does the mini-skimmer for the nano cube even do anything.

[BiggySmalls]

i foind it on drfosterandsmith

 

[Brad-DA]

If you are talking about the fission skimmer!!??!!?!?!
That thing is the biggest piece of s!@t rip off i have ever been suckerd into!! i used it for about 2 days. aAfter i got over the disapointment i let my young child run it over with his bike!!

 

[dvarner32]

A cheap counter current skimmer that sits in the tank with a limewood airstone works better than the fission.

 

[BiggySmalls]

good because i thought i heard it was bad before.

 

[Mark426]

Reports are that this one actually works quite well. They make one that fits in the NC,BC and AP
http://www.sapphireaquatics.com/

 

[Jasonf08]

I use the Tunze 9002 nanoskimmer in my 29 Gallon biocube. It is amazing. I have tried all the mine skimmers & if you want one to actually work for your NC then dont waste your time on anything but the sapphire.

 

[slumpysix]

My sapphire defiantly pulls out stuff. I clean the cup bout every three days. It took about 2 weeks to fully "break-in" but it does well now. I still change about 4 gals. of water per week. I do not have LR rubble in the chamber since the skimmer takes up all the room. That's the only draw back I guess.

 

[Jasonf08]

Irac... did you do anything for a fuge? I turned in my chamber 1 into a fuge & use a coralife 18watt light.

 

[sinful]

how much noise does the nano skimmer make? my 14 biocube is in my bedroom and I dont want it to get any louder than it already is.

 

[slumpysix]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8764793#post8764793 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jasonf08
Irac... did you do anything for a fuge? I turned in my chamber 1 into a fuge & use a coralife 18watt light.

I don't have one anymore. We'll see if need one down the road. Maybe I'll do a hang on type. I made a hole in Ch. 1 and have my heater in there. I use an old BC filter media insert and add my own filter media to catch debri. Skimmer in chamber 2 and a small bag of carbon where the original sponge would sit in front of the return pump.


Sinful--- Not too much as you don't hear much of anything once the fans kick on with the lights.

 

[sinful]

I'm more concerned about when the lights are off and I'm trying to sleep..lol

 

[slumpysix]

pretend it's the sound of a tropical rainforest waterfall with tropical beauties included...

 

[keithdoc]

Seriously,

How much nose does that Tunze nano skimmer make?

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8805507#post8805507 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by keithdoc
Seriously,

How much nose does that Tunze nano skimmer make?

very little to none

 

[o2zen]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8764793#post8764793 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jasonf08
Irac... did you do anything for a fuge? I turned in my chamber 1 into a fuge & use a coralife 18watt light.

Could you break down for me (newbie here) what you did to make chamber one a fuge? and any other mods you have made to your bc29?

Thanks

 

[daven]

For the BC29 I removed all the bioballs from chamber 2. I purchased a Sapphire BC29 skimmer and it is made for that chamber. Been going a week and it does a good job. I get about a cup full every day. Very quiet.