Turbofloater Multi falling off???

panzerhead · 06-30-2005, 05:36 PM

Hello All,

I'm well informed about the pros and cons of the Remora Pro and Turbofloater Multi with regards to there performance,

I'm leaning towards a Turbofloater but have grave concerns about it's durability and craftsmanship.

I have a 60g fowlr (some day reefed out) placed upstairs in an apartment and water damage is always on my mind.Haveing such a big skimmer hang of the side of my aquarium scares me when I know it wouldn't take much to knock it of(broken plastic,cat, etc..) causeing a fire or such.

My question is how well does hold up,is it something that'll last years or just till i bump it and it falls of, how well do you owners of this ps trust it alone hanging of your tank??

Any wisdom would be much appreciated,
-Ross

RAVEN · 06-30-2005, 08:02 PM

The turbofloater is a better skimmer hands down, especially if you plan on upgrading to a larger tank.

Matt Rogers · 06-30-2005, 10:45 PM

I had similar concerns when I first got my Turbflotor 1000 Multi. This is what I've found... do tilt it in about 5 degrees by using the adjustor screws at the bottom of the skimmer. Should you remove the outflow boxes, it will then not fall (the instructions actually touch on this a bit).

Secondly, make sure you tighten the screws on the outflow boxes themselves. The first box will really prevent the skimmer from falling.

I've knocked my around quite a bit and the box has prevented any harm on several occasions.

On the times that I had the box removed and knocked the skimmer (yes, I am clumsy

- and a 10 gallon sump doesn't help.) the adjustment screws at the bottom of the skimmer have prevented a major mess by leaning the skimmer in so gravity takes hold in our favor. However, it will slip a bit on the outflow pipes in these cases and one time it was violent enough to chip the pipe a bit. So be careful with the box off.

If you don't use the boxes because... well they are huge (but they do work well at decreasing bubbles in the tank) .. keep this stuff in mind and make something to secure the skimmer.

I agree with Raven here about this skimmer - I love mine and highly recommend them - but to keep costs down, they didn't use the really nice and thick plastic like EuroReef, so you have to baby it a little bit when moving stuff around. That said, mine has taken some serious knocks and kicks out the skimmate with minimal adjustments. Hope this helps.

matt

panzerhead · 06-30-2005, 11:12 PM

Thanks for taking time to reply on this concern of mine ,I'm running a filstar Xp3 on my tank as of now and it really needs baby'n. The four latch's that atach the top to it will very unlikely tolerate a rough handling. Of course not even the best gear will handle rough houseing for long. Like many aquarists recommend; Check your tank daily. I'm sure I will grow to trust it alone but it's very unlikely I will be loosing those bubble reducer screws much so as not to wear them out.

Matt Rogers · 06-30-2005, 11:22 PM

Yeah.. I understand the worry. I wasn't too comfortable hanging it on the side, but I didn't have the room in my sump. In-sump is the safest. That said, the only flood I had from it was when I took the collection cup off while the pump was still on. DUH. I hope people learn from my mistakes.

Thanks for joining 3reef.

Good night..

matt