EuroReef Club

gregt · #1 03/19/2005, 08:21 AM

This thread was split due to performance issues. You can find the subsequent portion of the thread here:
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kakan · #2 03/19/2005, 10:20 PM

I guess its time for me to join I've had my ES 5-2 for about a year now and I couldn't be happier.

chadfarmer · #3 03/20/2005, 12:14 AM

ES 5-2 i have a brand new

had a bak-pak skimmer for 6 months and went to this

(48 hours and i just have a billion bubbles and nothing skimmed yet)

29 gal barebone, 25 sps ,2 fish, 1 crab, 1 shrimp, 20-40 snalls

all i got from the cpr is green water

bigfishman · #4 03/20/2005, 12:28 AM

I used bak-pak skimmer for a year with great result.

But my Euro Reef RS8-1 was sitting here for a couple of months since I bought it. So, I decided to use it now for my 20g tank.

Reefmaniac1 · #5 03/20/2005, 02:16 AM

I hope to be joining in May or so with a CS12-1RC.

Lunchbucket · #6 03/20/2005, 02:38 AM

might be joining the club once again soon

xchrisjb · #7 03/20/2005, 04:30 PM

Hey all --

I'm thinking of getting something along the lines of a 6-2, 6-1, or possibly even a 5-2. For those of you that have made such a purchase, how big was the packaging? Anyone have box dimensions I should expect? My wife and kids are visiting grandma's house (couldn't get off work for a week right now) and may be willing to bring me back a skimmer if there's room in the car ...

Thanks!

wpecoul · #8 03/20/2005, 04:34 PM

Jon -

My CS 5-3 came in a box that was 9" square on the ends and about 28" long.

BTW, it works great!

HTH,
Will

Terry & Mary · #9 03/20/2005, 04:40 PM

We have had a CS6-2 for about a week and love it. The bax it came in is huge. It was approx. 20 x 20 x 48. The packaging is unreal. Short of crushing the box I dont see how the skimmer could be damaged during shipping.

tampa-reefer · #10 03/20/2005, 05:41 PM

ES 5-2 on a 20gallon and loving it.
CS 6-3 on a 65gallon... its.... ok, but im happy.
Terry, the boxes are huge as heck...

DerekW · #11 03/20/2005, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Terry & Mary
We have had a CS6-2 for about a week and love it. The bax it came in is huge. It was approx. 20 x 20 x 48. The packaging is unreal. Short of crushing the box I dont see how the skimmer could be damaged during shipping.

I had an 8-3 with the box and it was massive. Euroreef has, hands down, the best packaging I've seen

Antman · #12 03/21/2005, 04:07 PM

Hello all ~ I am about to upgrade to a ES5-2 with a Dolphin(DP560) pump on a 54 gal tank
I now have a sealifesystem NV75 skimmer on the tank .
any thoughts on this upgrade - will it improve my water quality ?

Antman · #13 03/21/2005, 04:16 PM

Dubble post sorry~

dkh0331 · #14 03/21/2005, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by xchrisjb
Hey all --

I'm thinking of getting something along the lines of a 6-2, 6-1, or possibly even a 5-2. For those of you that have made such a purchase, how big was the packaging? Anyone have box dimensions I should expect? My wife and kids are visiting grandma's house (couldn't get off work for a week right now) and may be willing to bring me back a skimmer if there's room in the car ...

Thanks!

My 6-2+ (6-2 w/ a larger pump) box is 35.5" X 12" X 12"

You could always strap a child to the roof and put the ER skimmer in their place can't you?

HTH

David

xchrisjb · #15 03/21/2005, 05:01 PM

You know, I just might do that! I'm sure my 4-year-old would love the "airplane ride" back home.

Anyone have any idea on whether or not I'd be able to "upgrade" a current model 6-2 to the new beta pump and impeller should it ever become available?

dkh0331 · #16 03/21/2005, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by xchrisjb
You know, I just might do that! I'm sure my 4-year-old would love the "airplane ride" back home.

