Not bad! that's 35 watts less than the rated output. Something many people are not aware of.
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hobbzz
How do I change this?
They're both about the same with the T and swirling action, maybe a little better with slower flow, but the difference was so small it could have been due to what was in the tank. Also if the measurements are correct, it's only a difference of 150 gph. I haven't tried the stock downpipe with all the flow through the skimmer yet. Either way I'm not going to keep this one. I'm going to try a genx pcx40 next and then decide between that or the 100 px for good.
LIReefer
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Anyone?
Agreed lol
You posted videos of a LR skimmer... just mentioned you modded it but may put the stock pipe back on. Have been having issues with the water level fluctuating and overflows...
But your answer was no? I'm so confused
hobbzz
How do I change this?
Yeah, I was on my phone at a stoplight before. The 48" and larger models have four options standard;
- Conventional
-Counter-current
-Re-Circulation/Co-current
-Re-Circulation/Counter-Current
They all have the T with 45's/90's to make the flow swirl. This skimmer is only 6" inches shorter than the 48", but has the same volume as the 72" so Jeff built it with both options. I'm just trying to figure out which setup works best. There are a lot of options with all those variables. And yes there are stability issues that I can't pinpoint with 100% accuracy yet, but the smaller pump was more stable so I'm thinking of going with something smaller than I am running now.
- Conventional
-Counter-current
-Re-Circulation/Co-current
-Re-Circulation/Counter-Current
They all have the T with 45's/90's to make the flow swirl. This skimmer is only 6" inches shorter than the 48", but has the same volume as the 72" so Jeff built it with both options. I'm just trying to figure out which setup works best. There are a lot of options with all those variables. And yes there are stability issues that I can't pinpoint with 100% accuracy yet, but the smaller pump was more stable so I'm thinking of going with something smaller than I am running now.
EvMiBo
VictoriaConcordiaCrescit
Wow! Do you think it will pull too much air for the 24" body? If so will you just needle valve the air to venturi like someone else mentioned a while ago?
Also, do you have an a meter? iirc this will be your 3rd or 4th pump on that body, would have been nice to record some numbers with all the switching you're going through. :spin2:
If needed I will either restrict the pumps outlet or air with a needle valve. Maybe both. My gate valve is still closed quite a bit with the mag12. So I find it hard to believe that the rt40 will provide too much air or water as it is only ~820gph. Keep in mind, I am running the stock venturi. If I switched to a mazzei then maybe I would have air issues but I have no plans to switch that out.
Yeah, I don't have any air/water flow meters unfortunately. I wouldn't bother unless I could measure both as skimming is a result of both. One without the other doesn't provide much valuable information imo.
FranktheTankTx
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It's going to be the same thing as a result of the most important part of the largest one. The only thing that you can get is the best pump and the rest are not an intended recipient of this application.
Yep, I'll have a gate valve for the outlet. I'd rather get something slightly more powerful in case I upgrade to a 30" or 36". Keep in mind, I have the stock venturi.
Yep. Wattage will be nice with it throttled back too
Was thinking about plumbing 1" for the inlet and reducing to 3/4" right before the pump... Any thoughts?
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