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I clear body can easily be cleaned cause your hand will fit inside. I might be wrong but I think ATB uses matric pipes. They might be cheap but it would be hard to find a clear metric pipe here in the US.
My sump got 3 dividers. The middle of the sump got chaeto and so it needs sufficient light to grow my chaeto. Another section of the sump is for the skimmer but light can still get to it and I see coralline growing there too. I'll be picking up my large ATB skimmer tomorrow from Victor. Let see how this beast compares with my euroreef CS12-1 which has the sedra 9000 pumps.
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My ATB small should be here any minute now. It will be running in place of a BK mini 160.
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So Mike are you next to the door literally waiting for UPS?
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I am sure he will be opening the box and checking everything as soon as possible after a previous skimmer purchase
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On another note, personally, I like the named skimmers rather than just a string of digits. Maybe a date of introduction could be added to differentiate the models, but still incorporate the names. Then, for more detailed specs a list could be made available on www.atbskimmers.com For example, my skimmer is one of the original European spec'd Smalls (let's assume it was introduced in 2005). It would be a Small '05. The new, resized for the US, Small would be a Small '07. The European Nano would be a Nano '05 which was not continued in the US nomenclature. And as long as specs are listed somewhere, anyone could easily go and find out that the Small '07 and the Nano '05 are actually very similar (Again, just an assumption for the sake of the argument).
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The reason for the version 2 on each of the skimmers name was so i could tell which size skimmer each customer has. If they say they have a nanov1 I would know that it is a euro nano etc. I was worried about the date thing because people might think its outdated.
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Everything arrived intact! I LOVE the new dimensions on this. The new neck design with the O-ring is also a welcome improvement. Fine craftsmanship as well, deserving of "top of the line" skimmer status. Anyways pics to come... |
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I'm very glad you liked it. I too was very impressed when I opened this shipment |
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On the ATB it looks like a flat PVC ring has been glued to the outer circumference of the clear acrylic neck tube. Then it looks like there is some sort of relief groove machined into this PVC ring that accepts a silicone o-ring. Then the whole neck assembly is just press-fitted into a bigger PCV ring that's glued to the acrylic cone. No twist-loks, unions, or fancy water pressure seal? Is that how it works?
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Yes you are right
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Victor I sent you an email. I lost the blue connection hose for the pump to the skimmer. I can't set up the skimmer yet
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I will get you a new one 3 day express
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Picked up my large skimmer yesterday, but I got a problem on how to sneak the skimmer into the house then to the sump without the wife knowing.
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I was wondering how you were going too do that
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Okay. I was able to sneaked it in my garage and hide next to my bikes late last night while everyone else were sleeping.
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Perry are you the first customer with an air star.
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My sump where this skimmer is going to has a water height of 12.5". Will that be too deep for this skimmer?
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DT, The larger models come with new Airstar model pumps!!
Perry, the skimmer looks sweet! I'll bet it'll look better when its in your stand sucking the crud out of your tank
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I think the wrong strategy is being used here. I recommend getting the wife emotionally invested in something she really wants (something equally expensive), then fenagle a "trade" where she gets that thing if you get the skimmer your tank needs. Once she agrees, you can "Voila!" magically produce it.
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Canary,
I got her a new $40k odyssey and $5k ring last year. I think that should be enough for her for now. I don't really understand it. Women gets mad when their husband spend money, but is okay for them when they're the one spending eg. bags, shoes, make up kits... I only got a couple pair of shoes but she got hundreds. DT, I got the Large Model. Do you think that water height of 12.5" in the sump would be too deep for this Large model ATB skimmer?
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As for the water level height, I don't know but I think it should still perform. There may be increased risk of getting microbubbles released to your sump which may or may not be a problem for you. Can you just try it out and see how it goes? Plan B is to raise the skimmer up by putting it on a pvc platform or something like that. |
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