The Monster is here

[saltcreep]

Pictures will follow in a couple of days!!!

[StirCrazy]

:rolleyes:

[saltcreep]

Be patient. I still have to take pictures.

[Invigor]

how are things, kyle?

[saltcreep]

Good. Keeping busy still. You'll see the new project...hence the monster.

[kellehar]

whats the monster :question: :eek:

[StirCrazy]

Be patient. I still have to take pictures.

a little more than picture to follow would be good, like what is the monster would be nice to know. :rolleyes:

Steve

[Invigor]

i'm going to assume it's an expansion of his store. :D

better not be missing any of the boy's baseball games for it.

[saltcreep]

Here is the Monster!

It's our new RK2 skimmer.

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/507/384149_4922_edited_1-med.JPG

Just as a reference...that's my daughter standing beside it.

[Beverly]

Your daughter is very sweet :cool:

That skimmer IS a monster :eek:

[saltcreep]

Don't always let looks fool you. She is exactly like me...scary.

As for the skimmer, that is the larger of the two we received. It is only 8' tall and uses a 1/2 hp pump just to drive the venturi. The discharge outlet is 3" pipe. I can't wait to get both running. This one is for a brand new system and the smaller one is to replace an ETSS skimmer.

[Invigor]

holy shat. that skimmer probably holds more water than most of us have in our tanks :|

[Tom R]

If thats your skimmer what size is the tank?

[saltcreep]

We calculated the water volume at about 140 gallons (give or take a couple). Oh ya..it has an electronic interval timed spray down system to clean it. :smile:

[saltcreep]

Tom,

This is for a new system that will be about 3500-4000 gallons and heavily stocked.

[danny zubot]

Just so I'm clear, the monster is the skimmer not your daughter right? :razz:

[geopod]

Holllyyyy Monster Batman.That sucker is huge....

[saltcreep]

Danny,

Actually...it could be either :lol:

[Delphinus]

Wow :eek:

[saltcreep]

Here is the younger brother.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/fishguy15/149_4926_edited_1.jpg

I was playing when I took the pictures of the skimmers. Sorry about the salt on the glass.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b326/fishguy15/149_4934_edited_1.jpg

[OCDP]

that's insane.. definitely the biggest i've ever seen.

if you don't mind me asking.. as i am very curious.. how much does a monster like that cost you ?

[rickjames]

:eek: Going to have a serious case of skimmer envy now.

Thanks for sharing the pictures, they are great.

[Funky_Fish14]

It is only 8' tall

ONLY?! Lol.

I've seen 8ft skimmers, but that looks like quite the fancy contraption, especially with self cleaning ability!

So your running a store tank system with those skimmers?

Chris

[Gringos]

Now thats a skimmer.

[Quinster]

Sweet Lord! :eek:

[saltcreep]

They are nice, I have to admit. I was like a 6 year old at Christmas when they showed up last week. Needless to say, I was late getting home that day.

As for cost...let's just say quite a bit...but should be worth every penny. We are using RK2 fluidized sand bed filters (8' x 10") and have noticed an immediate difference in our water quality. Generally you get what you pay for. We have been using ETS 2000 so far with excellent results but want to step it up a bit for our summer expansion.

FF14 - we are running a wholesale operation that will total about 10,000 gallons by summer's end.

These aren't the biggest RK2 builds either. Most of the large wholesale companies in Los Angeles are running skimmers that are at 50% larger. If I can find a old picture of one I'll post it.

[props]

umm i'm 5'11" and ummm can i sleep inside and what it feels like to be swished around like a bubble? :eek:

[Murminator]

we are running a wholesale operation that will total about 10,000 gallons by summer's end.

Will The average shmo be able to purchase anything from you? or are you supplying only retail stores?

[saltcreep]

Retail only. Although, we are working on a new program to make our stock more accessible to the hobbyist. We are working out some problems that we have with it ourselves. We won't sell direct to the hobby, as we have to support our retail customers, but are looking at a partnership shall we say. Not that this relates to the thread, but any ideas would be great.

[Invigor]

how about to local reef clubs with a minimum order of a few hundred dollars or something? I'd be game for that, I'd take your stock over the next guy's since I've seen probably about $30k worth of fish come from you.

what media are you using in your fluidized sand beds? is it silicate based?

[zulu_principle]

Sweet

What the height and diameter of the main chamber?


Wendell

[saltcreep]

Wendell,

I think it's about 24" across and about 6' tall. I was wanting the full acrylic model but was able to pay for the small one with the difference in price. I also think we are going to upgrade all our pumps to RK2 as well. Whisper quiet.

[possitive k]

holy crap :eek: that is one hell of a skimer! i would love to see a pic of the tank thats running :mrgreen:

[Invigor]

http://www.marinefish.ca/images/whouse.JPG

:)

[Veng68]

Does RK2 have a website?

I remember they used to but it does not seem to be working anymore.

Cheers,
Vic [veng68]