mag 18 isnt big enough for the monster skimmer?NEED HELP!!!

[Chin_Lee]

Originally Posted by Tarolisol

Ok well ill test my new system with my mag 18, if it doesnt work i will upgrade to a mak 4. Now with this said will a mak 4 be a good enough pump. The only thing chin-lee is that its making tons of good bubbles there just not making it around to the reaction tube.

dude
if u'r going to stay with that size of skimmer, don't waste your money with mak4. go straight to mak5/iwaki70 (or even iwaki100.) they all take up lots of $$ to buy and lots of $$ in electricity
looking at your pics, i don't consider that "tons" of bubbles. in my skimmer, the bubbles are so thick its like milk and you cannot see through to the other side. In fact it doesn't even look like water in the chamber. take a look at the chamber of my skimmer:


Mine's using an iwaki70 now with the same results. my skimmer stands 48" tall total including the box so chamber is about 20 inches high and the top tube and collection cup is about 20 inches as well.
hth