December 8, 200718 yr comment_199932 Thought it was about time the skimmer had a clean as it is covered in corraline algae. Used Hydrochloric acid with freshwater, soaked for 2-3 hours Report
December 8, 200718 yr Author comment_200051 Got the thing going again after some changes in teh set up. Had tears in my eyes seeing the beast run. Could increase my tank volume The skimmer holds about 80L, That will double your tank volume Report
December 10, 200718 yr comment_200428 whats the unit on top of the collection cup?? nice skimmer btw, is it fed by a pump? Report
December 10, 200718 yr Author comment_200432 It’s a self cleaning head. Put it on a timer and the brushes rotate to clean the skimmer neck, you can attached a ro unit to it so it flushes out the cup I feed the skimmer with a 3000lph pump. Can’t gravity feed as this stage? Report
December 10, 200718 yr comment_200435 Can’t gravity feed as this stage? yeah you could. i got 4500lph return to my display. about 1/2 that gets gravity fed through my deltec ap902. rest gets bypassed to fuge and chiller. everything then gets dumped back to the sump. so - its 40mm from display down to fuge. off that is 2 T's. one to skimmer and one to chiller. each T is reduced to match the inlet size of the equipment its feeding, so 25mm for skimmer, 20mm for chiller. if i turn off ball valve to my skimmer and chiller, i got all 4500lph going through the fuge. the fuge overflow is 25mm to the sump. that 25mm outlet JUST copes with that flow. even the slightest blockage and the weir starts filling up (i gotta change that bulkhead to a 32mm) in your case, you'd need minimum 25mm plumbing to feed it. get whatever size the inlet to the skimmer is and match that, so if 40mm inlet get 32mm plumbing. i'd imagine if you did same plumbing setup as mine (40mm down) then T it off to 32mm for the skimmer it would easily cope. although it all depends on what rate your return pump is... Report
December 10, 200718 yr Author comment_200442 If i moved the skimmer to the other side of my sump and put it on the ground i could, but too much of a major mission. My inlet is at one end and my skimmer on the other. Report
December 10, 200718 yr comment_200457 judging by its position in the photo above, i dont think you could put it any lower to the ground. run longer plumbing Report
December 10, 200718 yr Author comment_200465 judging by its position in the photo above, i dont think you could put it any lower to the ground. Sure it can go lower, its on a small table. Report
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