Update on my new tank...

[mr294]

A little after Christmas present arrived



What could it be?



You probably already guessed, it's my skimmer...



This is what makes the magic happen

[mr294]

A bit smaller than I expected, but thats good because it barely fit as it is



Not bad for running about 30 seconds

[33g]

THe new sump layout looks really good, not a bad skimmer either!

[J. Montgomery]

Originally posted by mr294
This is what makes the magic happen

Forgive my ignorance with skimmers, but is that what a "needle wheel" looks like?

[mr294]

Yes

[J. Montgomery]

Are they just pegs that chop up the water?

[mr294]

Originally posted by J. Montgomery
Are they just pegs that chop up the water?

As I already stated, it's magic.

[surfnvb7]

are you running any kind of fuge?

[mr294]

Nope, stopped using fuges after my 75g.

[Neptune777]

Hey, where's the fish?

Also, what's the theory behind the bubble diffuser plate on this skimmer and others like bubble king etc? Even dispersion? I'm not up on the latest skimmer improvements

[mr294]

They're intended to create even dispersion and reduce turbulence. I guess the theory being that you can develop a more stable foam column in a short bodied skimmer.

[twon8]

i think they also prevent large bubbles from forming, but that goes along with even dispersion.

[Charlie Davidson]

Man, I am so jealous... That thing is sweet!!
measured air yet?

[mr294]

I don't have a air meter, but others are getting 500-550 lph with the needlwheel and close to 750lph with the meshwheel. I'm running the needlewheel right now.

[Charlie Davidson]

Little sidetrack Josh- 2 of the kinds of needle wheels, there is also a mod (meshmod) if you want more info , we can start new thread.

[rick s]

Brandon,

What is the chamber that the airline passes through? A muffler?

[Charlie Davidson]

correct. Rick What size return pump (1048?)

[mr294]

Originally posted by rick s
Brandon,

What is the chamber that the airline passes through? A muffler?

Yes and it works quite well. The intake silencer combined with an already quiet pump like the eheim 1250 makes for a silent skimmer. So far I'm very happy with it. I also like the fact that you can completely take apart the skimmer body for cleaning.

[Charlie Davidson]

Return pump to display, 1048 or is that another1250

[mr294]

Return pump to display is a 1260. I tried a 1250 as the return just to see how it would work, and the head pressure slowed it down too much.

[Charlie Davidson]

Thats a small return pipe.. Have you "guessimated" gph ?

[mr294]

I think the 1260 is rated in the neighborhood of 630 gph, so after headloss I would bet 400-450gph, but I haven't bothered to run it through the headloss calculator.

[mr294]

Well they didn't have an Eheim 1260 on the calculator so I used another pump with a similar output and it said 431gph.

[coseal]

thats a fancy do dad you got there.......

[eyebedam]

Thats a mighty fine skimmer you got there.