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Old 01-25-2010, 04:02 AM
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oh right on thats good to hear sorta.. i guess $12 isnt to bad but its still seems odd for a $200+ product to break after 2 months and have to pay to get it fixed... hopefully i will get a email soon
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Old 01-25-2010, 04:49 AM
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oh right on thats good to hear sorta.. i guess $12 isnt to bad but its still seems odd for a $200+ product to break after 2 months and have to pay to get it fixed... hopefully i will get a email soon
Yeah I do agree and I still think Robbert is the kind of guy who will replace it for free if you tell him that.

I probably should ask for a free one but I do understand his position and I know from talking to him a few times now on the phone that he is a great guy and wouldn't charge for the new impellers if there wasn't a big cost to him.

We talked a lot about the skimmers and boy does he know his stuff. He is a physicist and that is obvious. He is the brains behind all the great Euro Reef skimmers. He said the company was split by himself and his son. He will do the nano skimmers and his son will do all the big skimmers. So I think his sons new company is going to be pretty good! As well as his of course. I still think this little skimmer rocks other than the impeller issue.

He found that the high PH of saltwater caused the alloy to break down. The new impeller is a different material and will not break down. He liked the alloy better though and it is cheaper than this new material so they are working on a coating to put on the alloy so they can continue using it. The new impellers will only be temporary but he assured me its just as good...just too expensive long term to put in all the skimmers.

He also had some great stories about his new puppy and the rain in California and how drivers can't deal with it
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Old 01-25-2010, 05:19 AM
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awsome sounds like a good dood. i cheacked out the nanoreefsystems webpage to. i really like that new bottem plate with the flow adjuster.

maybe me and you can save on shipping if he sends both at the same time?

haha id liek to see a caly person drive around vancouver on a day like today
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well my mesh wheel exploded.. sorta glad i was right by my tank when it happend because the pump jamed from the shrapnel... i guess i would hhave had a fried pump too.. i guess its back to the tunze.
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anyone else have there impeller disintegrate yet?... i still dont have a replacement... can anyone give me the guys e mail? so i can get one.

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anyone else have there impeller disintegrate yet?... i still dont have a replacement... can anyone give me the guys e mail? so i can get one.

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Robbert and I exchanged emails a few times:
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awsome, thanks
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anyone else have there impeller disintegrate yet?... i still dont have a replacement... can anyone give me the guys e mail? so i can get one.

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anyone else have there impeller disintegrate yet?... i still dont have a replacement... can anyone give me the guys e mail? so i can get one.

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lee
Did you get a new impeller?

My impeller is holding up ok for now (fingers crossed) but if you've yet to get a new one let me know, I'll get one too & we could maybe split the shipping.

One thing about this skimmer is that I'm having to clean the sponge out every 4-5 days or else the pump will either run intermittently & not skim at all or over flow the cup within seconds, depending on slight water level changes.

A bit high maintenance but a pretty good skimmer when it's working right.

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no i havnt orderd it.. im pretty ****ed about the hole thing. I asked him if the new impeller will last anylong and he just said it will last alot long... i asume the same thing will happen just after alonger period of time.

but i guess i should figure something out my tanks pretty messed up at the moment and im sure a good skimmer would help out a bit.

i think the only way you can get it for 12 is if yours is alread effed otherwise its 30+ $
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