Skimmers? - Reef-Geeks

Kimberlee · Reef-Geek

Some one gave me this skimmer, minus pump. I don't know anything about it, including who makes it or what pump I would need to make it work. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry about the food being in front of it, the black pice you think the food is in front of ends right there.

rgrking · Spawning

looks like a cone skimmer. should work better than your seaclone.

Kimberlee · Reef-Geek

Not it. Need to know what kind of pump to get. More complicated than the seaclone though

Barbara · Geekette

sorry ....I can't help out here.....don't know much about skimmers

Kimberlee · Reef-Geek

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Originally Posted by Barbara

sorry ....I can't help out here.....don't know much about skimmers

Me either, but I'm sure I'll like this 1 better than the seaclone, and I could give the old 1 to my kid which would be a great skimmer for a 20 long. Just need to know which pump I need and how to set the thing up.

chris&barb · Lost

Looks like a coralife super skimmer to me. Might be one of the earlier ones from the looks of it. If the main skimmer body is around 4" then it needs a needle wheel pump with 325gph. I looked around for a pump for it and didnt find any. I wouldnt waste much time or money trying to get this skimmer working. For a little more money then the replacement pump you could get a whole new skimmer that will work much better then this one.

Kimberlee · Reef-Geek

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Originally Posted by chris&barb

Looks like a coralife super skimmer to me. Might be one of the earlier ones from the looks of it. If the main skimmer body is around 4" then it needs a needle wheel pump with 325gph. I looked around for a pump for it and didnt find any. I wouldnt waste much time or money trying to get this skimmer working. For a little more money then the replacement pump you could get a whole new skimmer that will work much better then this one.

Thx, that's the info I was looking for. Would it work better that my modded seaclone?

chris&barb · Lost

Thats hard to say. For a skimmer to work well its a matter of air to water ratio, contact time, bubble size ect.. so you would have to know these things to say which will work better. If you can get the right size needle wheel pump for cheep its worth a shot but if your going to pay $100 for the pump you're better off IMO getting a new skimmer that you know will work right.

Either of these would be well worth the money as opposed to $100 for a pump

SWC150 BMK

SWC 120 Cone

[1 (permalink)] Posted by Kimberlee 10-17-2011, 01:18 PM	Reef-Geek
Skimmers? Some one gave me this skimmer, minus pump. I don't know anything about it, including who makes it or what pump I would need to make it work. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry about the food being in front of it, the black pice you think the food is in front of ends right there.	Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Salem OR Posts: 270 Gameroom cash: $38755 Rep Power: 8
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 10-17-2011, 04:05 PM	Spawning
looks like a cone skimmer. should work better than your seaclone. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 10-18-2011, 03:33 PM	Geekette
sorry ....I can't help out here.....don't know much about skimmers __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013819 Rep Power: 100
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[3 (permalink)] Posted by Kimberlee 10-17-2011, 08:45 PM	Reef-Geek
Not it. Need to know what kind of pump to get. More complicated than the seaclone though	Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Salem OR Posts: 270 Gameroom cash: $38755 Rep Power: 8
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 10-19-2011, 10:49 AM	Lost
Looks like a coralife super skimmer to me. Might be one of the earlier ones from the looks of it. If the main skimmer body is around 4" then it needs a needle wheel pump with 325gph. I looked around for a pump for it and didnt find any. I wouldnt waste much time or money trying to get this skimmer working. For a little more money then the replacement pump you could get a whole new skimmer that will work much better then this one.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,272 Gameroom cash: $3501040 Rep Power: 100
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 10-19-2011, 11:57 AM	Lost
Thats hard to say. For a skimmer to work well its a matter of air to water ratio, contact time, bubble size ect.. so you would have to know these things to say which will work better. If you can get the right size needle wheel pump for cheep its worth a shot but if your going to pay $100 for the pump you're better off IMO getting a new skimmer that you know will work right. Either of these would be well worth the money as opposed to $100 for a pump SWC150 BMK SWC 120 Cone	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,272 Gameroom cash: $3501040 Rep Power: 100
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