Aquamedic Blue T1000 skimmer review

[lorenz0]

keep us updated. i just bought a deltec mc-500 and this was my second choice due to the same issue you have, area for your skimmer in the sump.

[mseepman]

I don't doubt that the MC-500 is going to be a great skimmer for you. I'm not going to be using this as an HOB...it's just too big for my stand. I will be using it in sump.

I guess that I should mention that this skimmer cost me about $215 after shipping and currency conversion.

[lorenz0]

lol ya thats why i am so interested. ussually AM stuff is great and was less than half the price of mine.

[Pescador]

Looks pretty good, you could probably DIY the silencer, it's basically a pill bottle with two airline fittings in the lid.

[mseepman]

Hey Brian,

Thanks for the advice. Kevin from Red Coral suggested the same thing when I spoke to him. I might just try that.

[mseepman]

Well the skimmer has been doing really well, despite the broken cup. It's been in my sump for a week now and I've emptied the cup twice. I will try to get pictures up later.

I don't think it's performing as well as it could because it's not sitting in the right compartment on my sump. In order to fit it, I ended up putting it in the old fuge area...but this area only gets new water to it from a low flow pump coming out of my phosban reactor. Otherwise most of the water circulates back into the display before the skimmer touches it. I am working on a fix...but that requires a new sump.