new Cone skimmer.

[RuGlu6]

hey guys what was the longest break in period that your skimmer had?

I bought a new skimmer and did not soak in vinegar, just washed it in worm water. It has been a few days but still very little skimming.
Water level inside and outside is apropriate (~8 inch outside and up to the collection cup inside), pump is ok, nice fine bubbles, air flow is there and nothing is plugged.

thx

[Maverick00]

depending on the skimmer it can "take" up to a week or two. The skimmers (minus the remora) ive owned seemed to work as they should within 72hrs

[RuGlu6]

two weeks, wow!

[lorenz0]

what skimmer is it?

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by lorenz0

what skimmer is it?

I know poeple on here love pictures so here you go.

Air flow 700 l/h
rated for 500L to 800L (211 gal) Tank
Hailea HX-6530 Pump with Needlewheel Impeller
Water level:21-27cm
Size :220*310*570MM

It is the largest i could fit in to my sump. Its got rubber feet under the pump and under the skimmer body as well. Pump & Impeller design is strickingly similar to Eheim. Water level inside is very stable and besically always the same thanks to a water effluent design through that elevated elbow. Thanks to that skimmer is not sensitive to a sump water level variations.


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Nice frothy just the right size bubbles.

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Water level control is very easy and precise. The red knob is on the other side of this.
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Diffusor plate.

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[lorenz0]

nice skimmer. ya give it some time, aww wish i still had a cone

[RuGlu6]

Finally (in Jan 2013) upgraded my cone skimmer with new high air flow (1400 L/h) water pump Babble Blaster 3000.
Had to cut a new hole for the intake fitting as it would not fit in to the old one.
Skimmer is ridiculously powerful and very stable with this new pump.
Looking back there was no need to go with pump that big, as I had to take measures to reduce turbulence. BB2000 would have been enough.
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with new pump installed


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Two days of skimmimg with new pump.


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Only 30 min after cleaning
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Only 30 min after cleaning




As you can see compare to when skimmer was running on old OEM pump the skimmate now is denser and darker and also is stinks a lot more.
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[phi delt reefer]

awesome MOD!

is the skimmer any louder with the new pump?

[RuGlu6]

Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

awesome MOD!

is the skimmer any louder with the new pump?

Very, very quiet. The pump has rubber feet. All i can hear is air but black cilinder (pic #4 hard to see on dark background) is my DIY silencer so quite happy with the mod.

Also the fact that this pump starts 100% of the time and in the correct direction is a big plus compare to many skimmer pumps that are just modified water pumps and not always start correctly.