I-Tech Skimmer Club .

Great. Good to know.

Its weird to me this isnt selling in my local area. The skimmer was $400, upgraded pump $250, neck cleaner and skimmate locker were $150 each. Didnt think $500 was too much to ask. Maybe I'll just keep it, knowing i will go back into the hobby with a big tank again.
 
They are really popular in Florida, and they have almost a 100% satisfaction rating I do not remember hearing any complaints about these skimmers. I bought mine in April of 09.
 
moondoggy4 said:
They are really popular in Florida, and they have almost a 100% satisfaction rating I do not remember hearing any complaints about these skimmers. I bought mine in April of 09.
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I love my itech200. I even bought a second when I put up a 300 gallon and ran two 200s on it.

sflorlando said:
Great. Good to know.

Its weird to me this isnt selling in my local area. The skimmer was $400, upgraded pump $250, neck cleaner and skimmate locker were $150 each. Didnt think $500 was too much to ask. Maybe I'll just keep it, knowing i will go back into the hobby with a big tank again.
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I'm in cali and when I sold my second 200 I posted it for $250 obo. I ended up letting it go for $120. They are a great skimmer but the sad part is there not widely know anymore and the Reefer's in socal want skimmers that make them look like a pimp. So they drop mad cash on bubble kings, Royal exclusive vortex, and atb. Where the itech cone was like one of the first competitors to the atb.
 
Well after my 2nd tunze in 6 years cord split I decided to go a different route. I got a pretty good deal on a skimz DC-5000 and decided to use this on my i-Tech 200. I installed the pump on Friday night. I'm still trying to fine tune it tho. I'm thinking I'm going to have to make the inlet ones a tad bit bigger. I'm thinking of drilling it open a bit to allow a 1" tube inlet. Here's a few pics so far
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Hey guys, hoping someone can help me here.
I recently got an I-Tech 100 powered by the Tunze Hydrofoamer and I cannot for the life of me get anything to work right.
First, the only way it won't almost immediately fill the collection cup with water is if I hold the base of the skimmer a few inches below the waterline.
Beyond that, it pushes an unreal amount of microbubbles it of the drain, which naturally fills my tank with them. (No bueno).
The person I got it from says it needs to be six to seven inches below the waterline and recommended that I just put a sponge in the drain and run it for three to four days which will then cause it to break in and work right, but I'm worried that won't fix it and that I will have been spent 3 to 4 days pumping my tank with microbubbles.

Has anyone dealt with this before or have any ideas on how to fix this?
 
Molter said:
Hey guys, hoping someone can help me here.

I recently got an I-Tech 100 powered by the Tunze Hydrofoamer and I cannot for the life of me get anything to work right.

First, the only way it won't almost immediately fill the collection cup with water is if I hold the base of the skimmer a few inches below the waterline.

Beyond that, it pushes an unreal amount of microbubbles it of the drain, which naturally fills my tank with them. (No bueno).

The person I got it from says it needs to be six to seven inches below the waterline and recommended that I just put a sponge in the drain and run it for three to four days which will then cause it to break in and work right, but I'm worried that won't fix it and that I will have been spent 3 to 4 days pumping my tank with microbubbles.



Has anyone dealt with this before or have any ideas on how to fix this?
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The guy u got it from is correct. These skimmers are very well built. It needs to break in for a few days. I would leave the skimmer cup off for a few days while it's breaking in. The water level should sit right above the exit hole. I'd say about a 1/4 of an inch above the T PVC. If u take a mesh bag like the ones u would use for a media bag and ziptie it around the exit line it will reduce the micro bubble a lot to even zero.
My itech is extremely efficient that if it was off for a few days then it would take a few hours even a day to break its self back in. I would have to usually open the valve all the way and let it run for a while till I could dial it in again.
Ur skimmer is going nuts cause there's a lot of proteins and excessive nutrients in the water column and with the combination of the skimmer still being smooth and clean inside the bubble just shoot up out the top. I'd even say put it at the proper level and put a air line needle valve at the Venturi inlet and limit the amount of air the skimmer will draw in. Then let it run like that for a week at minimum. After the skimmer breaks in let it take in all the air it wants.
These are great skimmers. I love my 200 and wish I could find a 400.
 
I-Tech Skimmer Club .

brownsps said:
Do they still make these?
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No. John stoped manufacturing them many years back. Each itech was made to order. To this day these are the only skimmers that were ever made with the carbon lid feature like mine has. It's a great add on if your running ozone in the skimmer and helps to eliminate the smell skimate can make.
 
Duality said:
No. John stoped manufacturing them many years back. Each itech was made to order. To this day these are the only skimmers that were ever made with the carbon lid feature like mine has. It's a great add on if your running ozone in the skimmer and helps to eliminate the smell skimate can make.
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I didn't think so, was a really good product that competed with ATB at the time. I didn't know about the lids....very cool. I also find many skimmer manu's don't use a heavy enough lid.
 
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