What is "THE" HOB Protein Skimmer

[Magickiwi]

I'd probably run purigen in that chamber. I have a carbon and Gfo reactor in my system already. Does anyone in Canada carry that brand and model? J&L's product line stops at the 500.

[Jakegr]

I really didn't like the Deltec MC600... loud, the collection cup was hard to clean, and expensive.

[misty s]

I have the mce300, i find it still produces a few bubbles after running it about a year and a half. It produces thick gross skimmate, and is pretty quiet. It seems to act up a bit whenI feed but goes back to normal an hour or so after.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Jakegr

I really didn't like the Deltec MC600... loud, the collection cup was hard to clean, and expensive.

I have heard this before and will guess yours had the black pump. Deltec switched to there own pump (white) and mine was quiet

[intarsiabox]

I have an Aquamaxx HOB-1 that skims great, is very quiet and doesn't produce micro bubbles but I do get a trickle of a little larger bubbles that seeps out of the top of the discharge and go directly to the surface without getting dispersed into the tank. Now it did not start out with no micro bubbles, and most HOB's won't at first. They all have a break in period, mine was about a month before the micro bubbles were completely gone. You should probably give yours some more time and give it a couple of full cleans including the pump with some vinegar. I have not owned the eshopps skimmer myself but they are supposed to be a really good skimmer and it sounds like yours skims very well, don't give up on it just yet.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I have to admit that I am extremely impressed with the amount and darkness/thickness of the stinky skimmate my new-to-me Bubble Magus NAC5E Hang-On-Back Protein Skimmer is producing. It's on a heavily stocked, heavily fed RSM 34g and its pulling out crud like crazy. Really happy with it. Thanks MCC.

Anthony

[Magickiwi]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

I have an Aquamaxx HOB-1 that skims great, is very quiet and doesn't produce micro bubbles but I do get a trickle of a little larger bubbles that seeps out of the top of the discharge and go directly to the surface without getting dispersed into the tank. Now it did not start out with no micro bubbles, and most HOB's won't at first. They all have a break in period, mine was about a month before the micro bubbles were completely gone. You should probably give yours some more time and give it a couple of full cleans including the pump with some vinegar. I have not owned the eshopps skimmer myself but they are supposed to be a really good skimmer and it sounds like yours skims very well, don't give up on it just yet.

So what should I be doing with the skimmer to help it settle down? You mention scrubbing with vinegar but I thought the skimmers used the slime coat that collects in it. I've even been wondering if I clean the skim cup too well because it seems to bubble more after I wash the cup.

As I said the included instructions give you bup-kiss in terms of direction or help.

[pinkreef]

eshopps 100gal hob is my favourite
easy to adjust - others are so finicky

[Magickiwi]

Originally Posted by pinkreef

eshopps 100gal hob is my favourite
easy to adjust - others are so finicky

How do you adjust? Just turning the pipe on top of the outlet or is there other adjustments to the skimmer?

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by Magickiwi

So what should I be doing with the skimmer to help it settle down? You mention scrubbing with vinegar but I thought the skimmers used the slime coat that collects in it. I've even been wondering if I clean the skim cup too well because it seems to bubble more after I wash the cup.

As I said the included instructions give you bup-kiss in terms of direction or help.

The plastic that the skimmers are made of usually have a coating on them that eventually wears off and is not harmful, the vinegar wash gets rid of it faster and speeds up the skimmers break in time. This doesn't have to be done often just at start up and then occasionally after that. I personally find that a clean collection cup works much better than a slimy one as the bubbles can grab onto the plastic when clean. My Aqua C Remora would stop skimming altogether after a couple of days until the cup was cleaned again. All my HOB skimmers stopped producing micro bubbles within a 4 week period and after a complete tear down and cleaning. If you find it skimming too aggressively just raise the cup up a bit until you are happy with the results.