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D3monic · All powerfull drifter

Heres eshoops video of my new skimmer. I havnt hooked mine up yet. Nothing beats free.

Sneezy · Big-Geek

Looks like a breeze to adjust.

spinycheek · Insert Custom Title Here

wow, that starts working fast.

chris&barb · Lost

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Originally Posted by Nick Marine

Thanks for the welcome guys,

Hows this for impressive.

my nitrates went from 40 ppm to 0 within 3 weeks.

Reef Octopus Classic 1500 - simply awsum.

Wow that fast. Did you have a lot of particulate in your water? What were you using before.

Nick Marine · Reef-Geek

I had the Aquamedic Turbo floater 1000. Solid reputation!!

and went over to the Reef Octopus 1500.

The Octopus is more then double the turbo in size so I was expecting some difference at a minimum.

Very very very pleased to say the least.

luke33 · Reef-Geek

When i rate a skimmer to a tank i look at design, air pull and what the tank has in it. For a sps tank its important to keep clean so i generally look at 6lph per gallon. For a mixed reef i do around the same. For softies and LPS i generally go with 4-5lph per gallon. Only softies and you can get away with 3lph air pull. But like i said, it has to be a nicely designed skimmer. Skimmers are also very important for ORP levels, so keep that in mind.

luke33 · Reef-Geek

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Originally Posted by shmoliken

i wasn't wonderiing about brand as much as size. i have a 65 gallon tank with an asm mini g. seems to do fine. i am getting another 65 gal [free, YAY], and was wondering what SIZE skimmer i should get. how do they coordinate with tank size? mostly clams, corals and inverts. maybe a clown or 2 is the plan.

So for this tank your talking 130g of water. I'd get something designed well that pulls around 800lph air.

Sneezy · Big-Geek

Luke with my skimmer now pulling 24scfh what does that convert into for lph???

luke33 · Reef-Geek

24scfh = 679lph So your skimmer should be fine for a sps tank around a 113g tank.

Rhys123 · Reef-Geek

This is the baby I am going to use on my new system.

I was originally going to use a RO Hurricane 3000 x3 but after discussing Skimmers with Luke I decided on the SWC 300A and I have to say I am more then happy with the skimmer (it is frigging huge & silent)

Will be great to see it set up and running the performance from a mate with the SWC 250A is very impressive.

Sneezy · Big-Geek

Woa that thing is huge, did you get it from Luke?

luke33 · Reef-Geek

Well who else do you know crazy enough to send it to an Aussie : )

chris&barb · Lost

Looks nice. What are the dimensions on that?

luke33 · Reef-Geek

25" tall, 12" diameter, 6" neck diameter, 70-80w, pf .53 and 90+ scfh on 110v. On 220v it does 80scfh

Barbara · Geekette

that's a big one alright! so when will it be in action?

Thinkin Reef · Greeter Of New Geeks

NOW !!!

That is a skimmer !

Impressive !

Reefdaddy · Geek Squad Jedi

Nice Pick up for sure, Luke we need to talk Bud, PM me when you get a chance.

flunger · Newbie-Geek

i just picked up an SR3 skimmer for my ~2 wks old biocube 29....any guidance/tricks on set-up and tuning?

Sneezy · Big-Geek

Hey Flunger,

Can you post some pic's of it so we can see what you are working with?

chris&barb · Lost

flunger

I dont know anything about that skimmer but from the looks of it i dont think there are any adjustments to be made. Have you hooked it up yet? Hows it running?

