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01-14-2007, 12:32 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Grand Junk, CO
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prizms?
I've read that they aren't the best out there, but out of the brands I know off hand(don't want to try something I've never heard of) they seem to be getting the best prices off of ebay. Since they're over-rated at up to 100 gallons, would one work well on a 20 gallon tank? Oh, also, are these the ones people always complain about being loud, or is that another sort?
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01-14-2007, 02:51 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Don't waste your dollar on it.Coralife or Remora is a great cheep skimmer.And I think your thinking of the skilter that is noisy!
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01-14-2007, 07:56 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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for a 20g tank, you might be ok. for most skimmers out there i would not put them on a tank that is half the size they say they support. so if it says 50g than a 20 should be fine.
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01-14-2007, 08:12 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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I had my cpr backpack on my 20g, and that seemed to work nicely. I moved it over to my 29g, and not so much. I know Ive seen some CPR skimmer/HOB Refugium combos on there for about $120. Check into that.
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01-14-2007, 08:28 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Ft. Myers, FL
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I used a Prism on a 20L for years. It worked fine. It's not that bad of a unit for a small tank. Now the Seaclone is another issue...
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01-15-2007, 07:51 AM
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squid
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Grosse Pointe, MI
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My pump broke on my Kent Nautalis and until I could replace it I hooked up my old Prizm to my 55. Much to my suprise it pulled out a bunch of dark, stinky gook. I had the air intake turned way down so the noise wasn't bad and it made for a drier foam. Like people have said, I wouldn't pay full price for a new one, but if you can get one used cheap I think they are fine. Besides, it was great having that "back-up" skimmer because I didn't have the $$ for a new Mag pump for about a month.
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01-18-2007, 02:49 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Rhode Island
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tagging along.....I have one of these skimmers I dont use much till I put it on my QT tank. I have an issue with adjusting it. If I leave it wide open I get the best skimmate but also microbubbles. If I choke it off I get nearly 0 flow and not much skimmate. I found that I need to pinch the air tube and run it open but this is hard to do. What am I doing wrong here?
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01-18-2007, 11:54 AM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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Don't like them because they are hard to wet skim with. really a low end skimmer compared to others. go with a remora instead, they are a lot less work for a lot better skimming.
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01-18-2007, 12:53 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Grand Junk, CO
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Wow! Hehe, I guess I don't need to worry about it. I just found an ebay store with free shipping that sells the remoras for about $3 more than the best price I'd found without. . . I guess I'm getting a NEW skimmer soon  |
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01-20-2007, 09:49 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: burnsville, mn
Posts: 266
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as much as I bagged on them before. I now got one for free from a coworker and threw it on my 26bowfront. It has been pulling really well for me. I adjust it about once every 5 days to keep it optimal. It was also modded so that I can hook up an airline to the collection cup and it will auto siphon into a separate container, which was very nice for getting the flow dialed in.
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02-05-2007, 04:07 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Redmond Oregon
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not sure why everyone bags on the seaclones so much....with a little modding even IT will skim decent. drill holes in the inpeller (?) blades and it will whip up foam like crazy.
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02-05-2007, 08:07 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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the biggest problems with seaclones is the fact they take up valuable intank room. they are also open bottom skimmers. difficult to keep the bubbles from taking over the tank.
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02-06-2007, 05:03 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Ft. Myers, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geoff
the biggest problems with seaclones is the fact they take up valuable intank room.
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They can be hung on back.
Personally the biggest problems I had with a SeaClone was inefficient skimming and the need to constantly adjust the air injection control.
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02-06-2007, 08:40 AM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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sorry, i forgot they redesign them about 10 years ago. the first one i had was just a tube in the tank with a bubbler. horribly inefficient. the newer ones do look like they can be modded to at least be usefull.
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