250 gallons full of big fish and touchy corals.
Besides just looking cool, the smoked acrylic cone is useful to reduce unwanted internal algae growth, which often happens in well-lit sumps and fishrooms. All acrylic is cast material, with heavy gauge flanges (3/8") and bottom. We're using a customized Sicce PSK-1000 in recirc mode, which allows it to draw more air, up to 1150 lph, than when used as a single-pass pump.
Pricing starts at $699, but you can get the (recommended) Swabbie neck cleaner (in white!) for only $100 more, and a large Davy Jones Skimmate Locker with auto pump shutoff for just $130 more. Show me a deal better than that and I'll walk the plank!
All the other technical details can be found on our website. Just let me know if you have any questions!
Justin