[21 (permalink)] Posted by D3monic 09-25-2009, 09:55 AM	All powerfull drifter
Heres eshoops video of my new skimmer. I havnt hooked mine up yet. Nothing beats free. __________________	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minooka, IL Posts: 2,436 Gameroom cash: $799965 Rep Power: 68
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[26 (permalink)] Posted by luke33 11-09-2009, 03:27 PM	Reef-Geek
When i rate a skimmer to a tank i look at design, air pull and what the tank has in it. For a sps tank its important to keep clean so i generally look at 6lph per gallon. For a mixed reef i do around the same. For softies and LPS i generally go with 4-5lph per gallon. Only softies and you can get away with 3lph air pull. But like i said, it has to be a nicely designed skimmer. Skimmers are also very important for ORP levels, so keep that in mind. __________________ 125g reef, 9500gph flow, SWC160 Cone, 30scfh, 30w and extra large collection cup : ) 3x150w led fixture's as strong as 400w mh's!	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 234 Gameroom cash: $115160 Rep Power: 13
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[29 (permalink)] Posted by luke33 11-10-2009, 02:51 PM	Reef-Geek
24scfh = 679lph So your skimmer should be fine for a sps tank around a 113g tank. __________________ 125g reef, 9500gph flow, SWC160 Cone, 30scfh, 30w and extra large collection cup : ) 3x150w led fixture's as strong as 400w mh's!	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 234 Gameroom cash: $115160 Rep Power: 13
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[30 (permalink)] Posted by Rhys123 11-10-2009, 09:34 PM	Reef-Geek
This is the baby I am going to use on my new system. I was originally going to use a RO Hurricane 3000 x3 but after discussing Skimmers with Luke I decided on the SWC 300A and I have to say I am more then happy with the skimmer (it is frigging huge & silent) Will be great to see it set up and running the performance from a mate with the SWC 250A is very impressive. __________________ Steve "Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer than others." - Anthony Calfo My 4x4x2 + 2x 2x2x18inch outside sunlit modular project	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 200 Gameroom cash: $78375 Rep Power: 9
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[32 (permalink)] Posted by luke33 11-11-2009, 10:31 AM	Reef-Geek
Well who else do you know crazy enough to send it to an Aussie : ) __________________ 125g reef, 9500gph flow, SWC160 Cone, 30scfh, 30w and extra large collection cup : ) 3x150w led fixture's as strong as 400w mh's!	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 234 Gameroom cash: $115160 Rep Power: 13
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[22 (permalink)] Posted by Sneezy 09-26-2009, 10:59 AM	Big-Geek
Looks like a breeze to adjust.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 9,197 Gameroom cash: $66 Rep Power: 116
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[23 (permalink)] Posted by spinycheek 09-26-2009, 05:49 PM	Insert Custom Title Here
wow, that starts working fast.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 4,156 Gameroom cash: $1273042 Rep Power: 81
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[25 (permalink)] Posted by Nick Marine 09-29-2009, 05:38 PM	Reef-Geek
I had the Aquamedic Turbo floater 1000. Solid reputation!! and went over to the Reef Octopus 1500. The Octopus is more then double the turbo in size so I was expecting some difference at a minimum. Very very very pleased to say the least.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 614 Gameroom cash: $1159160 Rep Power: 18
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[28 (permalink)] Posted by Sneezy 11-10-2009, 12:14 AM	Big-Geek
Luke with my skimmer now pulling 24scfh what does that convert into for lph???	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 9,197 Gameroom cash: $66 Rep Power: 116
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[31 (permalink)] Posted by Sneezy 11-11-2009, 01:46 AM	Big-Geek
Woa that thing is huge, did you get it from Luke?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 9,197 Gameroom cash: $66 Rep Power: 116
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[33 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 11-11-2009, 10:53 AM	Lost
Looks nice. What are the dimensions on that?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,187 Gameroom cash: $3476370 Rep Power: 100
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[34 (permalink)] Posted by luke33 11-11-2009, 10:58 AM	Reef-Geek
25" tall, 12" diameter, 6" neck diameter, 70-80w, pf .53 and 90+ scfh on 110v. On 220v it does 80scfh __________________ 125g reef, 9500gph flow, SWC160 Cone, 30scfh, 30w and extra large collection cup : ) 3x150w led fixture's as strong as 400w mh's!	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 234 Gameroom cash: $115160 Rep Power: 13
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[35 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 11-11-2009, 07:02 PM	Geekette
that's a big one alright! so when will it be in action?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 11,856 Gameroom cash: $4013809 Rep Power: 100
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[36 (permalink)] Posted by Thinkin Reef 11-28-2009, 02:18 AM	Greeter Of New Geeks
NOW !!! That is a skimmer ! Impressive ! __________________ Wal-Mart Greeter http://www.reef-geeks.com/forums/	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,130 Gameroom cash: $1044957 Rep Power: 72
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[37 (permalink)] Posted by Reefdaddy 12-01-2009, 02:02 AM	Geek Squad Jedi
Nice Pick up for sure, Luke we need to talk Bud, PM me when you get a chance. __________________ "A man in a rush takes shortcuts, and I won't shortcut the Music" Eddie Wilson 1963 Jedi Tank Build	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 911 Gameroom cash: $60438 Rep Power: 18
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[38 (permalink)] Posted by flunger 01-07-2010, 05:43 PM	Newbie-Geek
SR3 PROTEIN SKIMMER for BioCube 29G i just picked up an SR3 skimmer for my ~2 wks old biocube 29....any guidance/tricks on set-up and tuning?	Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: san jose, ca Posts: 12 Gameroom cash: $5850 Rep Power: 4
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[39 (permalink)] Posted by Sneezy 01-08-2010, 12:11 AM	Big-Geek
Hey Flunger, Can you post some pic's of it so we can see what you are working with?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 9,197 Gameroom cash: $66 Rep Power: 116
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[40 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 01-08-2010, 10:20 AM	Lost
flunger I dont know anything about that skimmer but from the looks of it i dont think there are any adjustments to be made. Have you hooked it up yet? Hows it running?	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,187 Gameroom cash: $3476370 Rep Power: 100
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