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![]() one of my peevs is they post lilters only not gallons as well i hate converting lol ok im whining but hey its all good.
it would be interestng to see a skimmer that will handle ozone hookup/with filtration for ozone air export in the collection self cleaning rinses itelf down the drain ok now im dreaming. i have a few ideas but i just cant put them into words which may not even work anyways.
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![]() Accurate ratings for tanks. If you say its rated for a 90 gallon reef tank it should handle a 90 gallon reef tank.
Also a dependable pump that will restart in the even the pump gets turned off without having to fiddle with it. My #1 peeve about my Vertex.
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![]() Great feedback, for now we are talking pumps out of the two listed.
I will touch on other stuff later, however we are looking at providing a unit for everyone, more funky features and the price will go up and then everyone will say "its too expensive, I only want to spend 2 shillings and sixpence" But for now lets talk pumps Aquabee Vs Sicce we are also talking the latest ceramic bearing hot starters not the hope for the best after a service models of yester-year. |
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![]() well I guess I should put my hat in the ring first
Aqua Bee - rock solid pump, been around for years, no reported issues since advancing into ceramic bearings ditching the old stainless steel shaft and rubber jobbies. Will give you lenghty service. Sicce - Has had huge advances and trusted by many leading names now. The new pumps seem to come with great feedback and Ralph from Sicce USA offers great client care. Both come in about the same price. |
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![]() What i look in the skimmer is
1- Must be silent 2-At least 1200 L of Air per hour (not interested in anything less then that) 3-Easy to clean i.e. no tools to get collection cup off, no brashes to wash, just bare hands. 4-must be reliable 5-easy to disassemble In turms of the pump i would like to see Bubble Blaster pumps (I dont know if this is true but, some one said that they have same hardware as Red Dragon and Sicce pumps). Suposedly they restart OK, and have calcium build up proof shafts AND they are affordable. Bubble Blaster HY 5000S will deliver 2000 (!!!) L of air per hour and only cost $225 USD and free shipping in USA with relatively small foot print so it can be used in the cone skimmer that is Just 24 inches tall and 14" wide. I give my 10 stars to the Bubble magus Hero design a skimmer for less then $500 And 10 stars to Bubble Blaster HY 5000S pump. a pump for $225 here is the Coral Vue info on bubble Blaster pumps. Last edited by RuGlu6; 02-09-2012 at 02:46 AM. |
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![]() i dont know if anyone else cares about this. but the biggest thing i liked about my euro reef was that the skimmer cup screwed on with what looked like a large union fitting. To get it off i could just unscrew it and slide it out sideways, it required no room above the skimmer.
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![]() Only problem here is that the consumer in the main now only wishes to spend about that amount on the whole skimmer not just a pump
![]() So for that alone we have to rule it out. In reards to the BM Hero, that got voted out a while back as an old design on another thread we ran, the Curve has replaced it which we are already bringing in ![]() Last edited by Aqua-Digital; 02-09-2012 at 03:10 AM. |
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![]() Aquabees for me. Got 2 on my skimmer, and they rock. Never any restart issues. I've had mine for over 3 years now, and bought a backup skimmer(thanks ReeferRob), but i don't think i'll need the pumps anytime soon. There are no heavy wear marks, cracks, swelling.
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