Royal-Exclusiv / Vertex Cone Skimmer Club

Jeremy B. said:
rort - Just set the skimmer water level right at the bottom of the collection cup, don't let the sump fluctuate (use an auto top off), and don't change any skimmer settings. One of the biggest mistakes we make at times is constantly adjusting. Just set it and let it go, you should be just fine after this.

Pran - Use the wider diameter, shorter red nozzle. This will pull the most air, and let the skimmer work as efficiently as possible. Again, as mentioned above, make sure your sump isn't fluctuating, and set the water right at the bottom of the collection cup and let it go. This should product the nice dark, dry skimmate for you.
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thanks Jeremy!

Even if the level goes low the way my sump is designed the skimmer section will never be affected, but I do use an ATO to help with the constant evaporation. I have not really touched the skimmer for more than a week and it does skim great, just not when i put my hand in the tank! lol

I will raise the level of the water to the bottom of the collection cup like you said and report back in a few days with results!

thanks again for all the help
 
Pran said:
Thanks alot Jeremy

I will change it then, and see what happens.


also, I dont think my sump level changes, b/c I have baffle, so the water is always 13 inch high in my sump area for the skimmer, but I used a stand to put the skimmer little high and from talking to you I have it at 9 inch level.


What I notice is the skimmer shakes a little maybe 2 or 3 mm up and down side ways due to the vibration of the pump or something, would this affect the performance ?


thanks
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Hello Pran,

The pump shakes because your water level is too deep. You will want to raise the skimmer on a small stand so that it is sitting in 10" of water.

- Albert
 
Proline said:
Hello Pran,

The pump shakes because your water level is too deep. You will want to raise the skimmer on a small stand so that it is sitting in 10" of water.

- Albert
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hi Albert


I think u meant to lower the skimmer more. Reason being, my sump area is 13 inch high, and I made a 4 inch stand so its sitting at 9 inch water level, so in order to make it sit at 10 inch I should put the skimmer ina 3 inch stand, so it wll sit in 10" of water?


Pran
 
Well, I guess I am joining the club...

My Alpha 300 arrived yesterday. I was a bit taken back by the actual size of this thing. Its a bit bigger than I was expecting which is a good thing. I will be replacing a Barr SK5020 beckett skimmer. I love my Barr skimmer. It is the best skimmer I have ever owned but I am going to be replacing my sump/bio filter for 2 large sumps. One will house the Alpha 300 along with some live rock. The other will be a dedicated refugium. The new sumps should be ready in 10 days or so. I expect to do the upgrade in the next couple weeks and will update you guys then.

The tank is a 480G mixed reef. The new sumps will add about 160G of water capacity to the system.

Here are a couple shots of the 300 to give some size perspective. The dog got a nice treat after posing.

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Presenting the new Royal-Exclusiv 300 dog carrier. AKA "Yorki Carrier" or Bubble bath........

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I can't wait in a couple of years from now when you sell this skimmer and you have to explain the scratches on the inside from the dog, this is hilarious!
 
moondoggy4 said:
I can't wait in a couple of years from now when you sell this skimmer and you have to explain the scratches on the inside from the dog, this is hilarious!
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No scratches. The dog didn't seem mind at all.. The cat on the other hand would have gone nuts and kicked my *** as well as scratched the skimmer up. My son thought it was hilarious too! Like I said, I was surprised how big this thing is and a beer can just didn't show the size well enough. The pictures of the 300 floating around the web just don't do it justice.

Anybody have a suggestion on which nozzle to start out with on the 300? Probably the longer one that's already installed. I will have the skimmer at 9" water depth whether I do that via a spacer under the skimmer or via the water level in the sump remains to be determined. I know that's been hashed around here on this thread as I read it all the way through but the opinion seems to be a bit mixed.

I too was a bit surprised that no manual is included with this thing.
I didn't know what those red pipes (extra injectors) were used for until I read this thread!
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Then again, its simple enough. Its also not the first high end skimmer that I have owned that didn't come with a manual. I think my Klase didn't as well.
 
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Hi all


I have the alpha 200 and put the wider nozzle in and left the wedge pipe fully open


From the beginning I notice my skimmate smelled alot. Before I used to have Aqua C Ev 180, and it never smelled.


This skimmer working good however now that I have the wide nozzle the smell is very strong, when I open my cabinet it smells very bad.



I know this means the skimmer is doing a great job, however just vurious to know if the smell will be like this forever, or as time goes by the smell wil decrease, thanks



Pran
 
Pran said:
Hi all


I have the alpha 200 and put the wider nozzle in and left the wedge pipe fully open


From the beginning I notice my skimmate smelled alot. Before I used to have Aqua C Ev 180, and it never smelled.


This skimmer working good however now that I have the wide nozzle the smell is very strong, when I open my cabinet it smells very bad.



I know this means the skimmer is doing a great job, however just vurious to know if the smell will be like this forever, or as time goes by the smell wil decrease, thanks



Pran
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LOL, do you want it to decrease Pran???
 
Pran,

The smell is a good thing! :) I'd imagine it will go away slightly over time, or you'll become used to it. ;)

Jeremy
 
I agree it should go away after time. Now the only time i smell it is when the cup is full. Ackk.
 
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