We do not unfortunately. The next shipment will most likely be mid to end of December. The build is just now getting ready to start on them, there were a few delays in manufacturing this time around.
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We do not unfortunately. The next shipment will most likely be mid to end of December. The build is just now getting ready to start on them, there were a few delays in manufacturing this time around.
clowndude
New member
Hi Jeremy, the chamber which the skimmer and pump sit in stays at the same level. Only place that fluctuates is where the return pump sits back to the tank.
I've taken the skimmer apart and I'm still getting the same results. Can't quite figure out what is going on.
Post some photos of the skimmer running in your sump, or even better yet a short video would be helpful.
clowndude
New member
It all looks good to me except that you're running the water level inside the skimmer a little too high. Open the wedge pipe approximately 1/16th to 1/8th turn and leave it there. You should be good to go then.
clowndude
New member
Hi Jeremy,
I thought the skimmer was good, but last two days it's been pulsing up and down about 1" and then every minute or two it sounds like the pump skips a beat and the water table drops in the skimmer. I'm taken the whole skimmer apart a few times and it's still doing the same thing to me. I've had this skimmer well over a month or more and it has never performed right. It barely pulls anything out. Last skimmer would pull a full cup a week. I'm at a loss with this skimmer and about to just sell it.
Any thoughts, could it be a faulty pump?
Thanks,
Nick
I thought the skimmer was good, but last two days it's been pulsing up and down about 1" and then every minute or two it sounds like the pump skips a beat and the water table drops in the skimmer. I'm taken the whole skimmer apart a few times and it's still doing the same thing to me. I've had this skimmer well over a month or more and it has never performed right. It barely pulls anything out. Last skimmer would pull a full cup a week. I'm at a loss with this skimmer and about to just sell it.
Any thoughts, could it be a faulty pump?
Thanks,
Nick
Getting tired of messing with my old er 12-2 that's been moded. Presently using a bubbleblaster 5000 pump. I think there is just to much turbulence in the skimmer to skim properly, on my 475g fowlr with a dozen or so fish I seem to get maybe. 1/16th of a inch of skimmate. Looking at getting a different skimmer
Any thought on the alpha kone 300 on my tank? Or is the bk supramarine 300 a better bet for a few hundred bucks more? Which might be difficult to fit in my sump..... I think I can squeeze the kone 300.
Lastly I see many of the alpha lines are out of stock.... Do you have the 300's?
Any thought on the alpha kone 300 on my tank? Or is the bk supramarine 300 a better bet for a few hundred bucks more? Which might be difficult to fit in my sump..... I think I can squeeze the kone 300.
Lastly I see many of the alpha lines are out of stock.... Do you have the 300's?
Ugh... Went back and measured my sump which is a 65g made by glass ages, I have two of them. Anyways, these are the dimensions I have to play with
17x20.75x31
Realized the bk supramarine will not fit.... So it's just if I can squeeze a Alfa cone 300 in here or do I need to look at a octopus skimmer, sro5k or 6k?
17x20.75x31
Realized the bk supramarine will not fit.... So it's just if I can squeeze a Alfa cone 300 in here or do I need to look at a octopus skimmer, sro5k or 6k?
I would do a Super Marin 250 on this sytem personally. If you're wanting to keep costs down then try the Alpha 250. The Alpha 300 might be a little bit of a tight fit in there. In my opinion the Super Marin 250 would be perfect on this tank.
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Hi Jeremy / all
please see the attached pictures of my skimmer, it was taken from after I cleaned it, 8 hours after and then 16 hours after.
I have around 12 medium size fish and my tank is 150 gallon, so far no corals.
My skimmer is an alpha cone 200, can you please tell me if the skimmate I am getting is ok or not good.
Is this wet skimming or dry skimming?, the pipe is fully open in the skimmer.
How can I make it more efficient?
thanks
Prasanna
please see the attached pictures of my skimmer, it was taken from after I cleaned it, 8 hours after and then 16 hours after.
I have around 12 medium size fish and my tank is 150 gallon, so far no corals.
My skimmer is an alpha cone 200, can you please tell me if the skimmate I am getting is ok or not good.
Is this wet skimming or dry skimming?, the pipe is fully open in the skimmer.
How can I make it more efficient?
thanks
Prasanna
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TheReefKeeper
Aquaholic
Looks a bit Wet.
I would close the pipe a pinch and watch it for a day then a pinch more if the Skimmate is not dark enough for you
Thanks, but if I close it more, then woudn't it make it more wet, b/c more water will go up the neck, where if I open it more, less water and more bubbles will go up so it will be more dark?
Also, out of the 3 nossles, which one is good for 150 heavly stock tank.
Thanks
Pran
Also, out of the 3 nossles, which one is good for 150 heavly stock tank.
Thanks
Pran
TheReefKeeper
Aquaholic
Your right must have been sleeping when I wrote that LMAO Sorry Bud
Slightly open the wedge pipe some. In your third photo you can see where the neck is starting to get buildup about 2/3 to 3/4 the way up inside the neck. You really want the buildup to start forming on the neck about half way up from the bottom of the collection cup. Let me know if this makes sense or not.
davesolo29
New member
So.. i have a alpha 170. I have a pump surging problem. Mine is a newer one with the adjustable venturi. How do i fix it?
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