I think like this would work. Looks like this child is having fun....

David

jimdogg187 · #17 03/21/2005, 08:15 PM

Anyone have any idea on whether or not I'd be able to "upgrade" a current model 6-2 to the new beta pump and impeller should it ever become available? [/B][/QUOTE]

You should be able to upgrade it in about 3-4 months when the pumps are released (If the testing goes well). I know they're gonna offer upgrades for the CS series, but I don't know about the RS series. They're both almost identical, but I asked Jeff from ER if I could do a test with my RS6-2+ and he said no because it was an RS model. I'm not sure why, but that's what the man said. I would think they would be upgradeable, but it wouldn't hurt to buy the CS online just in case. JMO. Jim

xchrisjb · #18 03/21/2005, 08:22 PM

Maybe I'll try to fire off an email to the EuroReef guys themselves and see what I can find out. Do most people have better luck emailing h2otropicals or euro-reef?

Am I crazy for thinking of putting a 6-2 on my 37g?

fragn'stein · #19 03/21/2005, 08:30 PM

Well mine was supposed to ship last wednesday and be here tomarrow, but it didn't get shipped until today so I won't receive it until thursday or friday.

dkh0331 · #20 03/21/2005, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by xchrisjb
Maybe I'll try to fire off an email to the EuroReef guys themselves and see what I can find out. Do most people have better luck emailing h2otropicals or euro-reef?

Am I crazy for thinking of putting a 6-2 on my 37g?

Just means you are ready, at least from a skimmer perspective, for an upgrade in tank size.

If you have zero intentions on upgrading in the next few years, you can get by with a 5-2 on a 37.

HTH

David

bjdrake · #21 03/21/2005, 08:51 PM

I am thinking of converting my CS6-1 to a recirculating skimmer. My plan is to add a couple more uniseals for the pump intake and the feed pump but keep it in-sump. Hopefully this will get me by until I can buy a larger skimmer. There are just too many other things that I could spend money on right now, like that grow-out tank I keep wanting to add, calcium reactor, more frags etc. It would be nice to get hold of one of the new impellers as well.

besl · #22 03/21/2005, 10:25 PM

I just received my CS8-1 and I have 2 questions (I posted this on another thread and then realized this may be a better place for help on this):

1. The gray top cover to the collection cup is just resting on top of the cup - it is not physically attached (glued or welded) - you can lift it right off the cup - is this normal or is this a defect?

2. The CS8-1 will sit in a 30 gallon long tank that is 12 inches wide. The volute (input to the sedra pump), when connected to the skimmer body with the included elbow, the sedra input opening (gray extended tube on side of pump) is 1/2 " away from the glass of the tank - this doesn't seem like a good situation - any comments on this? If I reorient the pump 180 degrees, then there would be nearly 3 inches between the pump input and the glass, but in this orientation the elbow doesn't reach to fit to the pump - does ER have an extension tube for this orientation of the pump?

Help, please!

I was going to post on the ER site, but I can't seem to connect to their website (odd?).

Lunchbucket · #23 03/21/2005, 10:55 PM

besl - the top comes off the cup so you can dump you skimmate out of it. w/out it being removable you couldn't dump you poo

you will have to orentate it so it fits on the skimmer...1/2" isn't much but if that is all you have then that is all you get.

i'm sure w/ the gatevalve mod you could move you skimmer around more

Lunchbucket

jnb · #24 03/22/2005, 06:43 PM

are any of the new euroreef skimmeers sealed such that you can use the more avaiable auto shut off waste collectors - how do you guys manage possible oveerflows due to the occasional skimmer going crazy?

jimdogg187 · #25 03/22/2005, 09:07 PM

You can add an overflow drain to the collection cup. ER does an upgrade and there are some threads in the DIY forum. Mine has never had this problem, but I also clean it twice a week so it performs better. Jim