The way I see it, the people who really work hard to come up with unique designs usually apply for patent rights to protect themselves in the first place (i.e., the creator of an invention filed in the US Patent office has the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time).
High Performance Skimmer for SPS
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The way I see it, the people who really work hard to come up with unique designs usually apply for patent rights to protect themselves in the first place (i.e., the creator of an invention filed in the US Patent office has the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time).
JerseyReef
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7218545#post7218545 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Wiskey
I think so, but I have never used a Barr, I think it will skimm circles around a NW, but we all know how I feel about them
FWIR raising the beketts up above the water line in the skimmer helps alot because it removes backpressure off the bekett. Also removing those 90's on your injectors will also help because if you loop the hose up and around you have less backpressure from removing the 90's, plus you are going straight into the bekett, rather than kinda sloshing around a corner and comming in weird. These are two upgrades I will make to mine as soon as I find the time.
HTH,
Whiskey
Whiskey - Thanks for the input. Removing the 90's should be rather easy. You also suggested that the Beckett's should be above the water level in the skimmer? How would I do that or did you mean the skimmer should be above the pumped water level, i.e., the sump?
Travis
10 and over club
Did Royal Exclusiv copy the diffuser idea from Brent? I'm guessing not. If Brent copied the design from Royal Exclusiv then I don't see why there is any problem with anyone else implementing the design on their skimmers. Granted, the diffuser on the beckett is not going to be the exact same thing as the diffuser on a BK NW, it is still the same principle that was copied.
Wiskey
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It looks like yours already are, MRC skimmers have the bekett injector right on the box, then you run the water level 5 inches above that in the skimmer body it creates backpressure.
It is also important to run the skimmer so the drain is above the water level in the sump for constancy. A proper way to drain this skimmer is very important, I have the gate going right to a T that runs flat (syphon break) then into a 45 down so it drains fast and constant.
Ill see if I can grab a pic.
See how I have a 90 comming into my injector, and my bekett is right on my box? That is something I mean to fix very soon.
Whiskey
NoSchwag
Premium Member
I consider my MR2 a high performance SPS skimmer but I don't know if I could recommend one to someone who doesn't have the room to run one right.
I see lots of people who say that they constantly have to tweak their Becket skimmers, that is because they are not set up right. If your Becket overflows or isn't consistent after the first month, chances are it is not set up right or you are not using it right!
These type of bubbles fill the entire upper riser and march up to the top in a uniform fashion, it is solid foam.
Also I feel that your skimmer is only as good as your flow and your sump design. If you set up your sump "correctly", your wet skimming becket skimmer should get most particles that pass it.
Here is a picture of my sump 4 months after the last cleaning. Keep in mind that my tank is a BB and high flow (not much settles in tank.) This picture should give you an idea of how well my skimmer, sump, and flow plan works.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=819050
I see lots of people who say that they constantly have to tweak their Becket skimmers, that is because they are not set up right. If your Becket overflows or isn't consistent after the first month, chances are it is not set up right or you are not using it right!
These type of bubbles fill the entire upper riser and march up to the top in a uniform fashion, it is solid foam.
Also I feel that your skimmer is only as good as your flow and your sump design. If you set up your sump "correctly", your wet skimming becket skimmer should get most particles that pass it.
Here is a picture of my sump 4 months after the last cleaning. Keep in mind that my tank is a BB and high flow (not much settles in tank.) This picture should give you an idea of how well my skimmer, sump, and flow plan works.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=819050
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redwinger02
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For you dark skimmate guys.
and run wet but still getting dark skimmate.
and run wet but still getting dark skimmate.
I see that MRC now makes a Recirc Beckett. Looks like a Pan World being used in the pics. It is obviously not a NW pump, unless there is a NW for that pump that I am unaware of.
Is this the best of both worlds, or just an attempt to garner new customers that are on the fence about recirculating vs Beckett?
Has anyone seen these in action to comment? If the pump is not a NW (as I expect), then would say a Sedra 5000/9000 NW pump be a better option?
MRC suggests a pump double the size of the system is adequate to feed the beckett, however it seems to me that becketts do better with a pressure rated pump above 1000gph (depending of course on the model and number of beckett injectors). If you are not pushing the beckett to it's limits, is it really performing to it's capacity?
I know these are lots of questions, but I am about to make a big upgrade and need to have all of the equipment finalized for proper planning of placement. Don't want to look back with regrets and not be able to do anything about it after the fact.
Is this the best of both worlds, or just an attempt to garner new customers that are on the fence about recirculating vs Beckett?
Has anyone seen these in action to comment? If the pump is not a NW (as I expect), then would say a Sedra 5000/9000 NW pump be a better option?
MRC suggests a pump double the size of the system is adequate to feed the beckett, however it seems to me that becketts do better with a pressure rated pump above 1000gph (depending of course on the model and number of beckett injectors). If you are not pushing the beckett to it's limits, is it really performing to it's capacity?
I know these are lots of questions, but I am about to make a big upgrade and need to have all of the equipment finalized for proper planning of placement. Don't want to look back with regrets and not be able to do anything about it after the fact.
Johnsteph10
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I know that I had to choose between a large beckett and a large NW.
Someone was selling their large H&S skimmer and I was fortunate enough to jump on it. It produces skimmate like nothing else.
A beckett was too loud and the huge pressure-rated pump would have killed me electricity-wise here on Long Island.
Someone was selling their large H&S skimmer and I was fortunate enough to jump on it. It produces skimmate like nothing else.
A beckett was too loud and the huge pressure-rated pump would have killed me electricity-wise here on Long Island.
Actually I figured out how the skimmer functions. The pump I was questioning feeds the beckett injector and the pump that is double the size of the system feeds the skimmer body. I guess I was spacing out and not recognizing the obvious. I believe that I am going with just a plain Recirc NW skimmer (ASM). The beckett I currently have is just more maintenance intensive than the ASM a few reefers in the area use. I don't like the material used in the ASM, but the performance vs cost vs maintenance is hard to argue with.
Serioussnaps
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Get the Deltec that cleans itself. Thats where its at.
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