My new Skimmer

[GSMguy]

Sicce powered ATB small cone skimmer, just got it hooked up yesterday.

 

[mattyice]

looking good man! i know you have been talking about this skimmer for a long time!

 

[GSMguy]

ya well i have that other CNC recirculating skimmer coming too, but i am sure this is the one i will end up using, I think im going to start a new tank for my maroons with the CnC skimmer.

im thinking a 24" envision cube, but with a false wall that is anemone safe.

 

[GSMguy]

a few pictures from my tank from last week.

 

[mattyice]

i was very jealous of your tank when it was shipped to my shop haha

 

[GSMguy]

Tiny bubbles all headed the same direction at the same speed the key to the cones power...

 

[CleveYank]

Those fox faces are fantastic.

Jeff has one, but I don't want to be a copy cat.

 

[GSMguy]

ya I love the rabbit really friendly

 

[CleveYank]

Hey Nick...what's the little blue and white thing with the white and black 1/4 poly line on it in the sump? Absolute very 1st photo.

 

[GSMguy]

thats my ATO container, its the tunze osmolator universal pump.

 

[CleveYank]

Ok, never saw a photo of one.

 

[GSMguy]

NP, i am going to build a taller eggcrate stand tommorow to raise the skimmer up another inch and a half i think i will have less turbulence in 6.5" of water

 

[CleveYank]

Wouldn't a couple 3 inch or 4 inch couplings zip tied together work and at the same time never give out under the wieght? Beefy and could drill them and zip tie through the edges to catch the base of the skimmer to prevent it from toppling. Nice skimmer. Red like sports car. Snazzy even.

 

[GSMguy]

sorry im DIY challenged as you can see from my sweet stand.... whats the coupling that your talking about look like?
i was just going to do 2layers of eggcrate sitting under the skimmer.

i have to move the tank in a couple weeks and the whole setup will be torn down and a new stand is being built.

 

[Esquare]

I’ve been playing with how high my skimmer (Euro Reef RS-100) sits in my sump. I started doing this based on another thread I read suggesting that the deeper the water the less head and more airflow you get through the venturi. I was originally at 7” and am now at 10” and have seen a slight bump (2 lph) in flow. Do you gentlemen know of any negatives in having the skimmer in this deep of water?

 

[GSMguy]

2 LPH is more like an anomaly not a gain i wouldnt even bother measuring it, i am not real familiar with the ER RS series but i imagine you would have better results at 6-7", shows what i know.

As far as i know the deeper the pump the higher the back pressure and lower the air, most people seem to keep their skimmers in 6" of water or slightly more.

i know if i had my ATB in 10" it would overflow the cup pretty easily because the output on the skimmer is so far underwater

 

[Esquare]

I modified (added another pipe) the output to raise it to the top of the water. I do have to open the return valve more so as to keep the skimmer from overflowing. I played around with the height of the skimmer (stood there and lifted and lowered it, real high tech experiment ) and saw modest increases when the skimmer was in more water. My RS normally pulls around 5 lph (small unit for a small tank).

 

[GSMguy]

are you sure your not reading LPM? 5LPH is like what a tiny aqualifter does.

 

[GSMguy]

Air intake: 420 lph

Ideal water level: 6.5" constant

thats from the ER website.


i think you need to take the pipe off the outlet that is changing the way it acts when you raise it.

take off the pipe and try 7 inches and you might have a nice surprise.

 

[Esquare]

ooops, 5 lpm.

I've never gotten the rated 420 lph.