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View Poll Results: Do you use a protein skimmer? | |
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No.
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05-05-2008, 05:26 AM
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#41 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Originally Posted by Scott Osborne  Custom Built Square skimmer with a 30 gallon reaction chamber. Recirculating Sedra 9000 using a threadwheel for air induction, and a 800gph feed pump setup in a counter-current configuration. Skimmer has 4 cup cleaning jets setup on a solenoid that fire periodoically throughout the day. Neck cleaning is handled by a cascade style wetneck that runs 10 minutes every hour.
Skimmer pump will soon be replaced by a Velocity t4 open face threadwheel pump with all ozone proof seals. After that I will start running ozone in the reaction chamber. | You got some pictures of the massive skimmer??? Quote:
Originally Posted by Tangster Can we have a picture of that trophy skimmer , I'd love to see that PITA ! LOL Joking buddy | I will put a 8x10 in the living room when I get it up and running. Mommy will like that a bunch. I'll put it right next to the kids pictures. 
Would love for it to arrive today....  _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 My 265 Gal. Tank Thread " REAL TIME TANK STATS "   | 
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05-05-2008, 03:01 PM
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#42 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
Posts: 3,860
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I use an AQUA C EV180 on my 125.
AQUA C Remora on my 75
and no skimmer on my daughters 30 hex with soft corals and a Pacific Long Tentacle Anemone, fish and inverts. _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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05-05-2008, 06:14 PM
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#43 (permalink)
| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fairport, NY
Posts: 207
Karma: 122
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Its on my skimmer thread.
I need to update it as I have added the wetneck and self cleaning cup since then. I need to get a video of everything on. Its pretty neat.
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A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them G.Washington | |
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05-05-2008, 09:52 PM
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#44 (permalink)
| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: new york Age: 32
Posts: 93
Karma: 15
|  how can i have crispy clear water?
I have RSM and their skimmer is not that good. and also i cut down the black foam %50 percent since i was having i lot of micro bubbles but my water is not really clear how can i achieve that? | |
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05-06-2008, 03:55 AM
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#45 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
Posts: 2,980
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Originally Posted by Scott Osborne Its on my skimmer thread.
I need to update it as I have added the wetneck and self cleaning cup since then. I need to get a video of everything on. Its pretty neat. | Well I'm still waiting on the video.....  | |
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05-07-2008, 02:34 PM
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#46 (permalink)
| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 149
Karma: 186
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Remora on my 55gal
and a Euro Reef on my 125gal
sorry cant remember the numbers and letters and all that. lol
Both work fantasticly btw. | |
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05-11-2008, 10:45 PM
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#47 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator |
I run a Bubble King 300 External.
Great skimmer. Might be see as an extravagant skimmer but I love it.
J | |
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05-11-2008, 10:59 PM
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#48 (permalink)
| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Miami,Fl
Posts: 737
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Octopus NW200 (moded) _________ 90 gallon tank with center overflows, 44 gallon custom sump/fuge, Tek T5 retrofit 4x54 bulbs, Reef Octopus nw200 protein skimmer, Iwaki WMD40RLXT return pump (changed to panworld 100pxx),Knop c ca reactor, PA light house controller.
Click: Real-Time Stats 
^^ Testing it out! Ill add more param.. later. | |
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05-16-2008, 11:59 PM
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#49 (permalink)
| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 59
Karma: 55
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after reading about some of your skimmer setups, I feel like a certified noob.
I'm running a Prizm (which I'm not at all happy with) on my 60g.
crazy thing, with just a micro adjustment, I go from no effect to overflow. There's no in between.
(somebody tell me what I SHOULD be using?) | |
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05-17-2008, 01:11 AM
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#50 (permalink)
| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: May 2008 Location: ...the night time... is the right time...
Posts: 107
Karma: 197
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Originally Posted by MILLERTIME i have a seaclone 100 for my 90gal in my sump | how's it working out for you? this is the only piece of equipment i bought without thorough researching and for a few weeks i absolutely despised this thing! still do actually! i've got it as close to dialed in as i can and i just leave it alone now,sometimes it foams,sometimes it doesn't,it's handsdown the most expensive airstone i've ever bought though,the only good thing i can say is that i'm on the fence as far as skimmer/no skimmer goes and since it only works occasionaly it satisfies both sides of the argument | |
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