Tunze 9010 skimmer

[marie]

I wasn't getting that much skimmate in a week from my berlin xl on my 175g (which is why the tank is now skimmerless )

[Buddyboy]

Hey Doug,

Do you have an update on how your Tunze 9010 is working out for you? Is the performance adequate? Anybody else have any experiences with this skimmer?

I have a small 15G sump and this might do the trick.

Thanks in advance!

[Doug]

Mine is still running just fine. Skims well and so easy to dump & clean. I,m running it in tank again, on my 90. It worked well when I had a sump, just had to make sure it was together correct and the water intake was clean.

The intank feature was the main reason for my purchase and I,m a fan of Tunze . I dont think it skims any better than a decent needle wheel though, like SWC {Octopus} or a Euroreef. However, price would be a consideration.

For my needs, I,m happy with it though. It skims better when the cup it kept pretty clean, so I dump mine every couple days. As with my stream pump, the mounting brackets make one scratch their head. But not needed in sump. Its also pretty simple to take apart for pump cleaning but some attention needs to be paid to re-assembly.

[StirCrazy]

Next time you clean it can you take some pics of it apart? I want to see wat you mean by the neck comes out.

Steve

[Doug]

Ok. It stays attached to the cup portion. That way you wipe it all down. I will take some pics.

[Doug]

1st. is skimmer during normal operation.

2nd. is skimmer with cup removed, and the neck which is attached to the cup. Skimmer is left running which helps clean the air injection system, although I usually cover it with a small lid to keep the spray down.

3rd. is the cup with attached neck. Just dump and clean with my brush. It just sits back in, no thumbscrews, locking thingys or other devices.

[nanopodreefer]

I am considering this skimmer, really like all the photos thanks, can you tell us the measurement of the cup plus the bubble chamber (height) when you remove it. I will put mine in a small cabinet and am wondering about the head clearance with removing the cup, thanks.

[Doug]

Hope this helps. It takes 3 1/2in. of lift, to remove the cup. I would guess you could then slide it over and lower it a bit to bring it out. About 4in. of clearance would be better to work in. I remember a thread on RC, where Rodger talked about hood clearance. If I find it, I will post a link for you, although this pic should give you the info you need.

[nanopodreefer]

everytime i click the link for the pic it tells me to log in, which i do, correctly, and then it tells me to log in again, can you post the pic in the thread? thanks for the responce, it helps a lot..

[Doug]