400 gallon project

[untamed]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

I know why your skimmer is over flow like that ...........................

ITS A ASM skimmer

BUY A ATI BM 250 GUY

It is easy to poke fun at ASM, because they really are built poorly....but this G6 works very well and I would continue to recommend it as high value for the buck. I don't think the boil-overs are related to skimmer design or construction quality, in this case.

Ha..ha..new skimmer...Yes, but I don't think an ATI MB 250 is large enough...plus it won't keep itself clean. I have my eyes on a larger prize...(now, lets hope the CDN $ stays high a bit longer...)

[Sebae again]

I wonder why Asmodeus would buy a prehistoric BM 250 from the 20th century when he could have bought a BM Supermarine. Maybe he saw one on the Antiques Roadshow and is a collector of antiquities. JK.

[untamed]

As soon as there is any info on the Supermarine version, I'll have a look...but I'm pretty sure that neither of those skimmers is for me.

[Joe Reefer]

Originally Posted by untamed

It is easy to poke fun at ASM, because they really are built poorly....but this G6 works very well and I would continue to recommend it as high value for the buck. I don't think the boil-overs are related to skimmer design or construction quality, in this case.

Ha..ha..new skimmer...Yes, but I don't think an ATI MB 250 is large enough...plus it won't keep itself clean. I have my eyes on a larger prize...(now, lets hope the CDN $ stays high a bit longer...)

Do I smell Deltec?

[Skimmerking]

Prehistoric OMG shame on you.. for saying that. now if you look at my madness on skimmers. I have owned
Turo flotor T 1000
Euro Reef
Beckett
Down Draft
AIR stone
Beckett again
Euro reef again

ATI BM 250 and now IF I have my ways I will have a BUBBLE KING EXTERNAL. once I can duct tape up the wife...

Untamed I'm just bugging ya about your skimmer obvious your skimmer is working for you. imagine having Super fuge's skimmer on your tank.........................

IMO its not the tube its the pump that works in the skimmer and that is why the ASM G5 and 6 are good since they have the Sedras pumps attached to them.........

[untamed]

Originally Posted by Joe Reefer

Do I smell Deltec?

Nope. That's all I'm going to say until I actually have it. It's going to be quite a project to find a way to install this thing.

Originally Posted by asmodeus

Untamed I'm just bugging ya about your skimmer obvious your skimmer is working for you. imagine having Super fuge's skimmer on your tank.........................

IMO its not the tube its the pump that works in the skimmer and that is why the ASM G5 and 6 are good since they have the Sedras pumps attached to them.........

I took your comments as you intended. The G6 is doing all I could expect of it, but it is overwhelmed. I have had a few conversations with "Fudge" about his skimmer. I like his philosophy...big pump, big chamber, tall...self cleaning...pretty much describes what I'm thinking about.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by untamed

I like his philosophy...big pump, big chamber, tall...self cleaning...pretty much describes what I'm thinking about.

Self-cleaning? Say what? This I'd like to hear more about!

[Delphinus]

Here Myka, check out these pages: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-11/totm/index.php
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=30974
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=686757

*Somewhere* in there is some details about his self-squeegee'ing skimmer head, and some videos too IIRC.

Also, there are some skimmers which employ a spray head which spray down the skimmer neck in an effort to keep it clean. And, I think there are a couple commercial versions of self-cleaning skimmers (Deltec, I think), although they tend to be pretty high-end things.

[untamed]

I lost my Powder Blue Tang the other night. I only had him for 1 month. No explanation, but he was reduced to a clean skull less than 24 hours since last seeing him alive. I suppose this means that my clean up crew is very good at what they do!

I liked this fish a lot and expect that I'll try again.