i've been following some earlier advice and only thoroughly clean the cup (remove it, rinse everything in the sink, wipe with paper towels) once every week or two. every 2-3 days i take a toothbrush and just scoop off the scum around the inside of the riser in the cup, this lets it work efficiently without disrupting the skimming like a thorough cleaning does.
Reeflo/Sequence Skimmer Club
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JRaquatics
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Quiet One 3000 will work fine. I would still add a valve jsut in case you desire to dial it down some.
FishTruck
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I was taking mine to the sink and cleaning the whole neck, squeaky clean with hot water and towels. This was too much.
I now do this every six weeks. Weekly, I just wipe the thick stuff with a paper towel, flush the drain tube, and clean out the venturi with a pipe cleaner. Takes about 10 minutes for me.
I now do this every six weeks. Weekly, I just wipe the thick stuff with a paper towel, flush the drain tube, and clean out the venturi with a pipe cleaner. Takes about 10 minutes for me.
JRaquatics
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Something is not right with the way you set the skimmer up. There is no way the skimmer would over flow with everything wide open with a reeflo 200 in stock format. The cup should not leak. Was the oring installed correctly with silicone grease? How are you feeding the skimmer? Can you take any pics of it set up and running and shots of the plumbing to and from the skimmer?
If you made the same mistake I did when I first set mine up I put the shipped drain pipes on in the wrong order and my "T" was way to high.
The wrong way
After correction
Its still a bit too high but I can't fix it until I raise the skimmer a bit but even with the current setting it is pulling a ton of crud out.
BreadmanMike
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JRaquatics put the new Reef Specialty NW on for me tonight. It's pretty impressive to say the least. I'll definitely post some pics after the pump breaks in. There is a HUGE difference already.
Thanks again Mike and Jeremy.
Thanks again Mike and Jeremy.
RokleM
Premium Member
Yes, check your o-ring as well as ensuring you put the correct pipe in the correct location (common mistake). The small dinky o-ring is prone to moving when you place/rotate the cup. It's one of my biggest complains and a place that it didn't make any sense for them to go cheap.
My plumbing looks to be OK. The water level is right at the point where the cup meets the body. I didn't get the memo about the O-ring. I received 2 clear ones (o-rings). Where is the 2nd one supposed to go? I'm feeding it with a Mag 5. I'm wondering if I need to clean the skimmer again. The skimmer overflows like right after you put some Aquamend in the tank. If I can fix my camers, I'll post pics.
JRaquatics
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Fully open and feeding 500gph your water level should still be right below the top of the reeflo letters. + aqua mend will make any skimmer, specially high airpull skimmer. Why are you using aquamend? There is no need to clean the skimmer. Besides the cup and venturi, I have not yet cleaned my skimmer or have the need to.
I agree; any time I medicate my tank or dose anything my skimmer turns into a volcano. I always shut off the venturi when dosing the tank. You should do that regardless since you don't want the skimmer pulling all of the meds out of the water and or chemicals you just added. After a couple of hours I gradually turn the venturi back on to keep the water aerated, but its usually 24 hours before I'm back to full operation.
Regards,
Regards,
RokleM
Premium Member
Actually you should turn off the dart and leave the feed pump running if you feel stopping your skimmer temporarily. Closing the venturi will cause unnecessary stress on the pump. The needlewheel is built to suck in water, and in turn struggles hard to move just the water when it's closed, forcing it to tighten on the shaft, pushing the seal, straining the motor, etc.
JRaquatics
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Yea you can actually bury the impeller into the back of the volute if you close the venturi while the pump is running.
Good afternoon folks!
Just a few questions from someone who is about to join your club.
1. I'm getting a 250 from a local source to put on my 210G & sump that I will soon be adding a 250G display to. Can I buy just the impeller and oversize cup from reef specialty?
2. What RPM is the Dart Gold running at? I am assuming it is worth it to upgrade to the gold?
3. As far as feeding the skimmer, I was thinking of oversizing the return pump and teeing all my misc. equipment off that (calc reactor, media reactor, skimmer, etc). I thought this might be the most efficient rather than running several individual pumps and eliminate some "junk" concerns that a similar "gravity" fed drain systems might have. Thoughts/concerns?
Just a few questions from someone who is about to join your club.
1. I'm getting a 250 from a local source to put on my 210G & sump that I will soon be adding a 250G display to. Can I buy just the impeller and oversize cup from reef specialty?
2. What RPM is the Dart Gold running at? I am assuming it is worth it to upgrade to the gold?
3. As far as feeding the skimmer, I was thinking of oversizing the return pump and teeing all my misc. equipment off that (calc reactor, media reactor, skimmer, etc). I thought this might be the most efficient rather than running several individual pumps and eliminate some "junk" concerns that a similar "gravity" fed drain systems might have. Thoughts/concerns?
JRaquatics
New member
Any kind of residue from manufacturing would cause the absence of a stable head of foam. Where is the top of the tee coming off of the output located? Also is the output submersed? Do you dose any chemicals, dechlorinator or planktons?
BreadmanMike
New member
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13501328#post13501328 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ryan009
Good afternoon folks!
Just a few questions from someone who is about to join your club.
1. I'm getting a 250 from a local source to put on my 210G & sump that I will soon be adding a 250G display to. Can I buy just the impeller and oversize cup from reef specialty?
2. What RPM is the Dart Gold running at? I am assuming it is worth it to upgrade to the gold?
3. As far as feeding the skimmer, I was thinking of oversizing the return pump and teeing all my misc. equipment off that (calc reactor, media reactor, skimmer, etc). I thought this might be the most efficient rather than running several individual pumps and eliminate some "junk" concerns that a similar "gravity" fed drain systems might have. Thoughts/concerns?
1 and 2) Yes you can get the cup and NW from Reef Specialty. I'd also recommend getting the Gold pump as well. I just put the Gold pump and new NW on a couple days ago and am very impressed with the difference. I'll be posting some before and after pics this weekend so everyone can see for themselves.
3) Teeing off your return is fine. JRaquatics is doing this. I'm sure he can help if you have any questions. I'm petty sure he has a few pics of how he did it earlier in this thread.
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