Turboflotor 1000 Setup Help

[Singelmalts]

Santa brought me a Turboflotor 1000 with the Aquamedic Oceanrunner pump. My plan is to build a sump so i bought a Lifereef overflow siphon box that has a one inch output. The skimmer is designed to take water directly from the overflow into a half inch input. I don't want to restrict the overflow's output (700 gal/hr) by only using adapters from the overflow to the skimmer. My plan right now it to attach a "T" to the output line. From the "t" one line would be reduced to 1/2 and inch and routed into the skimmer the other would remain at 1 inch and go directly to some mechanical filtration material in the sump.

Oh one more thing - the fittings on the skimmer seem awfully loose - this normal? If it leaks will its' efficiency be reduced? I could cement the loose fittings but I'm not sure if I should.

Any comments, suggestions or riducule would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance

 

[Garry thomas]

Hello whisky, hope you dont mind me calling you that? anyway turboflotors Mmmmmmm at last someone who relealises they are the best read on.
`1 where are the loose parts you describe? are you talking about the flow restricters? 2 knobs at the front where the water comes from?
`2 the main bayonet of which the cup sits? is the o ring missing where the bayonet sits?
`3 i dont follow with all this plumbing nonsense , wether it's a 1000 multi or the standard skimmer just bung it in the sump bang it on sit back and enjoy......yes i do like/love them, i'v had the complete range. They are the dogs bits!

 

[Singelmalts]

Gary. you can call me whiskey but I'd rather you send me some. Anyway the losee parts are the returns to the sump. Two elbow's with 4 inch pvc attched that just slip over the returns to route the flow down into the sump.

 

[Ryan22]

Singlemalts,
The elbows on mine were loose too, I just wrapped some teflon around the returns and sliped the elows over it, it tightened it up for me, problem solved. I tried T-ing my overflow to feed the skimmer, but it didn't work very well for me, I could never get enough flow. I hooked up a Maxi-Jet 1200 to the input with 1/2 inch hose and put a gate valve in the hose so I could adjust the flow. The skimmer worked great like that until a few days ago when I noticed that my rio crapped out. I guess this is the excuse I've been looking for to get rid of the last rio in my tank

 

[Garry thomas]

I take it you have'nt got the multi with the overflow boxs on it?

 

[Singelmalts]

Gary, Nope I have the in-sump model not the multi

 

[Garry thomas]

Multi or not its a fantastic skimmer runs well straight outer the box!

 

[neil16x]

gary wot pump you got on your multi .i've had two pumps overheat,
i mean over heat! one was still warm after an hour's drive to shop.
the third stops producing foam.see reef central threads.
i replaced the skimmer with a deltec 1060s turbo .v good.
but i want to get new pump for the multi