[glow=Maroon, 3, 90%]Well, two days ago, I finally got my skimmer. And I have to tell you, it was certainly worth the wait!! This skimmer is nothing like it looks in its picture!!
http://www.euro-reef.com/index.html Euro-Reef's Website gives the
Technical Specs as follows:
•Reactions chamber: 5" diameter x 10" tall
•Collection cup: 5" diameter x 4" tall
•Overal height: 20"
•Easy union disconnect w/ zero height clearance required for cup removal
•Pump: SEDRA KSP3500 @ 30 Watts 110v
•Footprint: 9" x 9"
•Rated for marine aquaria 40 gallons +
It
LOOKS a LOT bigger than this. I know that is a strange thing to say, but that was one of the first things I noticed when I took it out of the box.
The second thing I noticed was the
quality of the plastic. This isn't K-Mart plastic, boys and girls. This is
NASA plastic. It is smooth, heavy, and the parts fit together like a hand in a glove.
And third,
this sucker SKIMS!! Fifteen minutes after taking it out of the box, it was skimming my tank. The manual says you have to give it time to "settle down." It surely didn't take long -- it was skimming big time in NO time. Now, it did take me a few hours to get it really "dialed in," but now it is sucking skimmate every bit as nasty as that which I used to get out of my AquaMedic.
I'll give you another report next week, after it has a chance to run for a while. But, first impression is,
this thing ROCKS!!![/glow]
