wilson Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 well im looking at upsizeing my skimmer because im feeding so much the main problem is MY TANKS TO SMALL i want a HOB skimmer and my tank is 30 cms deep most of the skimmers im looking at are 40 + cms deep im looking at MCE300 size L 165mm W 175mm H 450mm (normal position) (reef ill pm you tomorrow about size etc) Module 350 Combo size 35x43x8.5 cm Prizm Deluxe website dosnt say the size :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Whilst the mce300 is 450mm high it will fit on a 30cm tank as it only is 280mm from where it fits on the tank to the bottom of teh skimmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Get a real tank, Wilson! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Whilst the mce300 is 450mm high it will fit on a 30cm tank as it only is 280mm from where it fits on the tank to the bottom of teh skimmer. thanks reef thats what i wanted to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 the deltec is alot smaller than the other skimmers so far im thinking of getting that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 I have the MCE300 - you have to keep it really clean to work well all the time, which is a bugger, because mine has turned into a Mysis shrimp breeding facility - they have setup shop in the chamber that houses the pump, so I have to strip it down in situ to clean the other side. Before they took up residence I would just pull the whole skimmer off the tank and chuck it in the bucket and pull it to bits and give it a scrub. Watch out for the collection cup, it cracks easily if you let it roll off the bench and onto the floor! I stuck ours back together with chloroform and it is as good as new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 It's only a suggestion because I don't know what your budget is, but a mce600 will also fit on your tank, and provide powerful skimming. If you got this skimmer it would mean you could in future flick over to a bigger tank without having to get a new skimmer. Cost more though, Christmas pressie perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 It's only a suggestion because I don't know what your budget is, but a mce600 will also fit on your tank, and provide powerful skimming. If you got this skimmer it would mean you could in future flick over to a bigger tank without having to get a new skimmer. Cost more though, Christmas pressie perhaps? Coincidentally, I just sold my 600 to a guy who had/has a 300 - because he wanted MORE POWER! on his new tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 What skimmer did you get instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 Nothing - I built a big tank, but then split it up and sold off all the components before I put water in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 did you sell it to a person called HAZZARD conch i dont think ill be upgradeing for a a few years end of next year ill be finished school and be of to uni down in Dunedin and in a small student flat there wont be room for a big tank ill be having a small tank with no fish olny corals and shrimp the thing i want to do is a 4 year course so no big tank for at least 5 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Good plan Wilson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 did you sell it to a person called HAZZARD conch Yarp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 lol he tryed to sell me the mc300 but its almost as much to buy it new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 just measured my red sea prism deluxe and its 33cm (h) x 23cm (w). Can't really tell you much about them in terms of quality but the previous owners of my tank (400L) used to run it on there before they upgraded so it mustn' have been doing too bad a job should be fine for an 8L. I do wonder a bit about the quality of the plastic, mine has a slow seeping leak in one of the plastic seams and i think i remember fmxmatt saying he had one that leaked too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 lol i have a 54 L tank i did have a 8L nano before i upgraded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolliolli Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 ahh thats right, was thinking of SBD's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carznkats Posted December 14, 2007 Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 Go the deltec! :lol: my mc500 works really well and hardly makes any noise! boy does the stuff it pull from the tank stink though!!!! :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted December 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2007 lol its not to bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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