Skimmer Q&A Thread
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143gadgets
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Sorry to hear you have water dripping from the exit pipe. I don't have and dripping from mine, but besides that how are u liking it? I think its gonna take about a week before it really starts to kick in. During the first week mine was producing nog, but now its Kicking some serious butt.
mojo are you luke33?
ATB does seem to be trying to lower the prices but with them selling so little. They got to still make a lot per skimmer.
The only company i see that seem to be going in the right direction is MSX.
ATB has done a great job on marketing on these boards. Thats about it. They are just too pricey for the performance. Kinda like the old deltec threads. It comes and go. Next year someone new will be what everyone going with.
ATB does seem to be trying to lower the prices but with them selling so little. They got to still make a lot per skimmer.
The only company i see that seem to be going in the right direction is MSX.
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143gadgets
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Who is Luke?
mojo~
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Luke is from the noblesville area and I have emailed him a few times.<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15371997#post15371997 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by USC-fan
I just notice the amount of skimmer he has used and both from IN. Was luke banned? I havent been on here in like a year so i kinda lost. I tried searching but its broken. I thought he change his name...
Just for the record my name is Jesse. I live about 2 hours from Luke and have never met him. I have met Jeremy and Jonathan from premium aquatics at the frag swap in Indy.
Not that it matters but thought I would get that out of the way. THanks Mojo~ Mojo was a nickname growing up through my wrestling years/
TheNomadRhodes
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Geez, sorry I said any thing....
143gadgets
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Looking forward to hearing your opinion in about a week. Would like to know your thoughts on performance. I already know what u think about the build quality and quietness of the unit.
Akimbo
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I'm new to in sump and skimmers in general. How do I tell how deep in the water the skimmer needs to be? I am looking at getting the AquaC Urchin for a 55g tank with 20g sump.
http://www.proteinskimmer.com/Product Pages/Urchin.htm
http://www.proteinskimmer.com/Product Pages/Urchin.htm
I currently have a 120 gallon tank with a 75 gallon refugium and a smaller sump (contains 12 gallons when the pumps are running, but has capacity for 36 gallons).
I plan on switching to a larger sump (likely a rubbermaid 100 gallon) in the near future and add a total of 175 more gallons for frags and species tank bringing my total to around 470 gallons. All of the tanks except the display tank are located in the basement, and space is not a prime consideration.
I will have a medium to high bioload with a mixed reef.
I have been researching BK and ATB skimmers. Can someone give me guidance on the BK DeLuxe or Supermarin series and the ATB cone skimmers? What value do these more expense BKs (vs. mini) and ATB (vs. econo) skimmers bring?
Is there an advantage to using external vs. internal? I had initially thought about gravity-feeding to an external skimmer, then flowing into my refugium, then flowing into my sump that I would use as a return area to place my calcium reactor. I wonder if the value vs extra plumbing/risk is worth the effort.
TIA for your help.
I plan on switching to a larger sump (likely a rubbermaid 100 gallon) in the near future and add a total of 175 more gallons for frags and species tank bringing my total to around 470 gallons. All of the tanks except the display tank are located in the basement, and space is not a prime consideration.
I will have a medium to high bioload with a mixed reef.
I have been researching BK and ATB skimmers. Can someone give me guidance on the BK DeLuxe or Supermarin series and the ATB cone skimmers? What value do these more expense BKs (vs. mini) and ATB (vs. econo) skimmers bring?
Is there an advantage to using external vs. internal? I had initially thought about gravity-feeding to an external skimmer, then flowing into my refugium, then flowing into my sump that I would use as a return area to place my calcium reactor. I wonder if the value vs extra plumbing/risk is worth the effort.
TIA for your help.
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
Well first off it sounds like quite the project you have going on.
Well the bk and ATB are going to add some attention to detail, ease of use and quality. As far as overall performance for your dollar you can get some other skimmers that will do a pretty good job as well.
You might want to go external but I would be looking at the BK 300 probably, ATB large, hurricone Cat 3, ORCA reeflo, or maybe even go with a pair of msx 250A's.
When you start getting up to that volume of water you may want to consider a beckett skimmer as well. Something like a Bermuda BPS 8c .
Oh I almost forgot wait a couple more weeks and get you a Alpha 300. 3600 lph of air and 6000 lph of water.
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...duct_Code=VX-PS-A300&Category_Code=bubbleking
that would be a good option as well. not %100 sure on this one as they are not out yet but with the dual pumps it should be a monster.
Well the bk and ATB are going to add some attention to detail, ease of use and quality. As far as overall performance for your dollar you can get some other skimmers that will do a pretty good job as well.
You might want to go external but I would be looking at the BK 300 probably, ATB large, hurricone Cat 3, ORCA reeflo, or maybe even go with a pair of msx 250A's.
When you start getting up to that volume of water you may want to consider a beckett skimmer as well. Something like a Bermuda BPS 8c .
Oh I almost forgot wait a couple more weeks and get you a Alpha 300. 3600 lph of air and 6000 lph of water.
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...duct_Code=VX-PS-A300&Category_Code=bubbleking
that would be a good option as well. not %100 sure on this one as they are not out yet but with the dual pumps it should be a monster.
TheNomadRhodes
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What? how do you know what I think about their build quality?<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15372437#post15372437 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 143gadgets
Looking forward to hearing your opinion in about a week. Would like to know your thoughts on performance. I already know what u think about the build quality and quietness of the unit.
I don't know any thing about these Skimmers other then they are incredibly over priced.
I am building a 90 gallon tank, and went with an external skimmer as I am trying to manage heat (the system will be kept at 75 degrees)
The skimmer I picked is an Octopus DNWB 150. The question I have is when plumbing it serially with the chiller, do I put the skimmer before or after the chiller? Does it make a difference?
The skimmer I picked is an Octopus DNWB 150. The question I have is when plumbing it serially with the chiller, do I put the skimmer before or after the chiller? Does it make a difference?
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