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Old 02-04-2013, 10:44 PM
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Thanks Steve that is the answer I was looking for, I knew about the air thing but the more I look at the DC pumps they are more pleasing and yes I may have to hang up the belt then . lol

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Mike DC skimmers are all the rage now and the future of pretty much all skimmers including BK. Virtually all new skimmers released now are using DC pumps and for good reason. Like you stated previously one way of fine tuning a skimmer is the air intake but doing this isn't ideal because if you reduce air flow you increase water flow so it's not really that efficient. With a DC pump you can reduce air flow in the same manor or/and reduce the pump speed hence reducing air flow and water flow and allowing more adjustment of each variable while at the same time only using the amount of energy needed by the pump. So DC skimmers do offer more control and higher efficiency. In addition DC pumps are suppose to be capable of higher impeller speeds allowing for finer bubble generation.

I think to remain king of skimmers you'll have to get a couple DC skimmers under your belt pronto
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Old 02-05-2013, 12:52 AM
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In fact what I love the most with DC pump skimmer is that they are dead silent ! no vibrations at all...
and when skimmer is getting mad (epoxy etc...) easy to adjust...

won't go back to ac pump skimmer for sure !
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Old 02-19-2013, 09:16 PM
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Here we go....

Internal

Reef Octopus Diablo 8" w/ DC Pump - 250int (300gal): http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Reef-Octopus-Diablo-8-w-DC-Pump-250int-300gal.html

Reef Octopus Diablo 10" w/ DC Pump - 250int (400gal): http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Reef-Octopus-Diablo-10-w-DC-Pump-250int-400gal.html

Reef Octopus Diablo 12" w/ DC Pump - 300int (450gal): http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Reef-Octopus-Diablo-12-w-DC-Pump-300int.html

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Reef Octopus Diablo 8" External w/ DC Pump - 200ext (300 Gal): http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Diablo-8-External-w-DC-Pump-200ext-300-Gal.html

Reef Octopus Diablo 11" External w/ DC Pump - 250ext (400 Gal): http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Diablo-10-External-w-DC-Pump-250ext-400-Gal.html

Reef Octopus Diablo 12" External w/ DC Pump - 300ext (450 Gal): http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/Diablo-External-w-DC-Pump.html

Externals are special order for the time being. We have some internals on the way, some of whom are laready pre-sold. Hit me up if you need more info!

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