I-Tech Skimmer Club .

The ATB nano cone is close to the I-tech small I think. Problem is that the ATB Nano cone is only $50 less than the small.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14145851#post14145851 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
Gasman Is it really that hard to beleive? Look at the BK mini the reaction chamber is smaller so is the bubble plate. The pump might be huge but it relies on the neck to do all the work.

Why does everyone assume the mini BK will perform as well as the large BKs? There are obvious comprimises in the design to get the small footprint.

Even with the same pump the SM 200 will skim circles around the mini 200.
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No Bud not hard to believe at all LOL. I'm not implying that they work as well b/c they two different designs.
Just seems like its gonna be one of those designs tha will come and go b/c of lack of CS and so forth.

Has anybody heard of spazz lately!;)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14148781#post14148781 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by moondoggy4
Sorry for the dumb question, but here it goes, What is DD? gasman059
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HTH
Down draft skimmers the water goes first to an injector system, where the water is narrowed into a smaller jet and propelled over bioballs, which break air into the water to make the bubbles in the mixing area.

They use a big pump to inject water down a narrow tube at high velocity, usually work best with pressure rated pumps.

Crashing water forced through the bio-balls creates very effective foam, which is then channeled into a box below before continuing on its way to rise and accumulate skimmate via a larger reaction chamber.

IMO well suited for large aquariums and heavy bio-loads due to the amount of water they process

CONS:
Expensive to purchase and operate
Difficult to clean and service- Necessarily large and cumbersome by design- Noise -large pumps = more watts and heat to the system. HTH
 
All that matters to me, is that the I-tech I now own kicks the crap out of every other skimmer I have ever had. And I have had several over the last 15+ years.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14144241#post14144241 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gasman059
I'm always very skeptical when some of us reefers post skimmer pics for comparison. there's no doubt that we are all talking about a cylindrical piece of acrylic that emits bubbles but
comparing skimmate over 3 days and posting pics is far from real in fact is just simply inadequate.

Its hard for me to believe big companies that spend tons of $$ in R&D can get this wrong and some small one-2 man operations can get it better with little or no experience.

Not much to buildig a skimmer in fact pretty much everything can skim. But the CS and quality of materials as well as durability and so forth makes the difference IMHO.


Buying a skimmer is like buying a car some people like the latest greatest new convertible with all the new kinks and problems, some others like their old truck that has all of them problems worked out and does what it is supposed to.

Over the years I've found many designs that do what they are supposed to and really like DD's as well as becketts, then needlewheels becasme the fab....

Recently installed a mini BK200 and it does what its supposed to do. is it better than any of my old DD's maybe maybe not, is much more effieicent and trouble free. Does it produce more skimmate over 3 days head to head the answer is I can make any skimmer look better than any other by fine tuning it LOLOLOL.

After the fab comes and goes ( example Spazz volcanoes and many many others over the years) guys and companies like GEO/deltec/BK/Tunze/ and many others will always be around to continue their R&D( reseacrh and development) and provide customer service and great quaility products.

just my 2 cents.
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R&D has been going on with these skimmers for the past year. Just because its a come doesnt mean its an exact replica. Changes throughout that year were made to the cones, The bubble plate, multiple pumps were tested, etc. It may be a small company in relation to the big name companies but they all started small too. I can guarantee you that they are not some fly by night company and will always stand behind their product. I would put these skimmers up against any of the big name skimmers anyday and save a fortune doing it.


<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14145009#post14145009 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mcliffy2
Who needs R&D when you let someone else do it for you, then replicate their researched design ;) not judging, just saying....
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Being a patent pusher are you ATB's patent pusher and got your skimmer for free? Is that why you are in such an uproar that there is another cone on the market?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14149894#post14149894 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by W Ellis
R&D has been going on with these skimmers for the past year. Just because its a come doesnt mean its an exact replica. Changes throughout that year were made to the cones, The bubble plate, multiple pumps were tested, etc. It may be a small company in relation to the big name companies but they all started small too. I can guarantee you that they are not some fly by night company and will always stand behind their product. I would put these skimmers up against any of the big name skimmers anyday and save a fortune doing it.




Being a patent pusher are you ATB's patent pusher and got your skimmer for free? Is that why you are in such an uproar that there is another cone on the market?
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I don't think that anyone can patent the con ....... it's exist even here in the usa before ppl think to make this shape for skimmer .
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14144241#post14144241 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gasman059
Its hard for me to believe big companies that spend tons of $$ in R&D can get this wrong and some small one-2 man operations can get it better with little or no experience.

Not much to buildig a skimmer in fact pretty much everything can skim. But the CS and quality of materials as well as durability and so forth makes the difference IMHO.
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No one said the big company got it wrong, but the small operation did get it better. And the small company has lots and lots of experience. FAOIS is owned/operated by a reefing genius with superior CS.
 
R&D has been going on with these skimmers for the past year. Just because its a come doesnt mean its an exact replica. Changes throughout that year were made to the cones, The bubble plate, multiple pumps were tested, etc. It may be a small company in relation to the big name companies but they all started small too. I can guarantee you that they are not some fly by night company and will always stand behind their product. I would put these skimmers up against any of the big name skimmers anyday and save a fortune doing it.
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thx for info-appreciated!
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14150035#post14150035 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mflamb
No one said the big company got it wrong, but the small operation did get it better. And the small company has lots and lots of experience. FAOIS is owned/operated by a reefing genius with superior CS.
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guys not trying to create any controversy here lol. I'm sure that is the case since many of d customers have posted here standing behind d product.

Surely not as long(experience) as many of the above companies mentioned.

I would love to give this conical a try - would u guys be so kind and give me the specs in terms of footprint and so forth to measure as well as pricing of the unit that would be "rated for 250 heavy stocked tank.

THX
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14150129#post14150129 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gasman059
guys not trying to create any controversy here lol. I'm sure that is the case since many of d customers have posted here standing behind d product.

Surely not as long(experience) as many of the above companies mentioned.

I would love to give this conical a try - would u guys be so kind and give me the specs in terms of footprint and so forth to measure as well as pricing of the unit that would be "rated for 250 heavy stocked tank.

THX
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if you tak 3 con skimmer that have the same dimensions (body,neck ,etc.) and same pump on them it dosen't matter what brand name will be on them , they will skim the same ..... :D
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14150129#post14150129 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gasman059

I would love to give this conical a try - would u guys be so kind and give me the specs in terms of footprint and so forth to measure as well as pricing of the unit that would be "rated for 250 heavy stocked tank.

THX
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I would run the I-Tech Large on a heavy stocked 250g. I am currently running 1 on my 300g and it is working great. Height is 24" and foot print is 16"x12". I put my kill-a-watt on it the other day and the pump is pulling 53=54 watts. Im itching to get my hands on a air flow meter to see what they are pulling for air. I cant remember the exact price but i believe it is a little over $800.
 
Well, I have an order in for the small. I am not sure what pump Im going for since the Tunze will be out soon, and I think they are going to test the Tunzes on the I-tech. My system is about to get the rock in it so I am not in desperate mode to get the skimmer in.
Should I wait to see how the Tunze performs, or just go with the recommended DAS pump?
What depth of water would you think the SMALL I-tech should sit in?

Thanks all, it will take some time, but when I get pictures, Ill post too!
 
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