Recirc Mod???

[dtm1tampa]

Has anyone done a recirc mod on their skimmer? I have an old skimmer that I'd like to give it a try. I've done a search through RC's forums and all I can really find are mods to an ASM skimmer.

 

[wsurf4me]

I did my old Euro-Reef last year, a little scary but IMO worth it. I followed the ASM instructions and adapted for my simmer. Quick advice is get all the pieces assembled, measure three times and double check again before drilling. I got my uniseals from Aquatic Eco Systems in Orlando, the pvc at Lowes.

 

[dtm1tampa]

Yeah, I just got my uni-seals from Aquatic Eco this week. I started looking at the skimmer pump and how did you adapt the intake to connect to the skimmer body? Am I better off buying a new pump for the skimmer that I can connect with PVC?

Got any pics?

Thanks,

Dan

 

[wsurf4me]

I mounted the pump vertically with the intake pointing down, believe I used 3/4" pvc slip elbow then a small section of pipe into the uniseal. I had to sand the outside of the venturi housing to get it to fit into the elbow, just used a press fit.

 

[wardworld]

Out of curiousity, what is the main advantage to doing a recirc mod???? Is it essentially that the skimmer then does not have to be located in your sump???

 

[markandkristen]

its suppose to have a longer dwell time and because the feed pump brings the intake to around 1-1.5 x the tank volume.

i have mixed opinons. my 6-3rc (30") is doing pretty good. and i have a 6-2+(28") thats seems to be running kneck to kneck with it however. both have the sedra 5000 pumps from euroreef.

 

[Gimplar]

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_protein_skimmers_Euro-Reef_cs_rc_sedra.asp?CartId=


Thats a link to a recirculating protein skimmer. It's basically another pump that takes the water and bubbles from the inside chamber and rechops the air bubbles into even more bubbles thus creating more surface area for protein to attach to, and thus resulting in higher/more efficient skimming. Awesome skimmers.