Skimmer Q&A Thread
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mojo~
Skimmer Guy
This should be the model that will fit if I am not mistaken.
http://www.aquacave.com/impeller-assemblies-for-sedra-brksp-needle-wheel-water-pumps-1787.html
http://www.aquacave.com/impeller-assemblies-for-sedra-brksp-needle-wheel-water-pumps-1787.html
reef rider
New member
Hey Mojo, I'm in the process of a 65 gal, 50 gal sump/refugium build. What skimmer would you recommend? Mixed reef, moderate bio-load. Best bang for the buck, with ease of control and maintenance. I'm thinking total water volume 85-95 gal. I'm also running a 30 gal mixed reef at the moment, using a Aqua Remora C HOB skimmer. About 3 years now. I've read, in other threads, about modifying this skimmer to produce a drier skimmate, but the mods aren't explained. What are your opinions on this skimmer and would you have any ideas to mod this skimmer? Thanks, Tony
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jedimaster1138
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Skimmer for a small tank
Skimmer for a small tank
I'm in a little bit of skimmer info overload, hoping for some advice. Seems like a lot of the posts here are for skimmers in larger tanks, so I'm going with a direct question.
30g display, 12g sump
CS90 overflow and an Eheim 1260 return.
I plan on sticking to FOWLR for a while...probably till spring, though then I'd like to get into some of the easier corals once things have settled down and my fish and inverts are happy.
Just need to choose an in sump skimmer. There's just... so... many... options... my head is spinning a little and a huge range of prices too. I don't have a major problem spending $ if it's for a good skimmer, especially a reliable and quiet one. My set up is off my living room, in an apartment, so if it sounds like a jet turbine it's less than ideal.
I have at least 12x12 of space in the main section of the sump, IIRC, and close to 30" of vertical clearance, Clarence.
TIA
Skimmer for a small tank
I'm in a little bit of skimmer info overload, hoping for some advice. Seems like a lot of the posts here are for skimmers in larger tanks, so I'm going with a direct question.
30g display, 12g sump
CS90 overflow and an Eheim 1260 return.
I plan on sticking to FOWLR for a while...probably till spring, though then I'd like to get into some of the easier corals once things have settled down and my fish and inverts are happy.
Just need to choose an in sump skimmer. There's just... so... many... options... my head is spinning a little and a huge range of prices too. I don't have a major problem spending $ if it's for a good skimmer, especially a reliable and quiet one. My set up is off my living room, in an apartment, so if it sounds like a jet turbine it's less than ideal.
I have at least 12x12 of space in the main section of the sump, IIRC, and close to 30" of vertical clearance, Clarence.
TIA
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rogergolf66
im an addict lol
Ok just bought a eshopps 200 with the aquabee pump. This is goin on a 65 gal sps dom tank with med fish load. waiting for it to arrive hope it comes soon!!! I will let u know an update in a few weeks.
Roger
Roger
Hi. I currently run a SWC xtreme 160 (the old skimmer with the sicce 2500 pump, not the new cone), with the red demon pinwheel. This is for my very heavily-stocked 90g with 30g sump. It skims great, and I have been happy with the performance. But I hate the noise. I am looking for a skimmer that will perform as well (or better), but does not have any audible noise.
I've heard great things about the SWC 160 cone (most people say it is silent), but the air pull (ie. performance) is much less than my current skimmer.
I can't afford the very high-end skimmers with the red dragon/askoll pumps.
I know the SRO xp 2000 would be an excellent fit for my system, but I've heard that these can be as noisy as the sicce pumps (or almost so).
Sorry for the rant. What do you recommend?
Edit: one other important bit of info - space very tight - looking for something with a fairly similar footprint as my current swc 160 or thereabouts.
I've heard great things about the SWC 160 cone (most people say it is silent), but the air pull (ie. performance) is much less than my current skimmer.
I can't afford the very high-end skimmers with the red dragon/askoll pumps.
I know the SRO xp 2000 would be an excellent fit for my system, but I've heard that these can be as noisy as the sicce pumps (or almost so).
Sorry for the rant. What do you recommend?
Edit: one other important bit of info - space very tight - looking for something with a fairly similar footprint as my current swc 160 or thereabouts.
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
well if you can do in sump the Sea side aquatics cs1 would be good, the Sro 1000 in and the octo xs 160. If you are on a budget look for a used asm g2, euro reef 5-2 or 3/ rs 80/100 or reefdynamics. They are all good as well if you can find an older used one.
all much better than the remora, If you need hang on the back go with the Aquamaxx h1 or the sro 1000hob unit.
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
For that small of a tank I would look at the Tunze 9002 or the bm nac 3.
reef rider
New member
I am looking for in sump. I saw early in this thread you were pretty pleased with Warner Marine skimmers. I also saw some You Tube video of Reef Dynamics INS skimmer. Seem to perform well. Any thoughts on these? Looked as though pinwheel with gate valve was easier to work with and performed well. Are there any performance enhancing mods that can be applied to The remora c, that you can think of?
