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12-05-2006, 05:51 AM
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I've never set water on fire... Electrify it, yes, Use it to make sparks and pretty flames come out of power bars... Yes!
Couldn't retain suction, because I put it together as it came outta the box - just needed to rotate the base on the U-Tube, so the one wasn't blocked. Gotta do the impeller mod - damn that's annoying! Superglue the magnet to the needlewheel; solves the noise. (sorry bought the last one, dennis said he was getting more in) No idea on performance, hasn't even been running 5 hours, and at least 4 of those it wasn't moving water. Neat little unit - got a few mods planned already for it, going to add a valve to add fine adjustment to the air intake. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=968288 Last edited by AndyL; 12-05-2006 at 05:57 AM. 
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12-05-2006, 08:45 AM
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I got mine tonight, my initial impression was not so good. The intake design is very much like the one you see with the Prizim series, a U-tube with a little gate valve on it for control. You have to block the air tube to prime it and it's sensitive to water level changes, I really hated that about the Prizim.
Having set it up and messed with it a bit I like it a lot better, it's a well constructed unit and moves quite a bit of water. The gate valve is easy to adjust and once I put the extension tube on it primed really fast. I'm getting a little bit of micro bubbles but it's pretty good for brand new. I also didn't have the oily residue that JSTR describes, just gave it a rinse in some hot water. Performance remains to be seen but I really think you can't beat this model for the price.
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12-05-2006, 02:13 PM
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Hey guys, great reviews
 Would anyone happen to have the dimensions on one of these as well as the depth for the "hangon" part of the skimmer (my nano has eurobracing)? I can't seem to find any info on the net for that kind of stuff. Thanks!
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12-05-2006, 02:33 PM
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12-05-2006, 07:36 PM
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12-06-2006, 12:02 AM
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24 hours later... No skimmate, but foam is starting to make its way up the riser tube. Noticing a fair amount of microbubbles now - hopefully those go away once broken in - if not guess I'll be looking for some foam.
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12-06-2006, 04:16 AM
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24 hours in and I've got a good cm or so of green tea looking skimmate and some nice dry foam going. Micro bubbles are gone too, I'm impressed.
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12-06-2006, 05:24 AM
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72 hours in lots of light watery skimmate, lots of foam, no microbubbles.
Trying to fine tune to a good dark dry skimmate. Good deal for $30. Not a perfect skimmer and easily out done by the really expensive skimmer. But damn for $30 its a great investment and can easily do a decent job on most small tanks. Will keep trying to fine tune it and then will post results.
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12-16-2006, 01:12 PM
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Hi,
the Rio Skimmer would it be sufficent for a 28Gallon reef? Christf5 have you got the one you purchased rnning yet? I am contemplating one as I have a seaclone 100 altho it is working it doesn't fit my tank arrangement very well. Jim
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