aqua c remora

[beefy]

i am lookingfor an AQUA C REMORA skimmer, anyone know anyone selling

[luke33]

Please dont waste ur money

[Stormtrker]

So far I have found these work well on small tanks without sumps. Love my Deltec skimmer on the large tank! Have a 28G nano tank with a Remora and it works well for a hang on back skimmer.

[Nereaga]

I have been using an Aqua C Remora on my 55g reef tank for about a year now. It has been very consistent for me, skimming dark coffee like skimmate. I have heard mixed reviews about this product recently.

For a sumpless sytem, IMO, this is a great addition to any tank that lacks a protein skimmer.

Brad

[luke33]

Typical answers for people who haven't used a good skimmer before. I repeat don't get one.

[kdblove_99]

agree^ owned one, poor performer

[95accord]

i've heard hit or miss reviews.....i plan on getting a HOB skimmer in the near future as well. im thinking abo9ut sopending the extra few dollars to get a guarenteed performer; Tunze 9010
IMO

[95accord]

i've heard hit or miss reviews.....i plan on getting a HOB skimmer in the near future as well. im thinking about spending the extra few dollars to get a guarenteed performer; Tunze 9010
IMO

[luke33]

Sounds like a very good idea ; )

[95accord]

you know what they say....you get what you pay for.....and go big or go home! lol

[scottfarcuz]

I've owned 3 actually. I will agree they aren't that great. Some do seem to perform better than others for some reason. Was a time it was pretty much the only HOB option to prizim...

[beefy]

so what would be the way to go for a 46 gallon bow?

[luke33]

For that size there's a few options out there that work well. The tunze 9005 or 9010 would work great but are in tank skimmers so there ugly. The turbofloater will work for a 55g or less and is around 200ish, the mce600 by deltec will work fine but has a chance to overflow adn there 500bux! ouch! The bermuda rogue will work fine but there having microbubble probs right now 250bux, there's an octo thread going around that looks promising as well. Around 130 bux.

[luke33]

Originally posted by scottfarcuz
I've owned 3 actually. I will agree they aren't that great. Some do seem to perform better than others for some reason. Was a time it was pretty much the only HOB option to prizim...

I'd agree with you 100% right here man! There was a time where remora was your best option........but that time has passed by a while back.

[scottfarcuz]

Oh I agree...Still options being what they are, for best performance/options. I'd drill the tank. I know most of us do start sumpless. I did also. Looking back I wasted a lot of money, but that isn't what the OP is asking.

I have no experience with them, but the deltec seems to be the only HOB one that gets consistent decent reviews. Id buy the tunze, and deal with the intank look.

[Stormtrker]

Definitely don't go the Deltec MCE600 route. Had one on a 45G and it never performed well. Very prone to overflow!

[95accord]

A Tunze is good since it can be mounted in tank....or in sump for when you decide to upgrade toa sump.
dual-functionality, something most other skimmers out there dont have.

[Steve973]

I was running an AquaC Remora on my Via Aqua 18 gallon tank as an HOB skimmer. It wasn't ever doing very well, in my opinion. It skimmed a bit, but it never made me say, "WOW!". I then converted it to run in a sump by removing the set screw and extending the pump so that it will sit on the floor of the sump. Needless to say, it didn't perform any better in this situation. In two weeks, I might get a half-inch of medium-colored skimmate. I realize that you don't have a sump, but I replaced this skimmer recently with a EuroReef RS80, and the difference is astounding. This one skims in two days what the Remora skimmed in two weeks. I'm not saying that AquaC skimmers are bad by any means, but the Remora model isn't an adequate skimmer, in my opinion

This particular situation obviously doesn't help you directly, since you don't have a sump, but the point is that you should make sure you get a really good skimmer.

[reggiepe]

I have used one for a couple of years. I did take the Maxi off of it and replaced it with a MAG 5 pump. I have a sump on my 30 gallon breeder, so I don't have to be concerned with the look of that big MAG 5 in my dispaly area. I like the performance of it and it gets me a cup full per week on a lightly loaded tank.

[Rick2203]

i hace a Remora Pro and for the price of this thing, it should be skimming at least 1 cup a day, it was performing like a $50 skimmer, very dissapointing, i ended up selling it on ebay for $50 what a waste of money that was, and it was loud also, the water spraying was like listening to a sprinkler system all day

[Steve973]

For what it's worth, I think the AquaC models other than the Remora and Urchin are much better. But I can't even begin to recommend any other hang-on models since I don't have any experience with those. Well, I guess that's not entirely true. I had a CPR Bakpak 2 in the very beginning of my attempt at this hobby. I think that it's very very comparable to the Remora. That being said, AquaC customer service is excellent.

[reefnut00001]

I have a remora pro with a mag 3 and surface skimmer box, it does ok on a 72 gal bow. Has anybody tried drilling out the injector and adding a needle wheel pump to improve imporve performance. Kinda make it like a mce600? also are their any other improvments that i can make ? Would i really do that much better upgrading this skimmer or just leave well enough alone ?

[mg426]

Count me in the I had/owned a Remora club. Not much of a skimmer IMO.

[Steve973]

Originally posted by reefnut00001
Has anybody tried drilling out the injector and adding a needle wheel pump to improve imporve performance.

I'm not an expert on needlewheel technology, and I'm not an expert on skimmer technology in general, but I don't think this would work very well. The idea of the spray injection skimmer is to have the water pump in from the top of the skimmer, and that's what causes the bubbles. If you put a needlewheel pump on this skimmer and had a venturi to inject air, it would have to travel up the injector pipe and turn 180 degrees to spray into the water. I'm not sure that this would help very much, and the two technologies might end up working against each other. However, if you have a needlewheel pump sitting around, it wouldn't hurt to try it, but I'd be hesitant to spend money on it when it doesn't seem like it would be very helpful.

I believe that only thing that you can do is put a more powerful pump on the skimmer, because more/faster water will cause more air to be "injected" into the skimmer. There's a caveat, though. With more water volume, the water will be flowing faster through the skimmer, so there will be less contact time with the bubbles. You might be able to skim more, but it's going to be wetter skimmate as a result of more water flow.

Would i really do that much better upgrading this skimmer or just leave well enough alone ?

I think this is a very subjective question. If it pulls out enough skimmate and your inhabitants are doing as well as you'd like, then it's probably fine. If you have some problems due to organics, then it might be helpful to upgrade your current one, or replace it.

[luke33]

There are a few people that have drilled out the injector and turned it into a nw skimmer. From what i hear it can't handle hardly any air so it doesn't work well. I would suggest you sell it and buy a decent skimmer in its place.