p4ck37p1mp
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I have similar issues, 5 degrees of heat and noise with the Mag24.
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sellout007
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Ok, I know ive got to be doing something wrong, but Ive had it up to my ears with this skimmer.
I cant get the damned thing set up. The skimmer is sitting on a cabinet about 4 feet up to the left of my tank. I cant figure out how to plumb the god damned thing. My latest attempt was to get a 1.5" barbed fitting comming straight out of the gatevalve turned 45* to the side with 1.5" flexable PVC. Its more unstable now then ever.
Ereefic you were spot on with the syphon thing. When the tube goes below the water, it sucks my skimmer box dry. If it stays above the water line, the lowest my water will go is 3" above my black box.
I also tried two mods. I tried the U tub mod and it failed miserably. The water in the skimmer was ridiculously unstable. Rocked back and forth in the tube and produced NO bubbles.
I also added the riser for the injector. The top of the injector is even with the top of my skimmer.
I have NO clue why im not getting any bubbles. Maybe I didnt let it run long enough. I really would like to fit this thing into my sump, but I have no clue how it will perform if its under the water. Nor do I even know if it would fit in there.
Either way, not to happy with my situation. To top it off MRC is not taking calls until the 10th.
I cant get the damned thing set up. The skimmer is sitting on a cabinet about 4 feet up to the left of my tank. I cant figure out how to plumb the god damned thing. My latest attempt was to get a 1.5" barbed fitting comming straight out of the gatevalve turned 45* to the side with 1.5" flexable PVC. Its more unstable now then ever.
Ereefic you were spot on with the syphon thing. When the tube goes below the water, it sucks my skimmer box dry. If it stays above the water line, the lowest my water will go is 3" above my black box.
I also tried two mods. I tried the U tub mod and it failed miserably. The water in the skimmer was ridiculously unstable. Rocked back and forth in the tube and produced NO bubbles.
I also added the riser for the injector. The top of the injector is even with the top of my skimmer.
I have NO clue why im not getting any bubbles. Maybe I didnt let it run long enough. I really would like to fit this thing into my sump, but I have no clue how it will perform if its under the water. Nor do I even know if it would fit in there.
Either way, not to happy with my situation. To top it off MRC is not taking calls until the 10th.
afss
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I agree with Wiskey. I have my skimmer sitting with the gate valve more or less even with the top of my sump so i just run out to it with a 90 pointing the water down and I have no problems with water fluctuation. If i was above the top of the sump i would do the same thing wiskey has done.
What are you using to push your skimmer with? I am using a hammerhead that feeds my tank as a return and is tee-d to the skimmer and when its producing bubbles the water line is right at the top of the black box, thats with 2 injectors and the gate wide open. IT fills the tube with bubbles in minutes and is normally skimming the tank again with in half an hour. If i shut the air off then the water line will rise to 1.5-2 inches off the top of the black box. I forget exactly, its been ages since i looked at it for that kind of thing. If you are 3 inches of water with the gate valve wide open then something sounds wrong to me.. Just My experience maybe thats normal and i have an odd ball?
scott
What are you using to push your skimmer with? I am using a hammerhead that feeds my tank as a return and is tee-d to the skimmer and when its producing bubbles the water line is right at the top of the black box, thats with 2 injectors and the gate wide open. IT fills the tube with bubbles in minutes and is normally skimming the tank again with in half an hour. If i shut the air off then the water line will rise to 1.5-2 inches off the top of the black box. I forget exactly, its been ages since i looked at it for that kind of thing. If you are 3 inches of water with the gate valve wide open then something sounds wrong to me.. Just My experience maybe thats normal and i have an odd ball?
scott
p4ck37p1mp
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I just had to take mine apart since it got clogged with chaeto, and I noticed a few things. The center piece that looks like ball and arrow fits into two slots on the outer two shells, there is a small protrusion on two of the blades of the arrow, these fit into the matching slots on the outer shell pieces. I had to take it apart several times to figure out just how it went back together since I wasn't careful enough when I took it apart and couldn't see how it was put together originally. If it is put together using the protrusions and slots there is no way it can rattle IMO. If it does it isn't put together right or it has worn down somehow, mine is very solid now and I can't see how it could rattle.
On another note, I did my regular tank cleaning today, stirring up all the settled detritus. I wanted to see how the MR2 did with all the extra funk, first cleaning since I installed it. After I got the clog out of the beckett, which caused it to work very poorly, it has gone crazy pulling stuff out. I am pleased with this hunk of plastic.
On another note, I did my regular tank cleaning today, stirring up all the settled detritus. I wanted to see how the MR2 did with all the extra funk, first cleaning since I installed it. After I got the clog out of the beckett, which caused it to work very poorly, it has gone crazy pulling stuff out. I am pleased with this hunk of plastic.
steve68
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Ezhoops do u have the black beckett injector or the gray one?
IME only the gray ones make noise, all u have to do is superglue one side so it does not move & so u can take it apart.
IME only the gray ones make noise, all u have to do is superglue one side so it does not move & so u can take it apart.
bond007069
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I just got my Dwyer air meter
My PCX-40 pump pulls a max of 40 schf
but the skimmer runs better around 30 schf
What are other people getting?
My PCX-40 pump pulls a max of 40 schf
but the skimmer runs better around 30 schf
What are other people getting?
binaryterror
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I am looking into getting an MRC MR-2. What size pump does it need? And are MRC skimmers better then ETSS skimmers? I cant decide bewteen the 2.
binaryterror
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The only reason why I wouldnt get an MRC skimmer is because they require such exspensive pumps. Isnt there any cheaper pumps?
steve68
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u can use a cheap pump & it will work but it works much better with a pressure pump.
i used a mag 9.5 on a bekett & it worked better then the needle wheel pump i had, it was an old MTC that i put a beckett injector on.
when u take the beckett apart the piece that goes in the center superglue it to one side only this way u can take the beckett apart & clean it next time.
i used a mag 9.5 on a bekett & it worked better then the needle wheel pump i had, it was an old MTC that i put a beckett injector on.
when u take the beckett apart the piece that goes in the center superglue it to one side only this way u can take the beckett apart & clean it next time.
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