New Skimmer!

[Funky_Fish14]

Hey Everyone,

So... today was like Christmas all over again

Got it home... so excited that I started opening before taking pics of the beautiful box they sent me



The parts as they were in the box:



The assembled toy!



Gee, its going to be awhile till I get this puppy running on my new system, since I still have to get the tank, build stands, etc. Guess I should add that this is an APF600 model, since its not very visible in the shot. Has everyone else been happy with the performance of their Deltecs so far? I know Ruth has one or two, and I think... Tony has one? Ahh, I cant remember..

Cheers!

Chris

[Ruth]

Well congradulations on your new toy! I do have 2 Deltec skimmers but they are the HOB models. They are very efficient, quiet skimmers and I know that you will be very happy with yours. Definately a quality product. I will have to start a new thread because I just got my new skimmer too.

[Funky_Fish14]

Ohh exciting Ruth! Cant wait to find out what it is!

Thanks for the positive note! Im glad you are happy with yours! I was hoping to have gone up a size or two, but since my fuge will be half the volume of my tank and I will have two remote DSB's for denitrification, I will only have 5 fish(mandarin, ladder glider, Cinnamon clown, pajama cardinal, and Orange Shoulder Tang) and I dont even want to run it 24hrs due to the amount of live foods that will be entering the system, I elected for this model, which is rated to a normally stocked system of my volume.

I really want to get this thing running... im debating throwing it on the 75

[Ruth]

You know I am a big proponent of overskimming (I actually don't think you can) so if I was you I would go ahead and throw it on your 75g. It will probably do nothing but good for it.
My new skimmer is a Bubble King 500 ext. I bought it for the 300g cube I will be setting up (sigh - someday) but for now I am going to run it on my 190g. It is rated for a lot bigger system than this (can't recall off the top of my head).
Anyway you have bought yourself a very nice skimmer and I know that would not have the patience to wait until I got a new system set up - it would be fired up ASAP.

[Funky_Fish14]

Well the thing is, I dont really have anywhere to put it near the 75 I also... have an odd situation. My nutrient levels are all extremely low, so much so that I can only keep one clam in the system at a time, I have limited algal growth, even my fuge has slow growth. The last waterchange(and only one) I did caused problems, and it was only 5g. I only top-off with RO/DI water, and I feed fairly heavily. The tank has been running for 2yrs this way, and im worried I will wreck something, lol.

Ohh, you upgraded the BK? Or, im just not very attentive! When did you get it?

I forgot the dims on your 300g cube.

Are you enjoying the BK's? Im thinking about one on my parent's 400-900g room divider in their retirement home.

Thanks I really cant wait to see it in action! Hehe.

[Funky_Fish14]

What I meant by low nutrient levels, was phosphates, nitrates, etc...:P

My SPS show good growth I have not a drop of sand in my system, and dose calcium maybe... every 3 months at the most?