The Bubble-Magus Club

[reeftivo]

Ok i finally found a company, which sends me the Tube in the right length and 120mm. They also make 2 round matching plates for me.

Including shipping it is 23€. Thats pretty fair i gess.
What do you thing of the right length of the tube? I thought 35mm would be ok.
I former had a H&S with an Aquabee 2000. Theese Pumps are really good, but i think for the nac6a you will need the 2000/1.
The Atman is already stronger than the 2000 , isnt it?
What do you think?
I even dont know, how much better the 2000/1 is in comparison to the Atman.
I cant say anything negative about the Atman so far. How much more air will an Aquabee pull?

I am really exited in your meshmod. But i am confident, that ill be fine.

Have a nice day! (or night. I dont know what time is at your home at the moment!)

I wouldn't go any shorter than 38mm (1 1/2inches). I think there would be too much back pressure on the pump at 35mm and the air would be affected.

Just my 2 cents

 

[rtparty]

I asked Mojo about using an Aquabee instead of the Atman and he said an Atman 2500 pulls more air than the Aquabee 2000/1.

So I am thinking the biggest improvement would be a new bubble plate or drilling holes like Michael has. Well, maybe not the biggest in terms of more air pull but best bang for your buck.

 

[reeftivo]

Ok i finally found a company, which sends me the Tube in the right length and 120mm. They also make 2 round matching plates for me.

Including shipping it is 23€. Thats pretty fair i gess.
What do you thing of the right length of the tube? I thought 35mm would be ok.

I former had a H&S with an Aquabee 2000. Theese Pumps are really good, but i think for the nac6a you will need the 2000/1.
The Atman is already stronger than the 2000 , isnt it?
What do you think?I even dont know, how much better the 2000/1 is in comparison to the Atman.
I cant say anything negative about the Atman so far. How much more air will an Aquabee pull?I am really exited in your meshmod. But i am confident, that ill be fine.

Have a nice day! (or night. I dont know what time is at your home at the moment!)

The aquabee 2000/1 is 2000lph or 528 gph and the atman is 2800lph or 740gph. The atman is stronger but the pumps say 48 watts and the aquabees say 38 so I don't know who to believe. I tend to lean more towards the claims of aquabee than atman, based on reputation. My air pull when I used my aquabee was around 350lph of air and the modded aquabees in the BM skimmers say they pull between 400 and 600 lph with their modified venturies. If you have the $$ I would go with the aquabee for reliability and lower wattage.

Replacement parts are a big problem with these pumps. They seem to be proprietary.

 

[FishyBiz]

Looks good Neal! You've had that running for a while now-right? Doesn't that small use a maxi jet 1200? Good little pump! Do you have trouble getting in there for maintenance or do you just slide the skimmer forward to gain access?

Ya maybe like 4 months. Its a MONSTER for how small it is.
For maintenance I can just pop the top right off, clean and replace. But when I clean the body I have to pull the whole thing out. Its a little pain because everything is so tight but hey, its a nano!

 

[reeftivo]

Ya maybe like 4 months. Its a MONSTER for how small it is.
For maintenance I can just pop the top right off, clean and replace. But when I clean the body I have to pull the whole thing out. Its a little pain because everything is so tight but hey, its a nano!

Very cool! I love the color of that skimmer!:beer:

 

[sammy113]

Like I posted before I will be also working on a mod for the NAC7. I was first thinking about just changing the bubble diffuser's plate but I will also do a larger one. I have some 4" tube laying around but haven't check if it actually fits inside and allowing water to flow down to outside of the skimmer. If it works, it will be a 1.5" high aprox. and countersink holes.

Now my question is, since the water from the pump comes directly up to the bubble plate will I need like the original one a piece with no holes to receive the jet of water? or can I go with a plate full of holes?

This is something I should have rolling by next week so I'll post some pics and results here.

 

[reeftivo]

No holes at least 1/4 inch circumference around the outside of the output i.d. . Just use the existing cover as a template for the undrilled area.

 

[fish crazy]

I bought the NAC3+ & run it in about 9 to 10" of water and I am getting a ton of micro bubbles . Is this just the break in because I have never had a skimmer go this crazy . Has any one had this problem with the NAC3+.

 

[rtparty]

I bought the NAC3+ & run it in about 9 to 10" of water and I am getting a ton of micro bubbles . Is this just the break in because I have never had a skimmer go this crazy . Has any one had this problem with the NAC3+.

I would trying moving it up a little bit to like 8" and leave it at full open for a couple days. I had micro bubble issues big time for the first 48 hours or so. Since the break in, there are very few micro bubbles I ever see in the sump.

 

[reeftivo]

I bought the NAC3+ & run it in about 9 to 10" of water and I am getting a ton of micro bubbles . Is this just the break in because I have never had a skimmer go this crazy . Has any one had this problem with the NAC3+.

Wow, that is an insane amount of micros! I too have never seen that much at break in but as rtparty says, give it some time.

 

[sammy113]

Also looks like you have your skimmer in the same compartment as the pump. You'll probably have some micro bubbles leak from any skimmer but if it is close to the pump you'll see them in your display.

 

[fish crazy]

Well I took the skimmer out of the pump compartment & put it in the center chamber & lifted it up about 3" off from the bottom so now its in 8" . I had to move some rock out of the sump so I just put the large pieces in the tank. Also I added a sponge filter to the pump chamber to catch any stray bubbles. It seems to be working fine even though its still not broke in . maybe after break in I can remove the sponge . & thanks for the advice .

 

[reeftivo]

I have mine in the first chamber of my sump which receives the raw water and I have absolutely NO microbubbles coming through the output. It took about a week but NO micros at all. Very nice! You'll definately be able to remove the sponge soon.

sump looks nice fish crazy!

You'll love this skimmer!

Good job!

Tivo

 

[goreefers]

Just cleaned the cup last night but skimmate is getting considerably darker
Heres a pic and a couple of the small system its running on.

looking good! I see you sump lay out is different from others. drain and skimmer ===> water go under the baffle then ===> over the baffle===> return pump. how do you like this configuration? how do you control the water level in the skimmer chamber. thanks

 

[reeftivo]

Well I took the skimmer out of the pump compartment & put it in the center chamber & lifted it up about 3" off from the bottom so now its in 8" . I had to move some rock out of the sump so I just put the large pieces in the tank. Also I added a sponge filter to the pump chamber to catch any stray bubbles. It seems to be working fine even though its still not broke in . maybe after break in I can remove the sponge . & thanks for the advice .

Is that an oceanic tank that sump is under?

 

[reeftivo]

looking good! I see you sump lay out is different from others. drain and skimmer ===> water go under the baffle then ===> over the baffle===> return pump. how do you like this configuration? how do you control the water level in the skimmer chamber. thanks

The stock sump was 4 chambers and while it did have a fuge which I liked, it was very limiting for equipment. The new sump is 15 gallons and both chambers remain equal. I have a Tunze ATO to hold the level. I only run a chaeto ball which is loosely zip tied in a bundle. I cut half of it every two weeks. I bind it so it doesn't get loose and wander into the pumps-works great for me! It only has a 1 inch baffle between and I have no micro issues. If I ran the water level lower than 7 inches then I would have to deal with micros possibly being pulled into the DT.

 

[goreefers]

Tivo, thanks for the info.

 

[fish crazy]

Is that an oceanic tank that sump is under?

No it is an Advanced frag tank

 

[reeftivo]

Tivo, thanks for the info.

No problem:beer:

 

[reeftivo]

No it is an Advanced frag tank

Looks good!