Reeflo/Sequence Skimmer Club
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wizsmaster
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I haven't had an issue with it.
I don't think it's as much touchy, as it takes about a minute for the level to become stable. when i close it a little, it will rise ... and rise .. then drop a little again. reverse for when i open it up a little.
I don't think it's as much touchy, as it takes about a minute for the level to become stable. when i close it a little, it will rise ... and rise .. then drop a little again. reverse for when i open it up a little.
BreadmanMike
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This is how my H&S was, so I'm used to it.
JenDub
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I agree that they are light years beyond the old riser tube, my complaint is twofold; one - when you turn the pipe it sometimes skips and is hard to make fine adjustments and two- rather than compressing the water into the skimmer body like a properly placed gate valve below the tee, it blocks the flow into the tee and water can build up in the riser above the tee.
These are slight issues and I'm very satisfied with this skimmer's build quality, engineering and performance.
RokleM
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I've been looking for some info I haven't really seen. I know a number of people put these on new tanks, but what about those that replaced/upgraded skimmers? I'd like to hear from those people.
Simple system specs (x gallons, heavy feeder, etc)?
What skimmer you were running?
How has your skimmate changed, specifically if it's the same darkness how much has it increased?
Did you change anything else in the process (i.e. flow changes, sump changes, different GPH feed, went from pump in sump to direct feed, etc)?
Simple system specs (x gallons, heavy feeder, etc)?
What skimmer you were running?
How has your skimmate changed, specifically if it's the same darkness how much has it increased?
Did you change anything else in the process (i.e. flow changes, sump changes, different GPH feed, went from pump in sump to direct feed, etc)?
JRaquatics
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Check out next months TOTM. It is of a 2+ year old system that replaced an octo 300 to a sequence reflo and loves it.
I went from an ASM G6.
I produce way more skimmate now than ever before, I dont have to keep readjusting the skimmer to keep it functioning nor do I have to ensure the water level that the G6 sat in varied in height. The scum is darker, smellier and in more volume.
The reeflo is quieter, more efficient and better looking by far.
I went from feeding the ASm to gravity feed on the reeflo, thus reducing one pump from the system.
The 3 sedra 9000s on the ASM added a lot of heat to the water. Thats no longer an issue.
does that help?
I went straight to gravity. heres why...
1 less pump
2 easily controlled
3 the flow thru almost demands gravity
4 guarantees you skim ALL the overflow water
btw, my tank is 600g, heavy SPS and 40 plus fish
heres a pic of a section:
My opinion, you normally get what you pay for. I seriously think I got a deal this time.
1 less pump
2 easily controlled
3 the flow thru almost demands gravity
4 guarantees you skim ALL the overflow water
btw, my tank is 600g, heavy SPS and 40 plus fish
heres a pic of a section:
My opinion, you normally get what you pay for. I seriously think I got a deal this time.
JenDub
In Memoriam
oops, I meant 1.5" =)
I'm going to put a gate valve under the tee, I had my first volcano/fountain today when I crash tested the skimmer and it overflowed water out of the riser and onto the pump. That was the official end of me trying to live with the wedge valve =)
I think I'm having some issues because:
1) my skimmer is raised above the tanks so the siphon formed when the power goes out is too much for my return pump to handle until the skimmer body drains
2) the pipe that connects the tee with the body is too short which means I have to close the wedge valve too much. This causes an overflow upon restart until the draining reaches stasis again.
I'm always looking for an excuse to mod, this should be an easy one to fix. The feed pump needs a swing check valve and the pipe that connects the tee with the body needs to be a little taller IMO and needs a gate valve (although the wedge valve may work better if the pipe is taller)
Why did they use metric? Is the skimmer made in Canada or Europe?
I'm going to put a gate valve under the tee, I had my first volcano/fountain today when I crash tested the skimmer and it overflowed water out of the riser and onto the pump. That was the official end of me trying to live with the wedge valve =)
I think I'm having some issues because:
1) my skimmer is raised above the tanks so the siphon formed when the power goes out is too much for my return pump to handle until the skimmer body drains
2) the pipe that connects the tee with the body is too short which means I have to close the wedge valve too much. This causes an overflow upon restart until the draining reaches stasis again.
I'm always looking for an excuse to mod, this should be an easy one to fix. The feed pump needs a swing check valve and the pipe that connects the tee with the body needs to be a little taller IMO and needs a gate valve (although the wedge valve may work better if the pipe is taller)
Why did they use metric? Is the skimmer made in Canada or Europe?
wizsmaster
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Probably because the skimmer is built in china, or somewhere else. not that this is a problem - HOWEVER pretty close to everyone else uses metric, other than the US of course.
metric is easier to use, wish everybody used metric.
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