Tunze Comline 3110/2

[Samw]

The point is that if the water can't get into the skimmer, it can't get skimmed. This skimmer works about the same as the Coralife Cocurrent skimmer that I had. Even my Lee's Cocurrent skimmer had darker skimmate. Tunze knows this limitation and has made new skimmers with a water intake and outlet which doesn't rely on passive water exchange. All other skimmers (except other Cocurrent skimmers) that I used in the same tank produced darker skimmate because the water turnover is significantly higher. In other words, it skims the entire tank, not just the water inside the skimmer box. Closed loop and co-current skimmers skim the same clean water inside the skimmer box over and over which is why the skimmate is not dark. Dirty water from outside the skimmer box barely enters the skimmer box.


EDIT:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...e&pagenumber=2


"For SPS the closed loop design was not adequate for the toxin load and mucus production in loaded large tanks."

"Also, I think the percepion is in relation to the price and under the older distributor I remember paying 400 dollars for a 3115 skimmer so it was a lot of money for a very weak skimmer, that should have been $200."