- Location
- poughquag, ny
OK, first off let me Thank Michael Hall of
www.aqua-digital.com
he stayed in contact with me whole time and answered my emails right away.
I was able to do the review of the new Skimz SM202,
I just received it today, waiting around all day for it to come. Box came very well packaged inside and out, outside was bubble wrap protected also. Sorry I do not initially have photo's as I am RC photo challenged
As I started to open and seeing everything wrapped inside as well, after peeling layers of bubble wrap and cerain wrap off all the piece's and laying them out, I truly was excited.
A little background on me, I use the same screen name on a couple forum's mainly my local one in NY. I have owned a few skimmer's over the last 6 year's, always looking for that skimmer that was just rock solid, I have had 20 something skimmer's. From several models of some companies. ER, ASM, Bermuda, Vertex, E.t.s.s, BK, Das, and several others. I do keep heavy stocked system's, usually SPS Dominated, and I like fish :worried: .
My previous and best skimmer I have used personally on my system was a Vertex IN100 gen 3 powered by an atb mini airstar. And this was a beast on my 80g system. This is a very solid built skimmer, so this will be its judgmental comparison. FYI I did pay for this skimmer, this was not given to me by any means. I wish.
Well the initial build of this is very solid, I like to squeeze the body to see how solid it is. Honestly this is a huge bonus for me. I couldn't concave the body. So after putting it all together and looking at it {Man this thing is sexy} if it performs half as well as it look's I might have a winner. After wiggling it into my sump, {I will be getting a new sump built so I have more room} I am feeding it directly from my bio-pellets reactor. Fired it up and it is dead silent, produce's probably the smallest bubbles I’ve seen from a skimmer, nw , mesh or otherwise. I can't truly tell the performance of it as it has only been running a few hour's, but it definitely looks promising and don’t think I have to worry about whether it will perform as well as my last skimmer.
Once I am able to post some pic's or if someone can help or I can send them to them to post for me I would appreciate it, I will continue to keep this updated as it progress's
Here are the specs.
The Skimz E-Series SM202 Protein Skimmer is the perfect solution to reefers with space constraints, yet wanting an ultra-high performance skimmer. Fitted with Skimz ES5000 needlewheel pumps, the SM202 draws an amazing air intake of 960 litres per hour. Suitable for tanks up to 2,000 litres, the SM202 is a top-of-the-range compact skimmer for advance users.
The SM202 should be provided with water from the aquarium either from a separate pump or gravity feed.
Technical Data:
Skimmer pump: 1 Skimz ES5000 needlewheel
Power consumption: 20W
Air intake: 960 l/h
Method of feeding: Pump or gravity feed
Feed pump: 2,000 l/h
Dimension:
L 276 x W 375 x H 580mm
Feed inlet diameter (mm): 19/27 flexible hose
Return outlet pipe diameter (mm): 50
Skimmer body diameter (mm): 200
For Aquariums:
800 - 2,000 litres
Installation:
Can be installed in-sump or out-sump
www.aqua-digital.com
he stayed in contact with me whole time and answered my emails right away.
I was able to do the review of the new Skimz SM202,
I just received it today, waiting around all day for it to come. Box came very well packaged inside and out, outside was bubble wrap protected also. Sorry I do not initially have photo's as I am RC photo challenged
As I started to open and seeing everything wrapped inside as well, after peeling layers of bubble wrap and cerain wrap off all the piece's and laying them out, I truly was excited.
A little background on me, I use the same screen name on a couple forum's mainly my local one in NY. I have owned a few skimmer's over the last 6 year's, always looking for that skimmer that was just rock solid, I have had 20 something skimmer's. From several models of some companies. ER, ASM, Bermuda, Vertex, E.t.s.s, BK, Das, and several others. I do keep heavy stocked system's, usually SPS Dominated, and I like fish :worried: .
My previous and best skimmer I have used personally on my system was a Vertex IN100 gen 3 powered by an atb mini airstar. And this was a beast on my 80g system. This is a very solid built skimmer, so this will be its judgmental comparison. FYI I did pay for this skimmer, this was not given to me by any means. I wish.
Well the initial build of this is very solid, I like to squeeze the body to see how solid it is. Honestly this is a huge bonus for me. I couldn't concave the body. So after putting it all together and looking at it {Man this thing is sexy} if it performs half as well as it look's I might have a winner. After wiggling it into my sump, {I will be getting a new sump built so I have more room} I am feeding it directly from my bio-pellets reactor. Fired it up and it is dead silent, produce's probably the smallest bubbles I’ve seen from a skimmer, nw , mesh or otherwise. I can't truly tell the performance of it as it has only been running a few hour's, but it definitely looks promising and don’t think I have to worry about whether it will perform as well as my last skimmer.
Once I am able to post some pic's or if someone can help or I can send them to them to post for me I would appreciate it, I will continue to keep this updated as it progress's
Here are the specs.
The Skimz E-Series SM202 Protein Skimmer is the perfect solution to reefers with space constraints, yet wanting an ultra-high performance skimmer. Fitted with Skimz ES5000 needlewheel pumps, the SM202 draws an amazing air intake of 960 litres per hour. Suitable for tanks up to 2,000 litres, the SM202 is a top-of-the-range compact skimmer for advance users.
The SM202 should be provided with water from the aquarium either from a separate pump or gravity feed.
Technical Data:
Skimmer pump: 1 Skimz ES5000 needlewheel
Power consumption: 20W
Air intake: 960 l/h
Method of feeding: Pump or gravity feed
Feed pump: 2,000 l/h
Dimension:
L 276 x W 375 x H 580mm
Feed inlet diameter (mm): 19/27 flexible hose
Return outlet pipe diameter (mm): 50
Skimmer body diameter (mm): 200
For Aquariums:
800 - 2,000 litres
Installation:
Can be installed in-sump or out-sump
