Reeflo/Sequence Skimmer Club

[benf]

Mine has been doing weel with the NW mod, i would like to start mods on the air intake...only thing i have done so far with that is cut the 1st notches off the valve and drill the hole a hair larger.

My watts are still on the high side, but am using the AO motor. i am running around 150watts My air meter showed ~90-95

I need to replace my black piece that fits onto the pump the valve screws into. This is the second time i must have put too much teflon tape on the threads cause it split while hand tightening it. I told Mike i will wait for a final mod specs and try it on mine before i replace it with a new one again.

 

[JRaquatics]

I am happy to see the results everyone is getting from the NW upgrades. NOW LETS SEE SOME PICS!!!

Alright I officially thought I would never say this but here it comes...
I am pulling to much air for my skimmers body/neck. I am pulling 90-95 schf (2,714LPH) at 107 watts. I think the ideal air pull for this body would be closer to 70-75 scfh. The skimmer is injecting so much air at a given time that the neck becomes turbulent. I have no way of adjusting the type of skimmate pull (wet vs. dry) since I have the wedge valve all the way open and feeding 100-200 GPH. This is a whole lot of air guys even with the upgrade neck. I am hoping that the stock venturi will give me a happy medium, like what Spongebobby is getting with his 200 setup.

 

[wizsmaster]

i took a pic last night when cleaning .. but haven't pulled them off the camera yet.

 

[wizsmaster]

not much to see ... but here are the pics.

 

[JRaquatics]

That's sick. I hate to have to clean that cup.

 

[wizsmaster]

see the frothy slick in the surface of the waste in the 2nd pic? and remember .. thats less than 36 hours.

 

[JRaquatics]

There is just something wrong with those pics. It looks like you hooked your skimmer up to a sewage plant.

 

[hawaiian_boi]

wizsmaster
that is the nastiest skimmate i have ever seen...i will be ordering my 250 soon...nice to see what i can look foward to...

your skimmate looks more like cheato ...lol

 

[Doahh]

Your chaeto looks like that?!?!?!

 

[wizsmaster]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12998945#post12998945 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JRaquatics
There is just something wrong with those pics. It looks like you hooked your skimmer up to a sewage plant.

It absolutely smelled like it too. I will have to build a carbon contraption for this baby ...

 

[wizsmaster]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12998946#post12998946 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hawaiian_boi
wizsmaster
that is the nastiest skimmate i have ever seen...i will be ordering my 250 soon...nice to see what i can look foward to...

your skimmate looks more like cheato ...lol

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12998962#post12998962 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Doahh
Your chaeto looks like that?!?!?!

ROFL ... just what i was thinking too!

 

[wizsmaster]

lets build a washdown for this baby!

 

[JRaquatics]

Have any ideas? I would think a wiper mechanism would be optimally better, no? I wonder how well a wetneck would work on a reeflo. I believe that would be easier and cheaper to do.

 

[twinreef]

wizsmaster= On the first pic, why do you have the lid propped up like that? That skimmate looks really nasty and the smell most mach its looks.

 

[wizsmaster]

the holes on the old lid were not large enough. Subsequently there was a little back-pressure. I also had the drain-plug clogged, and no external tube hooked up. If i have the lid closed, the wattage draw goes up by about 3-4w.

I will most likely drill the holes out, or add a few. haven't made up my mind yet. I believe mike said this has been changed on the current lids he sends out with the PRO kit now.

 

[RGibson]

you need a 1/2 in or larger drain ,must builder of skimmers make the drains to small

 

[RGibson]

you need a 1/2 in or larger drain ,must builder of skimmers make the drains to small

 

[wizsmaster]

I don't think i'm following you?

 

[JRaquatics]

IMO drains shouldn't be used to accommodate air flow. Skimmate tends to collect, slowdown and even clog cup drains even larger than 1/2. Adequate size holes in the lid are a must with skimmers of this caliber. Although it would be nice to have a JG fitting or valve of some sorts.

 

[RokleM]

I increased the holes in the aftermarket lid slightly. I'm going to let it run for a couple days, but I still feel airflow coming out of my drain (likely need just a little more).