Up Grading Protien Skimmers

[tsunami]

Hi Everyone,

I had a quick question. I have the ASM G-4 protein skimmer and I think the pump is on its way out. I want to buy a new pump, but I want to make it a better skimmer. I was wondering if I could improve performance just by adding a bigger venturi pump? What is everyone's experience.

Tsunami

 

[jef4y]

I have no experience with the ASM G-4, but with my Vertex IN-80, my main complaint was how noisy the stock pump was. This is the prime complaint that most people have with this skimmer.

I went to a buddies house and he had a skimmer that had the Tunze Hydrofoamer pump on it and it was DEAD-SILENT. I spec'd out the pumps and bought a slightly larger Tunze pump to replace the OEM pump. Did some plumbing and away we went. It took me a lot of playing to get the right height, and it takes in so much air that I had to remove the hose from the "muffler" and just run it straight (still no noise from it), but now it skims like a beast and is silent in my sump.

Long story short, many skimmers can benefit from a high-quality pump. Just don't go overboard in the size, try to be pretty close to what the original specs were or you will have problems getting it adjusted right.

 

[mockery]

I'd look into the bubble blaster pumps. I almost put one on my ASMG2. Not the cheapest pumps but they work very well

 

[tsunami]

Thanks guys!!