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11-02-2006, 02:28 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Gillette, Wyoming
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Skimmers
Ok.. This skimmer that came with the system basicly stinks.. I adjust it daily to get it to produce anything now.
So I'm lookin to replace it already with an external skimmer that I can set beside the tank on a stand. Would pull from the sump and prolly return to sump?
Running with 140ish gallons counting refugium.
Any suggestions? I dont want to have to refinance the house, but then again I don't want to have to buy another one later.
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11-02-2006, 02:54 PM
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MRC MR-2.
Excellent quality; not horribly expensive, but not all that cheap either.
I plan on running an MR-2 or MR-3 on the up and coming 180.
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11-02-2006, 03:30 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
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or maby even one I could build?
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11-02-2006, 03:37 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Gillette, Wyoming
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Looks like he has the MR-2 with a genX 55 for $439. Is that a good pump?
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11-02-2006, 06:41 PM
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Human grounding probe
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Wyoming
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biuld your own
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70T/RR: Wannabe bare bottom hair algae factory
Bare Bottom and hate it!!!! 
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11-02-2006, 07:49 PM
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Yeah, if your good at DIY, building your own is a good idea. Check out the DIY forum.
I'd like to build a skimmer out of acrylic, but I would have to order all the acrylic where I have to order a minimum amount; which ends up being around $600. Some day I will.
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11-02-2006, 08:15 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Gillette, Wyoming
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any recomendations?
I just re adjusted this one again.. I read about all these skimmers making 1cup to 1 gal a day.. best i can get this one to do is maby 1/2 cup real wet and neer clear. Seems to me that there is more there to be had.
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11-02-2006, 09:37 PM
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Oh no...not again!!!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wharyat
Yeah, if your good at DIY, building your own is a good idea. Check out the DIY forum.
I'd like to build a skimmer out of acrylic, but I would have to order all the acrylic where I have to order a minimum amount; which ends up being around $600. Some day I will.
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Have you tried McMaster Carr for acrylic?
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11-02-2006, 11:22 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Gillette, Wyoming
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Been researching the diy skimmers. Not experienced enough to feel comfortable building one unless I knew it would work well. And of course a good set of plans.
At this point I'm leaning toward the MR-2. and set it up on a shelf next to the tank.
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11-03-2006, 10:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phishnoob
Have you tried McMaster Carr for acrylic?
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Sweet, they have a little better prices, plus no minimum order length on tubing. I was pricing off of www.usplastics.com
The Geoff skimmer works quite well, the only downside is that it is pretty large.
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11-06-2006, 11:21 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Wyoming
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I've heard good things about the MR-2 and that becketts are the way to go... just plug and play!
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11-08-2006, 06:07 PM
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Human grounding probe
Join Date: Jun 2004
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You need one hell of a pump to get a becketts to work properly. Send me the link on your skimmer. I am sure there's a way to mod it to make it work better.
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70T/RR: Wannabe bare bottom hair algae factory
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11-08-2006, 06:31 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Gillette, Wyoming
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Well I can't find any links on this jewel in english except on ebay so here it is.
http://cgi.ebay.com/75-gallon-skimme...QQcmdZViewItem
I'm thinking this thing isnt worth the plastic its made out of personaly...
I have to do something soon. Just having a hard time deciding which way to go. The sump is too small to put a larger skimmer in, so whatever i do, its either mod this thing or go external.
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