The Life Reef Skimmer Club

d2mini said:
Famous last words. :D

But yeah... fish poop whether they are in a reef environment or not.
You gotta get rid of that poop, especially when you don't have anything in the tank (coral) that utilize it.
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lol...you are probably right. However, ease is an important part of my life at the moment, and I am going to do a skimmer just didn't know if Jeffs skimmer was necessary.
 
Ryanrttu said:
lol...you are probably right. However, ease is an important part of my life at the moment, and I am going to do a skimmer just didn't know if Jeffs skimmer was necessary.
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heh heh, point taken. ;)

No skimmer is rated for one kind of tank vs another (reef vs fowler)
This is just a skimmer that skims really well with no fuss.
So if ease of use is important and your time is valuable, all the more reason to get a life reef skimmer.
 
I love my lifereef skimmer. Where my deltec needed constant adjustment and tinkering; for the most part my lifereef has just worked.
 
wildman926 said:
Has anyone measured the air draw of the standard and/or upgraded Mazzei venturi? If so, what pump was used?
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Bayoupr has a few posts in this thread about different air draws using different pumps, he does think 20-22 SCFH is the sweet spot using a 978 Mazzei injector on the 30" body. Using a pressure pump results in too much air, he preferred using non pressure pumps

Another used a Jebao 12000@ 100% ouput on a VS3-36 and has gotten good results
 
Bayoupr has a few posts in this thread about different air draws using different pumps, he does think 20-22 SCFH is the sweet spot using a 978 Mazzei injector on the 30" body. Using a pressure pump results in too much air, he preferred using non pressure pumps
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I am using a pressure rated but not the Iwaki 55RLT I had hooked up. On the 48" body I ran a Blueline 40HD, Air Draw was around 24-28 SCFH after adjusting my water height in the skimmer body. I ran the Blueline 30HD on this same skimmer and air draw was 16-18 SCFH after adjusting my water height in the skimmer body. The 55RLT was pegging my dwyer 50 SCFH air meter after the adjustments on the 48". These measurements were with a 1078 injector. The 978 would be a little less air but not much. Oh, and I am getting good flow through the skimmer using the lower flow pressure pumps as I was with the higher flow non pressure rated (probably a little more), and more air draw. I believe that with the pressure rated pump you get more air & flow because of the force being driven through the orifice in the injector and the higher head pressure rating. You just have to rate a pressure pump lower for the skimmer. I currently have Jeff working on an 8" dia body skimmer for me with a couple of subtle changes. I like to experiment.
 
Hi, I am considering switching to a life reef skimmer and was wondering if anyone had successfully attached a Swabby to their collector cup.
 
I am going to get one to try in a few weeks, I haven't been able to find a used one, people keep jumping in before me.
 
I'm only running it at 1/2 speed with plenty of adjustment left. I just set this up and I'm still experimenting. I think I can run it even lower. The pump puts out a max 85 watts so I'm assuming I'm running 1/2 that.
 
Permatex 2 part plastic epoxy in a syringe.
I haven't wet tested it yet, maybe tonight for kicks, I'm in the middle of moving the tank across the room.
 
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