Question about coralife 65?

[ace1204]

how hard are the to keep tuned im planning on running it HOB of my 30 gallon Peacock Mantis Cube.

 

[morris]

Wasnt that bad for me. I had one HOB on my 55 for a while due to location restrictions.

 

[stickx911]

I've heard that you just have to keep your water level consistent for it to skim its best, an auto top-off would helpful. Also the fishing line-mod or mesh mod also improve skimming for next to nothing.

 

[jade76]

Ace, they are a breeze...I would upgrade with a mantis though, as they are really sloppy. If ya want, I have a SS125 Coralife that will be available soon.

 

[kevinbeth]

I have a coralife 125 and it's ok as long as the water level doesn't change. I saw a suggestion for diff mods and i am curious, is there somewhere i can go and learn how to make these mods? I see them suggested all the time but have no idea what people are taking about

 

[kevinbeth]

Turns out that cleaning all of the deposits from the air intake helps 2.

 

[freezerrat]

I agree with kevinbeth. I have CL65 hung on a tub curing some rock and it works good as long as the water level stays constant, no more than a 1/2 inch drop.

 

[jade76]

ALL skimmers need constant water depth.

 

[derek_s]

True, but my ASM with the gate valve seems to be REALLY tolerant of level changes, like freakishly tolerant. I was quite surprised myself.