Reeflo/Sequence Skimmer Club

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10848522#post10848522 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by wizsmaster
I have decided to sell mine, and move on to the next skimmer.

PM me if interested.
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wow what size skimmer will you go for next?
 
I am always tinkering around, and am not one to sit still for too long - with that said, I will either go with a german 'cone' design skimmer, or a custom built. Still trying to decide.

I've had plans to build out this tank, add a few hundred more gallons to it, and run a heavier fish load.


This skimmer so far is GREAT! alot of bang for the buck. It has worked very well for me, and have no gripes with it. I would buy this skimmer again, and will still recommend it to anyone asking. hard to beat in this price range at this point.


I haven't had any crazy issues, constant overflows, and am NOT worried in the least that it will happen. I've had it running 24/7 for the past 2 months, and it is making more skimmate now than ever. Very consistent, quiet, and well built.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10846262#post10846262 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mavgi
congratulation Ron :)

post some picture when you have a chance .

by the way , how is the electric bill there ? :lol:

Happy Holiday
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The pictures will come soon
As the first one suppose to be installed this week.
Here it suppose to consume only 70W with air intake of 1900l.h (less then 25 NIS per month)

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this has to be the hardest skimmer i have ever had to dial in. I am feeding it 300gph. the wedge is tons touchy in the area i need to get the water level right. then when i hit it with the air it overflows then will settle in to the right level. what am i doing wrong. im really not a newbie. ive owned mrc, euro's, deltec and H&S before and never had any problems like this.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10867866#post10867866 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by speedstar
this has to be the hardest skimmer i have ever had to dial in. I am feeding it 300gph. the wedge is tons touchy in the area i need to get the water level right. then when i hit it with the air it overflows then will settle in to the right level. what am i doing wrong. im really not a newbie. ive owned mrc, euro's, deltec and H&S before and never had any problems like this.
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i don't know ... i thought this was easy to dial in - set & forget for me.
 
thanks for the input, maybe my feed pump is failing or bouncing. i;'ll try swapping it first or plumb it into a return.
 
I run 740 gph feed pump and i have had the skimmer a few months no floods, lots of skimmate and it has been set and forget.
I can even shut off both my pumps at once and turn them back on with out a flood....
 
I hope i'm not going to regret this sale (I doubt that I will) .... the skimmer has really performed well ... seems like over the past 2 weeks it's been working harder, and making more skimmate than ever. I set it to a little wetter today, and it's already made almost an entire cup since about noon ... of DARK NASTY skimmate, NOT the tea colored stuff - i couldn't see through the cup, or through the skimate at all.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10867866#post10867866 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by speedstar
this has to be the hardest skimmer i have ever had to dial in. I am feeding it 300gph. the wedge is tons touchy in the area i need to get the water level right. then when i hit it with the air it overflows then will settle in to the right level. what am i doing wrong. im really not a newbie. ive owned mrc, euro's, deltec and H&S before and never had any problems like this.
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I originally had this issue also...

Trash the wedge pipe, it's poorly designed IMO and needs to be closed too much in order to raise the water level in the skimmer body.. It would work fine if the riser was about 3" taller but that is something Reeflo needs to address in newer models.

Assuming you have not glued the pipes together it is an easy fix. Use the adapter pipe that is tooled down on one edge to 1.5" directly to the union on top of the box. Then you can put a 1.5" gate valve on the top of the pipe and use a standard 1.5" tee to build the rest of the output.
 
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Here is video of mine running. I'll try the gate valve mod sounds great. Wouldn't you know the only piece i glued was the one comming up to the tee. Grr I'll have to order some metric stuff atleast a union to get use the turned down piece.

Skimmer in action
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10904445#post10904445 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by speedstar
Here is video of mine running. I'll try the gate valve mod sounds great. Wouldn't you know the only piece i glued was the one comming up to the tee. Grr I'll have to order some metric stuff atleast a union to get use the turned down piece.

Skimmer in action
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Too funny! I did the exact same thing, you can use the 90 degree elbow and then the adapter to attach a gate valve =)
 
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