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
The sea side aquatics is very quiet. It uses the psk 600 syncra pump. Much better than the old psk 2500 sicce and the atman 2500.
The sea side even uses a small pad under the pump to help reduce any hum that the pump might produce. The swc 160 cone uses the atman 2500 pump, same as the bmk 150, bm nac6, and bm nac 7 and a few other models. They are ok pumps but I would not say silent.
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
the wm skimmers are fine. The new line is the same as the skimz line with a few tweeks to make them a little different. the reef dynamic units are really solid.
The remora was great back in the day. There is not a whole lot I would suggest. What pump are you using ?
reef rider
New member
I'm using the maxi jet 1200 pump that came with it. It producs a wet skimmate, as others have stated. Cup ajustment doesn't make a difference, just slows down the amount collected. Was just wondering if there was something that could be done to make it produce a drier skimmate. Someone stated they modded to produce drier, but wouldn't tell what they did.
jedimaster1138
New member
Thanks Mojo. I was looking at the Reef Octopus 4 but will look at those 2 now with your recommendation.
schoi
New member
I varied the depths from 9.5 to 7.5 and now it is sitting at 9. All with the same result, foam would only get up 3/4 of the neck.
I just dialed down my return pump to give the skimmer more contact time and voila. I have a head of foam that is reaching the top. Hopefully it stays that way. Thanks for your help.
E-A-G-L-E-S
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accidental
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hotshot619
New member
So I decided to make myself a sump in the hopes that whatever skimmer I get will work better than a HOB plus I can hide my probes and all my other gear. I have a 46 bow, a 15 sump going to have a light bioload but I want to have a powerful skimmer just to keep junk out and if I decide to overstock in future I will be okay.
I CPR Aquafuge Large (5 gallons) filled with Miracle mud, and cheato and will be running a BRS Carbon, Phosphate reactor if that matters. So the sump space is all for the skimmer and the mag 7 return
Looking for performance meets noise, since its In the bed room, but I will probably only skim 12ish hours a day so noise isn't super crazy important but I want the thing to beast out junk.
A list would be awesome of good picks since I will be looking for Used skimmers to save on cash if possible. I have seem lots of RO skimmers, G3, other pinwheels ect. Recommendations?
I CPR Aquafuge Large (5 gallons) filled with Miracle mud, and cheato and will be running a BRS Carbon, Phosphate reactor if that matters. So the sump space is all for the skimmer and the mag 7 return
Looking for performance meets noise, since its In the bed room, but I will probably only skim 12ish hours a day so noise isn't super crazy important but I want the thing to beast out junk.
A list would be awesome of good picks since I will be looking for Used skimmers to save on cash if possible. I have seem lots of RO skimmers, G3, other pinwheels ect. Recommendations?
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
Honestly the Sro 1000 would be a great fit for you. Great performance and still pretty quiet. The neck size is right about in line with what you will need for your tank.
tntneon
SPSahollic
hi reefers 
,
-This evening i was reading the spec's of the new Bubble king 200 super marines.
If site language of royal exclusive is turned to German you can read the following very intresting specs , just curious what you guys think of it ?
If i do my very best i can translate the following sentence :
"verschleissfreies Nadelrad aus neuartigem Kunststoffverbund mit in Kunststoff eingebettetem Carbon.. dadurch extrem hoher Reibungskoeffizient zw. Wasser und Nadelrad, dadurch entsteht eine hohe statische Aufladung, die wiederum allerfeinste Luftblasen erzeugt, die statisch aufgeladen sind und die abzuschäumenden Produkte, extrem gut an die Luftblasen anbinden. "
something about a new needle impeller , which material composes out of carbon embeded plastic , it creates a huge amout of static electricity wich makes finer bubbles who are staticly charged .
Makes that the hydrophilic /hydrofobic binding force is higher ....
any thoughts or critizim welcome
greetingzz tntneon
,-This evening i was reading the spec's of the new Bubble king 200 super marines.
If site language of royal exclusive is turned to German you can read the following very intresting specs , just curious what you guys think of it ?
If i do my very best i can translate the following sentence :
"verschleissfreies Nadelrad aus neuartigem Kunststoffverbund mit in Kunststoff eingebettetem Carbon.. dadurch extrem hoher Reibungskoeffizient zw. Wasser und Nadelrad, dadurch entsteht eine hohe statische Aufladung, die wiederum allerfeinste Luftblasen erzeugt, die statisch aufgeladen sind und die abzuschäumenden Produkte, extrem gut an die Luftblasen anbinden. "
something about a new needle impeller , which material composes out of carbon embeded plastic , it creates a huge amout of static electricity wich makes finer bubbles who are staticly charged .
Makes that the hydrophilic /hydrofobic binding force is higher ....
any thoughts or critizim welcome
greetingzz tntneon
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