[alrha]

Quote: Originally Posted by regal Which model? Internal or external?

internal

[regal]

Quote: Originally Posted by alrha internal

Which model or for what size tank?

[alrha]

the most powerful that can fit that size.

[Noodus]

couldn't find pictures of tunze skimmers in action. i got my 9010 here. can't tell how good or bad it is. it's been on for a few weeks and it pulls out about 100ml of crap a day. i have a 72 gal with 20 gal refuge. lots of softies and 6 small fish and a med yellow tang. here are pics.

[jackson6745]

100ml is very little skimmate for a system with your bioload. From what I've seen in person and based on the amount of skimmate and bubble concetration that you're getting(along with price consideration), this style Tunze skimmer really sucks. For a little cheaper you could get an ASMg3 which could give you like 6-8oz dark skimmate per day.

[alrha]

Rich, you really know how to make tunze owners feel like skimmate

[lunner]

Well I went ahead and order the DAS EX-1 today...

I guess the price is too cheap to resist

[alrha]

might be considering the Deltec TS1060S
(as an FYI, Deltec rates the TS1060S at the same capacity as the AP702). It is more difficult to clean, but fits in a smaller footprint.

[alrha]

Deltec Turbo Skimmer 1060S is on its way....

WOO HOO!

[tacocat]

Quote: Originally Posted by jackson6745 Taco that skimmer definitely wasn't running right. Do you still use it? When the whole neck gets black you really hinder the performance. What pump is running it? The MRC I was running worked awesome. Performance wise it blew away the expensive needlewheel skimmers. Only thing was I ran it with a 300w pump Here is my MRC running dry and wet but I switched to this because of $200 per month electrical savings

It was underpowered. I was using a Mak-4 on it. This was a first generation MRC, and the acrylic was thin. A larger pump may have blown up the body.

I got my Grotech HEA 200 back. I will be using that to cure my new tank (240g Starphire cube). I'll try to get pics of it running.

True, a beckett skimmer can be quieter than a needlewheel skimmer in the air intake department. My MRC was very quiet in those regards. Unfortunately, it is typically the pump that is loud. Until recently, it was difficult to find a quiet pressure rated pump.