Skimmer Thread - Page 44

**jhale** · 04-10-2006, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by pecan2phat


	Jonathan, Little did you know that Herman, Jesse and I were already talking on how the Elos skimmer at the swap was destined for your 120!

ha, it was a set-up! lol, actually I had told Jesse I was potentially interested in one of the elos skimmers. I was on the fence though. I'll be happy when I see it in action. Herman has first dibs on smelling the skimmate

sorry Rich, I'll save you some

jackson6745 · 04-10-2006, 11:43 AM

Jhale lmk when you get it running. It looks like a very good design and it's built like a house! I just need to see it skim

I can't smell anymore skimmate, I'm starting to get brain damage

ctxmonitor · 04-10-2006, 11:17 PM

yup, we definitely need some pics and see it running!!

Rich, when you getting your skimmer? Let see who get their running first

jawwad2004 · 04-10-2006, 11:20 PM

John wheres those skimmer pics,I wanna see!

herman · 04-11-2006, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jawwad2004


	John wheres those skimmer pics,I wanna see!

Its breaking in now dude. Pics will follow!

**jhale** · 04-11-2006, 02:56 AM

Some shots of the Skimmer before it went into the sump.

Do not let the small size deceive you, this skimmer will compete with ones much larger than it.

It all breaks down for cleaning easily, no tools needed, just four thumb screws hold the body together.

close up of the thumb screws, shows the attention to detail nicely,

**"DevIouS"** · 04-11-2006, 02:58 AM

Wow....
Cool!

**jhale** · 04-11-2006, 03:03 AM

This is the one adjustment you make on the skimmer, how much air that goes in the body is controlled precisely by this plastic C-clamp.

water and air enter from the top and shoot through this tube,

a close up of the inside of the body, this is the top where the body meets the collection cup.

I'll have more pics tomorrow of the skimmer in action.
It produces very fine bubbles that fill the entire chamber and rise up at a nice steady rate. The ehiem pump is perfectly matched with the skimmer.
I could not wait to try it, within an hour the skimmer was making thick frothy skimmate, then it went nuts and I had to turn the air off.

The only thing I don't like so far is the small sized collection cup, a larger one is available.

jackson6745 · 04-11-2006, 03:47 AM

Waiting for the money shot......

elosusa · 04-11-2006, 06:02 AM

Just got back. Nice pictures Jonathan. I officially hate driving in NY and NJ! I had a nice meeting with IceCap today and managed to get lost everytime I turned a corner. I went with the Chevy Cavalier and that would be the "sea clone of the road". Anyways, it was nice getting a chance to meet some of you guys ( and a girl or 2). Jonathan, you will be able to see the air bubbles escaping through the outlet if it is not broken in yet. Because I am so impatient the first night I ran it super,super dry ( barely reaching the bottom of the cup) and the next morning I cleaned the cup and dialed it in. You were basically skimmerless so it will be interesting to see how it does the first few days catching up with your system. The one thing I thought about was the position of the skimmer. Are you going to have it on the left side or the right side next to the drain? Obviously, next to the drain would be ideal but I don't know if it will fit there. Anyways, I'll send the box out wednesday. Thanks again you guys for inviting me and I will talk to you later. Oh and I have the sump and a NS500 here that I can post pics if you guys want. Jesse

04-10-2006, 11:20 PM	#434
jawwad2004 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Corona, Queens, NY Posts: 1,444 Reefer Ratings: (19) Friends: (0)	John wheres those skimmer pics,I wanna see! __________________ I love skimmers My Tank: 90 Gallon AGA RR, 2 250 Watt MH 10K w/ 2 110Watt Super Actinic VHO 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon refugium w/ DSB in fuge and main tank, Tunze 6060, Seio 1500 , Deltec APF 600 In The works: 356 Gallon Peninsula Tank (763630)

04-11-2006, 02:56 AM	#436
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,310 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (33)	Elos NS-1000 Some shots of the Skimmer before it went into the sump. Do not let the small size deceive you, this skimmer will compete with ones much larger than it. It all breaks down for cleaning easily, no tools needed, just four thumb screws hold the body together. close up of the thumb screws, shows the attention to detail nicely,

04-11-2006, 02:58 AM	#437
"DevIouS" - Untitled - Join Date: May 2005 Location: Da B - X Posts: 7,112 Reefer Ratings: (61) Friends: (18)	Wow.... Cool! __________________ Asianer - "all this time i always thought you were just a mod on rg." "never knew you actually had a tank"

04-11-2006, 03:03 AM	#438
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,310 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (33)	NS-1000 cont. This is the one adjustment you make on the skimmer, how much air that goes in the body is controlled precisely by this plastic C-clamp. water and air enter from the top and shoot through this tube, a close up of the inside of the body, this is the top where the body meets the collection cup. I'll have more pics tomorrow of the skimmer in action. It produces very fine bubbles that fill the entire chamber and rise up at a nice steady rate. The ehiem pump is perfectly matched with the skimmer. I could not wait to try it, within an hour the skimmer was making thick frothy skimmate, then it went nuts and I had to turn the air off. The only thing I don't like so far is the small sized collection cup, a larger one is available.

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04-10-2006, 11:17 PM	#433
ctxmonitor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,832 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (0)	yup, we definitely need some pics and see it running!! Rich, when you getting your skimmer? Let see who get their running first

04-11-2006, 06:02 AM	#440
elosusa Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 49 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	Just got back. Nice pictures Jonathan. I officially hate driving in NY and NJ! I had a nice meeting with IceCap today and managed to get lost everytime I turned a corner. I went with the Chevy Cavalier and that would be the "sea clone of the road". Anyways, it was nice getting a chance to meet some of you guys ( and a girl or 2). Jonathan, you will be able to see the air bubbles escaping through the outlet if it is not broken in yet. Because I am so impatient the first night I ran it super,super dry ( barely reaching the bottom of the cup) and the next morning I cleaned the cup and dialed it in. You were basically skimmerless so it will be interesting to see how it does the first few days catching up with your system. The one thing I thought about was the position of the skimmer. Are you going to have it on the left side or the right side next to the drain? Obviously, next to the drain would be ideal but I don't know if it will fit there. Anyways, I'll send the box out wednesday. Thanks again you guys for inviting me and I will talk to you later. Oh and I have the sump and a NS500 here that I can post pics if you guys want. Jesse