Why couldnt you? Many LFS do just this. Mine does...
It is just mixing air with water....
Need High End Skimmer advice
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Why couldnt you? Many LFS do just this. Mine does...
It is just mixing air with water....
rtparty
Raise The Reef!
As R e e f Builders proved, you can build a $1 skimmer out of a water bottle and have it perform well. Wish I could post the link but RC won't let me.
There is absolutely NO reason to spend $1500 on a skimmer. I guarantee that a $1500 skimmer will not outperform a $500 skimmer that is rated for the same size system.
Science has proved this. Skimmers only pull out 30% of the TOC in an aquarium. The bigger, more expensive skimmer may pull the TOC out quicker, but it will NOT pull out more.
if you are interested in a High End skimmer that would fit well for a 150 gallon tank, ATB 840 v2.0 Protein Skimmer, great skimmer for the money and the new pump upgrade, is very low wattage and skim's like a beast. The BK supermarin 200 would be way overkill for a 150.
I have a bad cold right now So I putting this away till my head clears.
I am thinking to just keep Euroreef CS8-1 as back up and look in Alpha 200. I am uneasy with 23 watt skimmer pump when ER had 90 what pump for same rating.
It is clear 20-30% of DOC gets skimmed. What the design does is provide stable performance, ease of maintenance, and different rates of removal. I will not get into plastic thumb screws or energy hog designs like Bullet 2 etc.
I am thinking to just keep Euroreef CS8-1 as back up and look in Alpha 200. I am uneasy with 23 watt skimmer pump when ER had 90 what pump for same rating.
It is clear 20-30% of DOC gets skimmed. What the design does is provide stable performance, ease of maintenance, and different rates of removal. I will not get into plastic thumb screws or energy hog designs like Bullet 2 etc.
solitude127
Proud user of IO Salt!
I do not have room for a proper air stone driven skimmer. Like I said, my LFS still uses a 6ft air stone driven skimmer.
What would get my business is something like a ATB or Vertex clone using Eheim pump.
The double bottle approach is something you will see on breeder tanks and fish only displays. Airstone are in a way low powered bubble plate with low turbulence. Air stones clog and are difficult to produce stable results long term.
The double bottle approach is something you will see on breeder tanks and fish only displays. Airstone are in a way low powered bubble plate with low turbulence. Air stones clog and are difficult to produce stable results long term.
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