Royal-Exclusiv / Vertex Cone Skimmer Club
- Thread starter JohnL
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So what's everyone running their revised 170's at? Mine is currently at 9" of water, 2 full turns open at the pump and 80-90% closed. 24 hour pics...
Anyone know why alpha 250 don't have 2 pump inlet location like this?
Halfmoon61
New member
Same here. I do find the the foam is frothier and more stable.
swiseman
Premium Member
The Alpha was the first model that was in production and the second pump inlet was a suggestion made by a customer when the first pictures of the Alpha 250 bodies were made public.
Husky_1
Premium Member
Yeah, I am pleased with the color of the skimmate. What it indicates to me is that I can adjust this to be a bit more watery, or dark....Without the mod, I had 2 options, dark stuff or overflowing the cup.
After it settles in at this setting for a few more days, I will probably screw the screw all the way in, and back out right after the surging stops. then see which of the two I like better, and adjust thereafter accordingly.
After it settles in at this setting for a few more days, I will probably screw the screw all the way in, and back out right after the surging stops. then see which of the two I like better, and adjust thereafter accordingly.
mcbaes72
-Aidan's Daddy.
I recommend shutting it down for any maintenance, I do. Otherwise, you run the risk of it bubbling all over the place.
'05 Audi S4??? What kind of aquarium equipment is that? LOL
Just proud of my other expensive hobby. :thumbsup:
Yeah, you may be right. I'm sticking w/ shutting down pump before cup removal 'til I set up a small bucket or 2-liter bottle for skimmate to drain into.
Nuuze
New member
I decided to give this a try from Klaus on page 10 and here are my findings. So far here's an approx. 48 hour pic in 9" of water, riser about 80-90% and two turns on the pump screw. Kinda looks like cofee...
So I decided to pull out the kill-a-watt meter. This is the one used.
Riser and water was left the same with the pump screw adjusted.
-Screwed in all the way was surging that can be seen in the intake tube and silicone tube between the pump and skimmer.
28 watt / 1.11 amp
-1 full turn. Surging in the intake tube was gone but can still be seen in the silicone tubing between pump and skimmer.
29 watt / 1.11 amp
-2 full turns where I had it. Surging completely gone and foam was pretty thick for the last couple days with very little skimmate but very dark.
30 watt / 1.11 amp
-3 turns you can start to see more bubble activity in the cone.
31 watt / 1.11 amp
-4 turns same as last, maybe a little better. (this is where I'll leave it for now)
32 watt / 1.12 amp
-5 turns appears the same, bubbles may be appearing a little bigger.
32 watt / 1.12 amp
-6 turns bubbles looks like it's starting to get waeker/less.
33 watt / 1.12 amp
So I'll leave it at 4 turns and see how it goes...more to come. HTH!
I also posted this and some other reading on my tank thread here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=15870563#post15870563
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So far, I have no surging with the new parts unless I make it do it by screwing the intake all the way in. However, it had only surged once or twice before I installed the new parts. Other than that, I am still fine tuning my intake to get it set like I want it. I turned the intake out until it quit surging and then I continued turning it out looking for microbubbles exiting the output, but it never happenned. So, I am going to just adjust a turn a day and monitor performance and see how it goes. The foam definitely seems to be thicker and more consistent now with the new parts, but haven't yet figured out where my sweet spot is.
subman719
Member
Even after connecting it to an external collection container I recommend shutting it down for any type of maintenance. It's ok to shut it down when needed. It won't effect it or change your settings in any way. Mine shuts down with my main pump during feedings too. There is a float switch hooked up to it in the sump to prevent it from turning back on until the water level in the sump stabilizes and comes back down to a normal level that won't make the skimmer over flow.
subman719
Member
This only applies to the 170 model with the revisement.
If anyone is looking for a killawatt meter we have them in stock ready to ship!
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...=PROD&Product_Code=P3-P4400&Category_Code=GFI
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...=PROD&Product_Code=P3-P4400&Category_Code=GFI
Husky_1
Premium Member
During my last setup, this was never an issue but with this one there is. Thanks for the tip, my brain must have been frozen. I even have an extra one that I can use.
subman719
Member
You're welcome. I have all kinds of float switches on everything including two on the main tank in case the overflow gets clogged. My next one will be on the skimmate drain container so it will shut off the skimmer when the container is full.
badazztealcobra
New member
Add me to the 170 club....
Stupid question, but are our old volutes, pinwheels, etc. of any value to the rest of the community ??? Im assuming theyre going to start coming from the factory with the new revised pump and not the old setup, but if we could sell these old ones or something that might be nice. :bounce3:
Stupid question, but are our old volutes, pinwheels, etc. of any value to the rest of the community ??? Im assuming theyre going to start coming from the factory with the new revised pump and not the old setup, but if we could sell these old ones or something that might be nice. :bounce3:
