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10-26-2005, 11:57 AM
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| POD PIMP  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Rockaway Park, NY
Posts: 5,854
Reefer Ratings: (47)  | Skimmer Thread
I thought it would be cool to post pics of your skimmer in action so all our members can see it's performance to help make a decision on what skimmer is right for their needs. Please list a brief description of the skimmer and the pros and cons of its use. DO NOT POST UNLESS YOU HAVE PICS OF YOUR SKIMMER IN ACTION post 1 2 MR2 post 3 DasBX-3 post 3 DasBX-3 post 4 ASM G4post 4 ASM G4 post 5 Deltec AP702, post 6 ASM G6, post 7 HAS 1000 post 12 HSA 250 post 15 Deltec MCE 600 post 27 ASM G3 post 29 Barr Aquatic SK4220 post 40 Etss Reef Devil post 41 Aqua C Remora post 42 Deltec replics post 43 Aqua C EV 240 post 54 Lifereef VS3-24 post 60 Aqua C EV120 post 71 H+S A150-F2001 post 78 Euro-Reef CS5-2 post 87 ASM G3 with mod post 88 Aqua C remora post 90 Spykes special mod Coralife super skimmer post 100 ETS 8000 *picture link broken* post 102 ER Es5-2 post 105 sykes coralife super skimmer post 112 ER Es5-3 post 126 ER ES5-3 post 129 H&S A110 post 130 Tunze 9005 post 134 SVS24 post 139 custom MRC Recirculating Beckett post 160 cali's bubble king post 161 cali's bar aquatic post 176 Deltec ap600 post 196 H&S A110-2000 post 220 Kent Nautilus TE post 242 Elos ns-1000 post 263 Bubble King 300 EXT post 281 Euroreef CS-8 post 282 etss 500 post 300 PM Hot-1 post 355 Deltec 702 post 359 Deltec APF600 post 361 Coralife super skimmer 220 post 363 DAS BX-3 post 364 Red Sea Berlin TURBO SKIMMER hangon post 386 Deltec 1004 post 379 Deltec AP702 post 380 Spykes Bubble King post 395 bunch of deltec stuff post 436 elos ns-1000 out of sump post 457 Elos ns-1000 first pics post 501 spsluva (travis) review of the bubble king post 521 Elos ns-1000 update post 542 DAS EX-2 post 612 DAS EX-2 Photo essay out of sump Post 675 DAS BX-3 (jackson6745) Post 685 DAS BX-1 Here is my MR-2 Dual beckett with a panworld 200PS pump running it. It's hard to say how much skimmate I get because I am always dialing it from wet to a dry foam (depending on how much i want my water polished). Running wet I get up to 60oz of light green water per day and I noticed improved water clarity. Running dry I will get about 20oz of brown/green skimmate in 2-3 days that smells the room like a dog turd in front of a fan. Pros: Very powerful skimming that can be dialed from extremely dry to extremely wet, easy to clean, for the performance you get it is relatively cheap. cons: noisy, uses a lot of electricity, and can de difficult to dial in at first. I would only recommend this skimmer to the most dedicated hobbyists.
__________________ Rich ---------------------------- You're right! Your phosphates are zero. Hey that's a nice brown acro you have there  Last edited by jhale; 01-03-2007 at 01:31 AM. |
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10-26-2005, 12:21 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Weehawken, NJ
Posts: 3,658
Reefer Ratings: (9) | DAS BX-3 (changed three pumps to aquabee 200/1) I wanted a skimmer that is easy to use. I basically wanted plug and play. Its an insump skimmer. The collection cup holds almost a gallon of nog. Its extremely efficient and each pump can be dialed in individually so you can really get the consistency of skimmate that you want. DAS received a license from Deltec to produce their skimmers. Deltec has recently upgraded their needlewheels which are available to buy. Essentially you get a deltec at half the price. Honestly, I did not really notice a difference between the DAS and The Aquabee pumps. They both are eheims. So if you get a DAS skimmer dont even bother with the upgrade The reaction chamber is 8 inches wide and the collection cup is 11 inches wide. Pros: Easy to use. Very efficient. No plumbing etc needed. It has additional chambers for carbon and also a filterpad. All water passing through the skimmer must exit through the carbon and filterpad. This is especially good if you are runninbg ozone. I have never seen a single micrbuble exiting the skimmer. Water level can be dialed in and the pads are very easily removed. The skimmer is fairly quiet given the three pumps. The build quality of this thing is solid as hell. Its very easy to take apart for cleaning and absolutely every pice comes out so there are no nooks you cant reach. Cons: Not the cheapest skimmer around, but worth it. The only reall drawback I can see is the size, but when you get a skimmer like this your tank will obviously be big enough and your sump can definitely handle the footprint.    There are more pictures of the skimmer in my gallery.
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10-26-2005, 12:41 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vernon, NJ
Posts: 1,246
Reefer Ratings: (9) |
here is my ASM G4 w /sedra 9000 pump. I plan on doing the recirculation Mod on this skimmer when I upgrade to the 450 gal tank. Pros it's plug and play affordable lot of skimmer for the dollar cons in sump only need to mod to have a sperate collection cup (it's not a hassle toempty cup) |
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10-26-2005, 01:17 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brooklyn NY
Posts: 305
Reefer Ratings: (3) |
Deltec AP702:  and:  Efficient, reliable, but too expensive... Previous, ASMG-5 (modified to run recirculating):  and:  For the money, the ASM is the best skimmer I have used...and I've used many. d. |
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10-26-2005, 03:15 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: middle village queens
Posts: 1,467
Reefer Ratings: (22) | http://www.manhattanreefs.com/galler...8-0826_IMG.JPG  here is my hsa 1000. it works just needs adjusting and a strong pump.
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10-26-2005, 05:30 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: brooklyn
Posts: 461
Reefer Ratings: (10) |  this is my euro reef cs8-2 with they so call Beta pump thanks to Rich ....for making me get this monster Pros : it work really well..thats 3 day skimmate in the pic above Cons: To big This skimmer put out some smelly stuff..but I was told to put Kalk in the waste cup and BINGO!!!! no more smelly house... Last edited by Melt; 10-26-2005 at 05:41 PM. |
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10-26-2005, 05:32 PM
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| Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Weehawken, NJ
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Guys!! Descriptions - PROS - CONS. The point of this article is to help people understand the various skimmers we use and why we use them.
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10-26-2005, 05:48 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NYC/INDONESIA
Posts: 650
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nycmat: here is my hsa 1000. it works just needs adjusting and a strong pump.[/quote] yes you do
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