Seaclone protien skimmer

[KahluaZzZ]

Be sure to clean the foam often.

 

[Gouramiman]

well mine is going into my sump. is it really neccesary to have the foam on there if it is in my sump?

 

[KahluaZzZ]

It acts as a prefilter. Big chunk of food or stuff is sucked into the foam...and when it starts to decompose in mini pieces it's going to the pump. I guess it's not an obligation but i think if you remove it it will eventually clog the pump.
Anyways...if you clean the foam bi-monthly or monthly it's a matter of seconds.

 

[S.Reef]

I dont use the sponge. When I finally have the pump adjusted correctly the sponge clogs and needs to be cleaned. I find that the skimmer functions fine without the sponge.

 

[dbacksrat]

i tried the 2nd suggestion on the seaclone mod list---i spent half an hour trying to get the center riser loose...i said every curse word known to man (and then some), and it still wouldn't budge...hmm

 

[KahluaZzZ]

so mine decided to leak again. Teflon did the job in 30 seconds.

 

[dbacksrat]

I removed the sponge because nuisance hair algae began to grow on it--it greatly reduced flow to the skimmer
no leaks to report at the moment--the key is to not fiddle with the tube near the bottom of the skimmer itself

 

[KahluaZzZ]

i don't play with it...it just leaked.

 

[bil]

has anyone heard anthing good about the new prizm skimmer?

 

[yamahaguy06]

Has any one ever heard or seen a protien skimmer that sits on the floor?
All the ones I have seen that are below like 200 dollers hang on the back of the tank. I'm looking into getting one but I only have about 150-200$ and it has to be able to go on the ground because there is no room between the tank and my wall???

 

[aresgod]

so you are looking for something that is sumpless but doensnt hang on the back, well I can think of at least one but I think it is about 350$, some skimmers are small enough to fit on the side of a tank, like my aqua-c remora will definetly fit on the side of a tank, but it is about 225$ with all the accesories, might be able to find it cheaper, its a great skimmer

 

[1979camaro]

a lot of skimmers can be plumbed inline so they will sit on the floor/in the stand, but getting a HOB is probably easier if you can find a way to fit it on there because your tank is not drilled...the remoras are pretty thin (3 inches deep or so i think)

 

[S.Reef]

You could try one of the Red Sea Berlin skimmers...the bigger ones, but youll need a pump...so it may cost more then $200.

 

[yamahaguy06]

Ok until I can go out and buy some powerheads and a skimmer, what does everyone think about doing something now. what I mean is I have my Fluval that has one whole side of foam to catch gunck and stuff the I have Fluval pre filter, then carbin, then more foam in the to top layer. Should I get red of the MEDIA.....??

 

[S.Reef]

As long as your cleaning it weekly then it shouldnt be a problem.

 

[yamahaguy06]

ok I sound stupid because I have had my tank for one year but by cleaning it you mean just a 5 gal water change right. how els do you clean???

 

[1979camaro]

he means rinsing out the filter media in your fluval

 

[yamahaguy06]

ok I think this could be my problem, thank you. how offten should I rense my media. Or change my carbin. Or should I just be cleaning out my filter whenever it is full of gunk??

 

[1979camaro]

i would rinse the pad every time you do a water change

 

[yamahaguy06]

Do you think that cleaning the filter that often or just rensing the pad will drop the ph? I used to have big ph issues, not to bad any more, i never knew why. how often if at all when not needed do you add ph buffer. and how does your ph drop?