Need pump for Berlin skimmer

Discussion in 'Protein Skimmers' started by Fish Fan, Jul 10, 2007.

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  1. Fish Fan

    Fish Fan Fire Worm

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    I was wondering if anybody out there knows where I can find a replacement pump for a Berlin Classic skimmer that I picked up used in a package deal with some other stuff (wet/dry,lights,etc.) on craigs list. The skimmer has a venturie can it be simply modified to a Turbo?
     
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  3. fletch

    fletch Kole Tang

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    You could try some of the sponsor web sights here on 3reef or marine depot or even ebay................ John
     
  4. crappyballer

    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    try hooking a sedra up to it. those pumps rock. like the 3500 or 5000. i think the stock red sea pump is 500gph
     
  5. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    Just leave it as it is the Turbo does no better get a Mag 9.5 or a RIO 3300 I ran them for yrs a great pump on a normally loaded 200 gallon tank. The X-L is good also..The spcks call for a rio 2500 or a mag 7 I like to remove the center tube and run a Larger pump make far more smaller bubbles and more surface area and dwell time in te area. Its the 1 in tube right in the center just remove the top and pull it out.. Might need a pair of needle nose pliers if the grit has built up on te bottm baffle.