Tunze Comline 3110/2

[Samw]

Originally Posted by andresont

I beg to differ Tunze is a very good product.
One is need to know how to select tank size properly

The skimmate is weak and there is next to no water exchanged between skimmer box and tank.

Shao, its Hang-In Tank, not Hang-on Back.

[Funky_Fish14]

I used to have a 3110, and I can concur with Sam that is is SILENT. Infact, I never heard mine running. I have had some decent skimmate from mine as long as it was kept clean.

Chris

[andresont]

All we care about is skimming DOC (Desolved Organic Carbon) and that what Tunze does. It looks like not much because there is no particulate in skimmate , but that is not something one whants to skimm, you can have any cloth filter to get rid of particulate and marine snow if you wish. or leave it in the tank if you have filter feeders. I know many reefers who in the hobby for more then 18 years in some cases and they all run Tunze 230/3 or 240/3 in their tanks.When i set up my next tank Tunze 9020 is the skimmer for me.
Gallons do not produce waiste , animals do. If one has heavy loaded tank, then skimming capacity has to be increased by 60% from rated size, aspecialy with deep sand bed as it takes a lot of Oxygen out of water.
My opinion only there can be others,
Good luck reefing

Originally Posted by Samw

The skimmate is weak and there is next to no water exchanged between skimmer box and tank.

Shao, its Hang-In Tank, not Hang-on Back.

[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."