Vertex Skimmer club
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tangtang clown
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Awesome! :thumbsup:
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
it is a resun pump.
Ok, Well I picked up yet another in 100. The in 180 I had was pretty impressive. The in 100 is only rated for 420 lph, about 15 scfh. Well I thought i would see what I could do to help that.
First tested it stock
pulling 23 watts with a power factor of .33 @ 15scfh
First I meshed it. I got
24watts PF .34 @ 18 scfh.
Not quite was I was hoping for. So I was like why so little gain. Well The inlet on the venturi cover is really restricted. Same as the sicce pump. Thats why the mill out the cover on the inlet.
So thats what I did. this way its restricted by the venturi, not by the inlet of the pump. This should really open it up. Ill test it out here in a bit. Here is the after photo, didnt get a before.
this should help quite a bit. I ll post more tonight. But the in 80 and 100 share the same pump so this should be helpful to all who have this pump. Or give you a good idea what NOT to do lol once I see my results.
Mojo~
Ok, Well I picked up yet another in 100. The in 180 I had was pretty impressive. The in 100 is only rated for 420 lph, about 15 scfh. Well I thought i would see what I could do to help that.
First tested it stock
pulling 23 watts with a power factor of .33 @ 15scfh
First I meshed it. I got
24watts PF .34 @ 18 scfh.
Not quite was I was hoping for. So I was like why so little gain. Well The inlet on the venturi cover is really restricted. Same as the sicce pump. Thats why the mill out the cover on the inlet.
So thats what I did. this way its restricted by the venturi, not by the inlet of the pump. This should really open it up. Ill test it out here in a bit. Here is the after photo, didnt get a before.
this should help quite a bit. I ll post more tonight. But the in 80 and 100 share the same pump so this should be helpful to all who have this pump. Or give you a good idea what NOT to do lol once I see my results.
Mojo~
FiSHy sAy HeY
New member
So what exactly did you do? Will it make a in 80 perform better whatever you did?
Step by step instructions possibly?
Step by step instructions possibly?
Rickyrooz1
Acropora Nut
I placed my order for the Vertex IN-180 with Premium Aquatics. It will be replacing my AquaC EV-120. I will be joining the club shortly!
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
the in 180 is a different pump. Its is good stock. just a mesh mod adds like 8 to 10 scfh. And its really too much for the skimmer on the 180. about 900 to 1000 lph is enough on the 180. when meshed it was pulling closer to 1100 + and was too turbulent for my liking.
Now the 100 is only pulling about 420 stock. which is what it is rated at. Meshed it only jumped a little with no more load on pump. basically it was too restricted going in. So I opened up the inlet to allow more air and water. this way the reducer will determine the water intake and should allow the pump to create more suction. if not I made a pretty ugly paper weight.
mojo~
Now the 100 is only pulling about 420 stock. which is what it is rated at. Meshed it only jumped a little with no more load on pump. basically it was too restricted going in. So I opened up the inlet to allow more air and water. this way the reducer will determine the water intake and should allow the pump to create more suction. if not I made a pretty ugly paper weight.
mojo~
SwitchedToLinux
Member
What is the footprint for the 100? I am seeing two dimensions for it. I dont know which one is correct.
Bill14
Member
I joined the club tonight. I got an IN-180 for my 90g tank. Right now it's in a 30g breaking in on some water I just pulled out of my display for a water change. Here it is after running for about 10 minutes. I was really surprised at how quiet it is.
Now that I've made the purchase, I'm wondering if I should have checked out the IN-280 a little more. Any chance that monster would fit in a 30g (36"x12"x16") tank? I wanted to overskim. Would the 280 be too much?
Now that I've made the purchase, I'm wondering if I should have checked out the IN-280 a little more. Any chance that monster would fit in a 30g (36"x12"x16") tank? I wanted to overskim. Would the 280 be too much?
Charlie Davidson
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So, you went from @15 to 18/20 ( 25% increase correct?) ... Are bubbles finer?
http://www.calculator.org/property.aspx?name=volumetric+flowrate
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Charlie Davidson
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Bill, looks very good for 10 minutes!
24hr pic's ?
24hr pic's ?
Rickyrooz1
Acropora Nut
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15487678#post15487678 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bill14
I joined the club tonight. I got an IN-180 for my 90g tank. Right now it's in a 30g breaking in on some water I just pulled out of my display for a water change. Here it is after running for about 10 minutes. I was really surprised at how quiet it is.
Now that I've made the purchase, I'm wondering if I should have checked out the IN-280 a little more. Any chance that monster would fit in a 30g (36"x12"x16") tank? I wanted to overskim. Would the 280 be too much?
I ordered a 180 and have the same size sump as you do. How long is the skimmer? I see it will fit in the 12" width of the tank but how long do I need to make the skimmer section?
Bill14
Member
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15488109#post15488109 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Charlie Davidson
Bill, looks very good for 10 minutes!
24hr pic's ?
Here ya go.
I was running it pretty open. I adjusted it a bit tonight. I'll be installing it on my reef sometime this weekend.
Bill14
Member
I just measured and it's about 16" from edge to edge. You could probably shave a inch or two by rotating it slightly. So, minimum, you could get by with 16", but I'd go 18"+ to make sure you have some wiggle room.
Here's some pics of how mine is sitting. You can see that you could rotate the skimmer body to sit the pump and output at an angle to shorten the length a little. You can also rotate the output pipe a little to shave off some length.
Once I get it situated under my tank, I can take some better pics and measurements for you.
jck9
In Memoriam
bill14 (and everyone else with the in180) on mine i situated the output on the opposite side of the skimmer from the pump. that way the water comes into the sump right above the skimmer pump and exits right by the baffle to go to my return pump. also the water level in my sump comes up to where the straight piece on the output is halfway submerged so i took the elbo on the end off. having it completely submerged like you have it causes backpressure in the skimmer and could trap air. if you take that elbow off your water level in the skimmer will drop. just my .02 cents and personal prefference.
john
john
Rickyrooz1
Acropora Nut
Thanks Bill14, I think I'm going to have to build a new sump. My current skimmer section for the AquaC is 12"x9".
