How many Pumps do you have running your Reef Tank

A...............no. My skimmer doesnt have a venturi system, instead, it has a spray injection system. However, it does have a John Quest fitting which allows me to connect that air hose into it. Look at the pic insert with the red arrow.




Luna

 

Hey you changed your avatar back ... lol

 

LOL.........for the record, its not me who is changing my profile, nor am I gay...........lol

I think I know who is doing this and trust me when I tell you that pay-back is a beach!


Luna

 

Same here.

 

1 for my return 2 PH'S, 1 for my calcium reactor, and 1 for my protein skimmer

 

1 return Iwaki 40. the one for my skimmer. a iwaki 30 for closed loop and 4 hydor4s until i get a wave box. oh and a maxijet for geo calcium reactor. and a mag 5 on it.

 

What I am trying to decide is, is it wise to run on just one pump? And will it save me any $ in the long run in operating costs. I'm thinking maybe one pump with a backup on hand in case it fails.hmmmmm

 

The purpose of the air hose is to inject "fresh-air" into the skimmer rather than using the air that is in my house. Maybe I misunderstood what you needed for your skimmer needs. I did have a venturi skimmer once and it needs an air line that extents from above the water line to the pump. Luna

 

Now I'm really confused. If I understood the description in the link provided by Cat4wisson, then a spray injection system needs no air?? But you say you use air brought in from the outside of your house via an air pump.

What am I missing? :-/

 

lol All skimmers use air, otherwise you'll be just circulating water in a skimmer. You know as well as anyone else that a skimmer combines water and air to extract the proteins in the water column. My skimmer has a spray injection, but it also has an air valve.


Luna