Need help deciding on a skimmer

[Myanth]

I got an AquaC Remora for christmas. Skims tons and the water looks great. Aquarium Illusions told my wife that it was the best for my 90 gal with 33 gal undersump but I don't know much about skimmers.

Any opinions on this one?

Also prices?
She paid like $375 with the pump. Seemed high to me.

Mike

[richtg]

I bought my ASM G3 a year and a half ago and love it. The only mod I did was to weld a nipple into the bottom of the collection cup, down to a sealed container, and a vent line running up over the sump. I just set it and forget it. It effortlessly skims my 120 gallons of water (medium bioload).

I think aquaria.ca has a decent deal on them if you want to check out some pics, etc. It is a breeze to clean, and if you don't wear iron gloves, don't worry about the lighter construction. Best bang for your buck, IMO.

P.S. I put a 10" baffle in the first stage of my sump and set it in there. The water level it sits in never fluctuates, and so I didn't have to modify the outlet as other people have. I have not found the pump to be too noisy either. I can't hear it over everything else running, anyways.

Good luck in your search.

Rich.

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by richtg

.....The only mod I did was to weld a nipple into the bottom of the collection cup, down to a sealed container, and a vent line running up over the sump. .....

I think aquaria.ca has a decent deal on them if you want to check out some pics, etc. .....

P.S. I put a 10" baffle in the first stage of my sump and set it in there. The water level it sits in never fluctuates, and so I didn't have to modify the outlet as other people have. .....

What's the vent line for?

aquaria.ca wouldn't open up. I don't think there is such a site.

The water depth in my sump is 12.5" , although that could be lowered by way of changing the position of the float on the top off float valve, so.....what is this mod you speak of? A water level of higher than 10" requires some sort of modification? Lower than 10"?

Please explain and thanx much,

[Ruth]

It's Aquaria Canada. http://aquariacanada.com/forums/foru...p?s=&forumid=8
I have an ASM G4X with mods that skims my 230g tank although with the bio load I think I am going to upgrade in the future. I have also run it with a G3 which I found to be a little small for this tank so I sold it. ASM are great skimmers and are basically plug and play (Except the gate valve mod ) and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them

[mark]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

What's the vent line for?

aquaria.ca wouldn't open up. I don't think there is such a site.

The water depth in my sump is 12.5" , although that could be lowered by way of changing the position of the float on the top off float valve, so.....what is this mod you speak of? A water level of higher than 10" requires some sort of modification? Lower than 10"?

Please explain and thanx much,

Guessing the vent line is the venturi. As for water depth, lot's of posts around that 10" is the sweet spot. Don't have the baffles in my sump yet but thinking keeping them high and the skimmer on a eggcrate platform for 10'' water level.

[untamed]

I purchased the Euroreef. There is a substantial build quality difference between the Euro and the ASM. The design is sound in both cases, the Euro is just built sooooo solidly.

I haven't adjusted mine at all...just plugged it in. It eliminated a cyano algae problem that I had been fighting for a long time.