GEO Club...

[bond007069]

any pics of 12 inch diameter with multiple needle wheel skimmers out there?

 

[dgasmd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6292851#post6292851 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Johnsteph10
Does anyone use the Schuran media/Schuran knock-off media in this unit?

What initial settings do most people use? I was thinking something like 45 bubbles/min and 60 mls/min effluent and go from there. How about pH? --> with larger media would you still run it around 6.5 or 6.6 to dissolve it (low like the Schuran unit)?

I use it in mine. I don't count bubble rate or effluent rate, so I can't help you there. I jsut go by pH of the effluent. You can run this media at 6.5 pH and it will dissolve plenty, but the lower you go from there to 6.2 the more concentrated the effluent will be. At pH of 6.2 you can get DKH of the effluent in the 90's!!

 

[valid]

dgasmd -

are these the diffusers you are using?

at this url:
http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/product.detail/iid/9751/cid/2328

3rd from the top of the list:
ALR150CP Fine-Pore Diffusers for Ozone and Pure Oxygen, 1/2" NPT CPVC, 6" x 1.5"

did you plumb the airstones into your skimmer, or did geo? reason i ask is that i may need to know what fittings to get if i do it myself.

tia

 

[dgasmd]

Yes, they are. I plumbed it myself. They come in CPVC. Get the skimmer with a 1/2" bulkhead. Got to HD and get all the CPVC you'll need to connect them.

 

[Lunchbucket]

i use the knockoff media in my non-geo reactor. great results

Lunchbucket

 

[RGibson]

dgasmd are you going to change your air skimmer over to a needle wheeled impeller?

 

[chrisc615]

So would you guys say the GEO NW skimmers are comparable to the Euroreefs in performance?

 

[RGibson]

I am trying to fine some O rings for my geo calcium reactor that would seal better,when i change the media out and put a new O ring on it will not seal back wright.

 

[cward]

RGibson,
Just clean the gasket and the groove and it should seal right up. Do you have the clear lid? If so, that makes it real easy to see if you are getting a good seal.

 

[szwab]

you can also use some silicone grease on the gasket... works like a charm!

 

[RedEyeReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6300035#post6300035 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lunchbucket
i use the knockoff media in my non-geo reactor. great results

Lunchbucket

Do you have a link for this knock off media?

 

[Johnsteph10]

www.premiumaquatics.com carries it

 

[cward]

I'm not sure if they have it listed, but if you call Jay or Jeremy they'll hook you up.

 

[cward]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6302170#post6302170 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisc615
So would you guys say the GEO NW skimmers are comparable to the Euroreefs in performance?

I've had 2 Euro-Reef skimmers and my GEO works as good or better than either one of them.

 

[slovan]

by RedEyeReef
Do you have a link for this knock off media?

I just bought some more last week. Coral Sand for Schuran reactors

 

[Lunchbucket]

redeye - last i recall it wasn't on thier site. call jeremy. it is 2.00/lb i believe. the link that slovan posted is not the one. ask for the schuran knock off stuff...the stuff that lunchbucket has

Lunchbucket

 

[Ereefic]

Is there any problem using Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime in the Geo kalk reactor?

 

[szwab]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6398384#post6398384 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ereefic
Is there any problem using Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime in the Geo kalk reactor?

shouldn't be.

 

[slovan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6398384#post6398384 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ereefic
Is there any problem using Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime in the Geo kalk reactor?

That's all I've been using since I've had it. Haven't had an issue yet.

 

[annanymous]

hi...
dont mean to hi-jack the thread as im not a GEO member yet. but im looking to purchase a Ca reactor from him and was wondering if you can tell me whether the reactor has an opening to measure effluent directly in the chamber or is it made by special order?