C&C marine HOT skimmer
 

So I'm trying out the new hang on tank skimmer rated to 125G. This thing is big and ugly, not something for a 10g nano but it can produce an amazing amount of bubbles.
First impressions...the cup is going to be hard to clean
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...skimmer002.jpg
After starting it up I found it a bit noisy, the airline is going to need to be muffled and the return has a bit of a gurgle but check out the bubbles
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...skimmer004.jpg
lastly, once again I think the collection cup is poorly designed, here you can see that the bubbles are travelling up the outside of the cup to the top of the skimmer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...skimmer003.jpg

and this is what you see inside the tank, the skimmer is dumping bubbles into the tank at the moment but it is breaking in and I expect that will stop in the next day or 2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2.../CCskimmer.jpg

This skimmer so far is skimming great and I think worth the purchase price of $349
http://www.cncmarinesupply.com/skimmers.php
I haven't been impressed with the HOT skimmers I have tried up till now (bak pak, prism pro, remora pro)

Marie, on this forum the manufacturer says 99% of micro bubbles are removed, so maybe it is just a break-in thing.


http://www.hardcoreaquatics.com/foru...ead.php?t=2651

Oh, I forgot to ask. Which tank do you have it on?

Yea I can't see why the bubbles won't disappear when the skimmers broken in, I do like the design and looks of the part thats actually in the tank. Its just the part thats on the outside thats ugly but then most people would have that part against a wall

It's on the tank by the stairs. I upgraded the tank to a 65g and the bak pak skimmer just wasn't cutting it, the tank has algae problems out the wazoo :lol:

I'm sure it will be OK. Did you have to do any reno on the wall/stairs for the 65?

Thats what kept my husband busy on his week off :lol:

A pic of the skimmate
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...skimmer006.jpg

Pretty Impressive! How long has it been running for?

It had been running for 48hrs in that pic, It was over 24 hrs before it started to form a head

I bought this same skimmer as well. I think it is noisy too. I was told to bend air tube and stick it inside the compartment. This has helped somewhat although I find the actual pump inside is loud. What are thoughts about it? I find it is doing a good job but the noise just bothers me.

Oops
 

Oops, note to self, never, ever clean the pump on this skimmer again. Not only was it a painful experience (very poor design) this happened when I turned it back on

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...skimmer009.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...skimmer007.jpg

The gallon jug is holding down the lid...the bubble kept pushing it off the skimmer

Time to get out the carpet shampooer. :mrgreen:
Marie you have more patience than me, I'd have thrown the thing off the sundeck by now.

The only piece of equipment that has drove me to that point so far is my prism pro skimmer...but it is still early days yet.

Ah yes, the good old Prism Pro. I've nearly thrown mine away several times. It's been down-graded to the QT, where it works quite well. (Because there isn't anything to skim in there. lol:

When i first saw it, i was very impressed by it. You are right, the design of the cup is not perfect but the bubbles are great. Hopefully, the pump wont go nuts often and you will be good with the bubbles in the tank.

Would it be as loud as an Remora Pro? How would you compared it to an Remora pro or an Deltec MCE600?

Thanks for the review!

The skimmate is perfectly nasty and I have no complaints in that department wayyy better then my remora. I can only compare it with a remora pro because I don't have any experience with the deltec but for bubble and skimmate production there is no comparison with the remora (I even have the mag 7 pump on the remora and its still pathetic).
For design it gets 2 big thumbs down. The pump is situated in the middle compartment and the cord is threaded under the baffle into the third compartment and out the top. You have to reach your hands into the skimmer and push the plug underneath the baffle to remove the pump for cleaning, you also have to reach in and disconnect the airhose from the pump which is also extremely awkward. Puting it all back together is the same fustration in reverse

man that sucks.
skim is pretty impressive though, too bad about the shortsighted design.

Am I the ONLY one on canreef who has had great experience with the prizm and prizm pro?

The prism pro worked great, when it wasn't flooding the floor

I NEVER had that problem and I used it for a year on a heavily stocked 32.

I would def take one of these c+c over a prizm though, that 1 gallon bottle being lifted off the collection cup is pretty impressive.

Anybody have one of these for sale??? It seems the business isnt open any longer??? I would love to try one on my 72bowfront.

Thanks in advance
Mike

p.s. you guys have a great site here.