MRC Recirc DIY Project

[flyingarmy]

I bought a superb MRC from Mojo. I wanted to get more out of it so I ended up making it a MRC Recirculated Skimmer. After consulting the MRC experts, well RAJ and their designers, I went ahead with the project. I bought 2-3/4" bulk heads and drilled one hole between the acrylic tube and back of the becketts for the feed and a hole about 2" from the bottom of the skimmer box on the left side for the recirc. Originally I was using a MAG 12, but last night I switched it out with a PCX-30. The difference is amazing! I am currently feeding it with a 460 GPH Quite One pump. I might up it to a MAG5 to get more flow into the skimmer. It takes forever to fill it or adjust the level in the skimmer. I am quite happy with the new efficiency out of the skimmer with the new pump. I definitely won't be adding the Sedra5000! Sorry for the crappy pictures, low light, not a steady hand with the iPhone.
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[skriz]

Sweet!

Glad you finnaly upgraded the pump, you'll love the difference!

 

[flyingarmy]

Last night within minutes of hooking the pump up it was frothing...and this morning there was already a dark skimmate filling the colleciton cup. When I said expert I should have left off Raj's name....he was just the T-shirt model at the MRC booth!

 

[glxtrix]

Man what a noticeable difference! Very cool! And shame on you for doing a project and not including me.

 

[flyingarmy]

I also ended up taking off the middle riser. If I have it set up like Chris....7" tall then I could see using the riser, works like a dream now!

 

[skriz]

flyingarmy;224143 wrote: Last night within minutes of hooking the pump up it was frothing...and this morning there was already a dark skimmate filling the colleciton cup. When I said expert I should have left off Raj's name....he was just the T-shirt model at the MRC booth!

Yeah, but I make that t-shirt look GOOD! :up:

 

[glxtrix]

Skriz;224324 wrote: Yeah, but I make that t-shirt look GOOD! :up:

Oh you poor boy, your mother lied to you way too much when you were a kid....so sad.

 

[mojo]

flyingarmy;224158 wrote: I also ended up taking off the middle riser. If I have it set up like Chris....7" tall then I could see using the riser, works like a dream now!

If you decide to use a larger pump than the PCX-30, you'll need the riser, so hang on to it.

Glad to hear everything worked out - you're braver than I ever was!

 

[flyingarmy]

glxtrix;224326 wrote: Oh you poor boy, your mother lied to you way too much when you were a kid....so sad.

I can hear it now...

"Raj each your Lamb Vindalu and one day you'll grow up to be a handsome t-shirt model!"

 

[glxtrix]

Lmao!!!!