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For a laugh I am hooking it up. Will only run it a few hours a day. :D
UP and running. works like a charm.
http://members.shaw.ca/montipora/skim/b3.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/montipora/skim/mak4.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/montipora/skim/fittings.jpg
pocilipora
04-04-2002, 02:32 AM
Do you have any pics of the riser chamber foaming?
canadawest
04-04-2002, 03:47 AM
It doesn't have to sit in a sump? Hmmm... Could be an interesting upgrade for me in the future. Could I run a similar skimmer inline in a "closed loop" type configuration, where the input would be a pump fed by a hang on J-tube and the output back up into the tank?
I thought all of the larger skimmers ran in a sump?
No they don't have to run in a sump. But the outlet does have to be above the water line of the tank/sump.
I wouldn't run it directly into a tank tho. The bubbles out of the skimmer would fill your tank.
No pics yet chris.. I will try when I get home from class today.
Canadian
04-04-2002, 01:44 PM
"In Sump," as in not a "Hang On." That's all it means. They can be plumbed remotely if that's what your heart desires (plus this is a good way to limit the noise issues from one of these becket-bad-boys). But I don't know if I'd be willing to dish out the retail kind of coin that a PM Bullet-3 costs (more than $1000.00 with pump) if I didn't have the tank size and stocking level to warrant it (unless of course I got a deal like Darren did ;) )
titus
04-04-2002, 03:27 PM
Hello,
Speaking strictly from a manufacturer's point of view, what they charge for a Bullet 3 is not expensive at all.
Speaking from a newbie's point of view, only morons would spend that much of money.
Speaking from a dedicated, committed, and crazy minded aquarist point of view, whatever it takes. :D
AJ_77
04-04-2002, 05:41 PM
Is that the pump that's for sale?
AJ
Yes it is the pump that is for sale AJ.
AJ_77
04-04-2002, 11:18 PM
Are those quick-connects? (Rethinking all plumbing...)
AJ
Troy F
04-05-2002, 01:58 AM
Darren, how loud is the Mak 4? Please say it is really quiet.
Rainman58
04-06-2002, 05:23 AM
How much for the pump and what are the specs?
http://members.shaw.ca/montipora/pictures/skim_nuts1.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/montipora/pictures/skim_nuts2.jpg
The second pic was taken 15 seconds after turning it on. I have set it correctly now. :D
all I have to say is...
HOLY CR@P!!!!!!
:eek: WOW! Now I wish I had one!! What a deal, eh Darren?!
Al,
It is a MAk4 pump I am selling for $130.
Mak 4 specs (http://www.jlaquatics.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?page=pumps.shtml&&cart_id=)
goldrimtang
04-12-2002, 03:28 PM
Wow !
Obviously I missed some previous thread, but if you don't mind answering :
Which brand/type of skimmer is this ?
How much did you pay and where ?
Tnx,
Emil
Emil,
It s a Precision Marine Bullet 3.
I bought it used from a guy in Edmonton.
titus
04-17-2002, 01:58 AM
Hello,
Haha Darren, another one of those skimmer with gate valve closed over spilling completely. I tell you guys, for those who don't know or haven't used a real skimmer before, things aren't like that man. :D
Ahh the gate valve wasn't completely closed. That is the thing. It was open as I had been running it earlier, but the beckett was dirty and it wasn't running efficiently. That coupled with a water change that night made for a mass of foam. ;)
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