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Old 06-21-2005, 12:03 AM
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that's insane.. definitely the biggest i've ever seen.

if you don't mind me asking.. as i am very curious.. how much does a monster like that cost you ?
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Going to have a serious case of skimmer envy now.

Thanks for sharing the pictures, they are great.
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Old 06-21-2005, 12:51 AM
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It is only 8' tall
ONLY?! Lol.

I've seen 8ft skimmers, but that looks like quite the fancy contraption, especially with self cleaning ability!

So your running a store tank system with those skimmers?

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Now thats a skimmer.
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Old 06-21-2005, 01:53 AM
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Old 06-21-2005, 02:23 AM
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They are nice, I have to admit. I was like a 6 year old at Christmas when they showed up last week. Needless to say, I was late getting home that day.

As for cost...let's just say quite a bit...but should be worth every penny. We are using RK2 fluidized sand bed filters (8' x 10") and have noticed an immediate difference in our water quality. Generally you get what you pay for. We have been using ETS 2000 so far with excellent results but want to step it up a bit for our summer expansion.

FF14 - we are running a wholesale operation that will total about 10,000 gallons by summer's end.

These aren't the biggest RK2 builds either. Most of the large wholesale companies in Los Angeles are running skimmers that are at 50% larger. If I can find a old picture of one I'll post it.
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umm i'm 5'11" and ummm can i sleep inside and what it feels like to be swished around like a bubble?
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we are running a wholesale operation that will total about 10,000 gallons by summer's end.
Will The average shmo be able to purchase anything from you? or are you supplying only retail stores?
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Old 06-21-2005, 03:58 AM
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Retail only. Although, we are working on a new program to make our stock more accessible to the hobbyist. We are working out some problems that we have with it ourselves. We won't sell direct to the hobby, as we have to support our retail customers, but are looking at a partnership shall we say. Not that this relates to the thread, but any ideas would be great.
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Old 06-21-2005, 04:07 AM
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how about to local reef clubs with a minimum order of a few hundred dollars or something? I'd be game for that, I'd take your stock over the next guy's since I've seen probably about $30k worth of fish come from you.

what media are you using in your fluidized sand beds? is it silicate based?
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