DAS skimmer club

[sherm71tank]

How much room do you have? I have an EX-2 on my 90.

 

[JasonF]

What problem where you having? You are the first person i seen say they needed a gate valve.

The problem was getting the foam level at the right height. I just couldn't get it dialed in well enough with the stock method. I tried a ball valve wasn't sensitive enough either so I went with a gate that did the trick.

Jason

 

[osu86]

What size airtube is coming out of the pumps?

Thanks

 

[PaintGuru]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10802635#post10802635 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sherm71tank
How much room do you have? I have an EX-2 on my 90.

I guess that partially depends. How easy is this skimmer to run outside of the sump area? Right now my current skimmer "compartment" in my sump is maybe 11" x 16" or so. I'll need to check the dimensions on the EX-2 to see if I can fit it somewhere.

 

[sherm71tank]

It should be very easy to set up externally. I doubt you will have enough room for in sump installation @ 11" x 16".

I'm still loving this skimmer. I did a mesh mod (just put the mesh over the pins) on one of the pumps. Honestly I didn't see any performance gains and it runs so well stock I took the mod off.

 

[db_triggerfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10803157#post10803157 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JasonF
The problem was getting the foam level at the right height. I just couldn't get it dialed in well enough with the stock method. I tried a ball valve wasn't sensitive enough either so I went with a gate that did the trick.

Jason

can you show a picture. Thanks,

 

[jman77]

Guys what kind of GPH are you running through your EX-2's ?

 

[USC-fan]

i'm running a maxijet 1200 with 3-4 ft of tubing. So around 200-220gph i would guess.

 

[sherm71tank]

MJ 1200 here also.

 

[db_triggerfish]

Does the maxi jet 1200 output fits the 3/4" ID tubing for the inlet on the EX?

THANKS,

 

[sherm71tank]

No it doesn't. You'll have to adapt it with a smaller hose.

 

[db_triggerfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10807185#post10807185 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sherm71tank
No it doesn't. You'll have to adapt it with a smaller hose.

Thanks, any pics, because i pickup a minijet 606 for it and since the tubing is less than one foot long were did you place the adapter and more importantly where did you buy it? I could not find any combination that would work for me, while looking at local Home Depot and Lowes. I did find a powerhead that does work, an Eheim 1212 Aquaball Powerhead it has an adjustable flow rate with maximum of 172 gph but i like the MINI 606 which has much more flow than the eheim 1212 and is also adjustable.

 

[USC-fan]

I just used 1/2" tubing. The 1/2" tubing fix nicely into the gate valve. I have never had a problem with it coming out either.

 

[peanut95]

I'm going to be geting an EX-3 and can I feed this strait from the tank over flow? And if so how? Any pic.s would be great thanks.

 

[sherm71tank]

You should be able to find barbed hose adapter/reducers at Home Depot.

 

[treny]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10797257#post10797257 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by HBtank
I don't think the connection is that straight forward.

DAS does not even have any other "retail" products....

I talked to peteroma on the phone and they told me it's the same family that owns both DAS and petoroma.

 

[kdblove_99]

My EX 1 came today, Within 2 days!!!


SO i can feed it wityh a MJ 1200 or should i use a 900, 600 etc?

I just put the MJ in the sump, get the apprpriate tubing connect to the skimmer and plug it in?

 

[sherm71tank]

If you already have a 1200 then try it. You can restrict the output if you need to. If you don't have one I would buy the 900.

 

[kdblove_99]

yeah, I dont have one yet. I will have to go to LFS and get one.

SO just get the 900?

 

[sherm71tank]

Just my opinion based on the size of the EX1 I would use the 900. I think the 1200 would be to much flow for it. It's almost to much for the EX2.