The Life Reef Skimmer Club

[BrianD]

Just ignore him guys, he'll go away.

Maybe the mods can do something.

Rounder, stop posting on this thread. It is a large board, you can start your own discussions on another thread. You appear to have warn out your welcome on this one long ago.

 

[laserjim]

Thanks to everyone here providing valuable input, I spoke to Jeff and there is some real life practicality into the skimmer. I just order a 30 for a new build.

Unfortunately the last few pages have been worthless. Like in the school yard if you ignore the attention seeker (eg do not answer or provide acknowledgment they will move one). Don't get drawn in.

Well said.

 

[Yogre]

Rounder, stop posting on this thread. It is a large board, you can start your own discussions on another thread. You appear to have warn out your welcome on this one long ago.

Thank you, Brian.

 

[BrianD]

No problem. Hopefully the warning will be respected and further action will not be required.

 

[bayoupr]

Here's a quick tease from Jeff on my skimmer.

 

[Yogre]

Here's a quick tease from Jeff on my skimmer.

Cool.

Refresh my memory, how tall is it and what size tank is it going on?

 

[rounder45]

No problem. Hopefully the warning will be respected and further action will not be required.

Time to move on rounder, this wasn't a request~dc

 

[kris101]

I am surprised on how little frozen mysis it takes to knock my VS-30 down and it stays down for a good hour or 2. I don't remember any of my other lifereef skimmers having this issue. Maybe its the brand of mysis I am using (oils). Once it picks back up it back to solid black sludge! Its just Mysis that does it.

On a side note I did just add a Biochurn 170 INT to my sump and from all that I have read it should make my skimmer perform better! I am on day 6. . .

 

[d2mini]

Here's a quick tease from Jeff on my skimmer.

Nice!

 

[ken6217]

Nice!

Yea, you know what it reminds me of"¦"¦"¦. everyone else's LR skimmer.

 

[Yogre]

Yea, you know what it reminds me of"¦"¦"¦. everyone else's LR skimmer.

I did notice a couple of things that were distinctive...the inlet pipe enters the body through the side, as opposed to the top of the body, and as a consequence the neck/cup are in the center of the top as opposed to offset.

 

[clugo]

I noticed the same thing. Wonder how that will help.

 

[bayoupr]

Cool.

Refresh my memory, how tall is it and what size tank is it going on?

I did notice a couple of things that were distinctive...the inlet pipe enters the body through the side, as opposed to the top of the body, and as a consequence the neck/cup are in the center of the top as opposed to offset.

I had him put the inlet in the side instead of the top. I also spec out the height of the outlet, It's 30" tall to the flange then another 14" for the upper flange and cup.

 

[bayoupr]

Yea, you know what it reminds me of"¦"¦"¦. everyone else's LR skimmer.

Hard to be a good design, just tweaked it a bit.

 

[shermanator]

So I have a new Lifereef setup (LF1-300S sump, SVS-30 w/ mazzei and Mag12 pump). I got this for a 280gal tank I was planning, but my current tank sprung a leak and my wife decided against the 280 due to an irrational fear of it leaking (I should have ordered it once she said yes the first time). Anyhow, I'm going to re-do my tanks and I'm planning on using the SVS-30 on a system of tanks that will have maybe 125-150gal of total water (the DT will be a 40 breeder for now (until I convince my wife to re-agree to the 280), but I will have numerous refugia and frag tanks plumbed into the system.

Anyhow, my question is how to best deal with an oversized LR skimmer (SVS-30 on 125gal total water)? Should I swap the pump with a Mag9.5? Or not run the skimmer 24/7 (I have an Apex, so I could automate it)?

Thanks.

 

[bayoupr]

Run it with the pump you ordered. It will skim the smaller tank. Before I took my 180 down I ran the 30", 36, 48" and 60" (I had extension tubes to raise the height on these) and everyone of them skimmed my 180 great. I thought the 48 & 60 would be too much skimmer but this was not the case. The one I have coming from Jeff is going on a 120g, I am not worried about oversizing these skimmers. I think with the smaller necks on these skimmers you can oversize these vastly, IMO.

 

[Brother D]

I did notice a couple of things that were distinctive...the inlet pipe enters the body through the side, as opposed to the top of the body, and as a consequence the neck/cup are in the center of the top as opposed to offset.

It looks like a hybrid of a 30 and a 48 or 60.Interesting,almost a down draft but not quite. The body is 8"?

 

[bayoupr]

It looks like a hybrid of a 30 and a 48 or 60.Interesting,almost a down draft but not quite. The body is 8"?

Yes the body is 8" dia.

 

[Brother D]

I'm going to try and post a link to photobucket of my skimmer in action. The video is about 24 hrs after I cleaned the cup. Stay tuned....

 

[rEeFnWrX]

Run it with the pump you ordered. It will skim the smaller tank. Before I took my 180 down I ran the 30", 36, 48" and 60" (I had extension tubes to raise the height on these) and everyone of them skimmed my 180 great. I thought the 48 & 60 would be too much skimmer but this was not the case. The one I have coming from Jeff is going on a 120g, I am not worried about oversizing these skimmers. I think with the smaller necks on these skimmers you can oversize these vastly, IMO.

I regret not getting a flanged skimmer. Not sure I even knew he had them when I ordered. Maybe one day someone will be looking to downsize to a 24" and will trade