Skimmer

[drnecropolis]

My css220 is quite a PITA being 25" tall making it hard to maintane among keeping the water leve just perfect..anyone know of a better one that they might have laying around thats not so tall that they are willing part with or cut a deal on??...No room for an ATO... already though of that...

 

[molson]

Can you drop in a baffle to keep the water level for the skimmer consistent and have the evap occur in the return area? I couldn't tell by your build thread what was already there. Of course that may require the skimmer to be lifted a bit which may not be possible.

Definitely understand your pain, I have to build my sump cabinet 40 inches high for the 24 inch high octopus :boo:

 

[drnecropolis]

molson;301014 wrote: Can you drop in a baffle to keep the water level for the skimmer consistent and have the evap occur in the return area? I couldn't tell by your build thread what was already there. Of course that may require the skimmer to be lifted a bit which may not be possible.

Definitely understand your pain, I have to build my sump cabinet 40 inches high for the 24 inch high octopus :boo:

Nope..thought of that...The skimmer is just to tall..hoping to find one that is more suited to my size, running a 220 on a 120 in kinda insane...looking for a recirc...

 

[lorenk]

I have a DND terminator II skimmer laying around. I thought it did a good job at pulling out muck from my 180. The only reason I changed was I got the MRC skimmer.

I posted it in the For Sale section once upon a time but someone else was trying to sell theirs and I didn't want to go into a price war.

 

[drnecropolis]

LorenK;301051 wrote: I have a DND terminator II skimmer laying around. I thought it did a good job at pulling out muck from my 180. The only reason I changed was I got the MRC skimmer.

I posted it in the For Sale section once upon a time but someone else was trying to sell theirs and I didn't want to go into a price war.

height? pics?

 

[jade76]

ive got a MSX 180....21" tall...it will suck the scales off your fish.

 

[drnecropolis]

jade76;301076 wrote: ive got a MSX 180....21" tall...it will suck the scales off your fish.

got pics?
got a pump?

 

[jade76]

yeps...

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[drnecropolis]

Looks great... Price and footprint?

 

[jade76]

footprint-8"x 10" = $190 its less than 6 mths old. Fantastic Sicce pump, and it comes with the needlewheel fly.

 

[drnecropolis]

jade76;301130 wrote: footprint-8"x 10" = $190 its less than 6 mths old. Fantastic Sicce pump, and it comes with the needlewheel fly.
http://www.marinesolutionsinc.com/catalog/p131/MSX160/product_info.html?osCsid=a02q72cre8nt9s03fmdg8i4ub7">http://www.marinesolutionsinc.com/catalog/p131/MSX160/product_info.html?osCsid=a02q72cre8nt9s03fmdg8i4ub7</a>[/QUOTE]
sweet... thanks alot.. I'll keep it in mind...Still kinda tall for what Im wanting to do..let me mull it over though

 

[lorenk]

DrNecropolis;301063 wrote: height? pics?

Here's the specs
http://www.danddmarine.com/Term2.html">http://www.danddmarine.com/Term2.html</a>

It is 24" tall, but you don't need to take off the top like a normal skimmer to emtpy, it drains to a collection bucket (i used a salt bucket)

Here's my post, it has a fuzzy cell phone pic.
[IMG]http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17770&highlight=terminator">http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17770&highlight=terminator</a>

They have a sumpless kit. The instructions almost give you enough info to build it yourself.

 

[drnecropolis]

To tall...thanks anyways Loren I have a css220 to throw in to offset some price if possible..

 

[drnecropolis]

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