skimmer

[lola]

hello people
I have a seaclone skimmer.How do I know what is the propper adjustment.I'm getting a very fine air bubble in the tank that I dont want any suggestion .thank you

 

[bad coffee]

Lola,

What are the rest of the stats for your tank? Size, ect.

Most people will tell you to get rid of the seaclown and get a real skimmer

There's a skimmer thread here you might be interesed in.
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/8625-skimmer-thread.html

B

 

[lola]

125 all glass tank
2 eheims
1 tetra tec uv
3 aquaclear 50
orbit light 24/7 on timers
seaclone 150

 

[nanoreefer22]

That seaclone probably isn't doing much more than adding a little circulation to the tank.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

That seaclone probably isn't doing much more than adding a little circulation to the tank.

:lol2:

see if you could return that seaclown and get ur money back.... go to ebay or wait for someone selling a better skimmer such as a remora or sumtin.. stay away from prizm and as u no now the seaclown...

 

[lola]

what makes a seaclone a bad skimmer ? sorry I'm new to this expense .

 

[DevIouS]

what makes a seaclone a bad skimmer ? sorry I'm new to this expense

It's the design of the SeaClone. It absolutely does nothing.
Don't worry...we've all been down that road. Definitely up-grade skimmers.

go to ebay or wait for someone selling a better skimmer such as a remora or sumtin

Tony.....the Remora is not sufficient for 125 gallons.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

It's the design of the SeaClone. It absolutely does nothing.
Don't worry...we've all been down that road. Definitely up-grade skimmers.



Tony.....the Remora is not sufficient for 125 gallons.

guess i missed that ooops!

 

[jackson6745]

what makes a seaclone a bad skimmer ? sorry I'm new to this expense .

What makes a skimmer a good skimmer is the concetration of bubbles it can produce along with it's ability to adjust the foam concentration within the skimmer body.

Look at the seaclone. That little tornado of bubbles is actually very little bubbles. The body of a quality skimmer will be almost white with bubbles, like a glass of milk:tongue1:

Since you don't have a sump you will be limited to a hang-on style skimmer which are all relatively weak for a 125G. For the money your best bet would be an Aqua C Remora Pro http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merc...t_Code=AQUAC-REMORAP-M7XT&Category_Code=AquaC
which is still undersized for your reef but 100x better than the seaclone.

Look at your current setup as a learning experience. We have all been where you are. It all depends on what level you would like to take the hobby to. All the info is here for the taking.:birthday:

 

[jackson6745]

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/sale-trade/16119-remora-pro-fs.html

 

[LeslieS]

Rich,

What about the Deltec HOB? It is rated for up to 225 gallons.

 

[LeslieS]

I think Marrone still has one for sale.

 

[jackson6745]

Rich,

What about the Deltec HOB? It is rated for up to 225 gallons.

It's much better than the Aqua C and Marrone was selling for a good price:scratchch