Myka's 69 SPS Tank 2015

[Myka]

So I made a minor modification to the design of the tank. It's now getting a one piece Starphire eurobrace all polished up. I decided I am going to have an open top.

Originally Posted by duncangweller

I'm just curious.... Do you think the thin profile of the overflow weir will be enough room for the return plumbing/elbows etc?

Ya you bet. There won't be any elbows in there anyway. 3" wide is plenty of room for my hands.

[Scythanith]

That will look sexy!

[Myka]

Sooo...what's in that Royal Exclusiv bag anyway??

Bubble King Double Cone 180 with RD3 Speedy DC pump.

[Ryanerickson]

Nice skimmer 😄

[Wretch]

The basic design of this skimmer seems like a lot of others. The big difference seems to be in the pumps they use. Is there really that much difference in performance and reliability? It does look nice though.

[hillegom]

Pumps are expensive to replace

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Wretch

The basic design of this skimmer seems like a lot of others. The big difference seems to be in the pumps they use. Is there really that much difference in performance and reliability? It does look nice though.

That's why I'm putting it up against the ATB.

Originally Posted by hillegom

Pumps are expensive to replace.

Yeah, they are about $670 plus taxes to replace. The Speedy seems to be quite reliable though, so that's good. I'm certainly not into replacing a $700+ pump. If that happens I'm pretty sure the ATB will move in for good.