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Whenever you turn a Sicce pump on or off it will not run (spin) in the same direction. If you look at the Sicce volute it is designed to run better in one direction and not the other. If it runs backwards it draws less air. The only way I can tell if it is not running backwards is to hook a Dwyer air meter to it. I do this every time I turn it on and off.
Gary
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porterdog
New member
This is my new 100. Absolutely love it. Pulls a ton of dark skimmate. I bulit a side cabinet for a gravity sump. Was pretty easy and works well for my set-up. The canister filters have only some carbon in them so they don't become factories for nitrate. They pull the water out of the display tank and then dump it into the sump. I put to hofler gurgle busters in and man they are quiet.
Spaghetti Cat
Premium Member
I just ordered a 400 with the Tunze's for my build.
It's only a 120 gal but I have a seperate 20+ gallon skimmer sump and plan on getting a 100-125 gallon sump and a frag tank.
It's only a 120 gal but I have a seperate 20+ gallon skimmer sump and plan on getting a 100-125 gallon sump and a frag tank.
tangtang clown
New member
Looks great Porter. I have never heard of that before. What size tank do you have?
porterdog
New member
I'm currently trying to dial in my 100 with the tunze. I have a couple questions I was hoping people could help me out on .
1. at what level (or white dot) do you have the bubbles turning to foam start at. I have tried where the cup meets the main body, halfway up the cup, and near the top of the cup. I'm getting skimmate, but not like when I first set it up last week. Just loooking for some feedback (I curently have mine set at just left of the third dot) .
2. what depth of water do you do?I have tried between 5.75 and 6.125 inches. What are the advantages/disadvanteges of shallower/deeper water?
3. how throughly do you clean the cup after emptying, specifically the neck. It seems like after I cleaned the inside of the neck component on the cup, the skimming is not as good. Should I be leaving this "dirty" after each dumping?
As always appreciate the help..
1. at what level (or white dot) do you have the bubbles turning to foam start at. I have tried where the cup meets the main body, halfway up the cup, and near the top of the cup. I'm getting skimmate, but not like when I first set it up last week. Just loooking for some feedback (I curently have mine set at just left of the third dot) .
2. what depth of water do you do?I have tried between 5.75 and 6.125 inches. What are the advantages/disadvanteges of shallower/deeper water?
3. how throughly do you clean the cup after emptying, specifically the neck. It seems like after I cleaned the inside of the neck component on the cup, the skimming is not as good. Should I be leaving this "dirty" after each dumping?
As always appreciate the help..
Henry Bowman
Reefing since '87
porterdog,
I cant see which setting my skimmer is on as it is under the stand and the adjustment pipe is in the back.
As for water depth, mine sits in about 6" of water.
The first few days of running my skimmer, it pulled dark nasty skimmate. After that, the skimmate lightened up and production decreased. I attribute this to the skimmer having pulled all the excess junk out of my tank and now is only pulling what is produced. I also run a Zeovit system so there isnt much in the way of excess nutrients in the system.
When I empty the cup, I clean the neck thoroughly. It takes a few hours for the foam to start collecting near the top of the neck after. I think that leaving it (the neck) dirty would inhibit the efficiency of the skimmer in the long run.
My .02 Cents...FWIW
I cant see which setting my skimmer is on as it is under the stand and the adjustment pipe is in the back.
As for water depth, mine sits in about 6" of water.
The first few days of running my skimmer, it pulled dark nasty skimmate. After that, the skimmate lightened up and production decreased. I attribute this to the skimmer having pulled all the excess junk out of my tank and now is only pulling what is produced. I also run a Zeovit system so there isnt much in the way of excess nutrients in the system.
When I empty the cup, I clean the neck thoroughly. It takes a few hours for the foam to start collecting near the top of the neck after. I think that leaving it (the neck) dirty would inhibit the efficiency of the skimmer in the long run.
My .02 Cents...FWIW
spsfarmer09
New member
i am joining the club , i ordered the 100 with the tunze, john says these pumps are BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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