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Discussion in 'Protein Skimmers' started by jeffers0n, Nov 26, 2011.

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  1. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    3 days or so of a slim skim nano! Smelled like a turd covered in burnt hair!
     

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  2. Taco

    Taco Plankton

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    Here is my Eshopps Pumping crap!!
     

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  3. reefwerks

    reefwerks Flamingo Tongue

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    Good crap....;)
     
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  4. jeffers0n

    jeffers0n Feather Duster

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    That EV 1000 crap is digusting bro!
     
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  5. nicodim55

    nicodim55 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Here is mine after 5 days:)

    skimmer 2.jpg
     
    nicodim55, Dec 17, 2011
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  6. rayjay

    rayjay Gigas Clam

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  7. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Did you forget to empty the overflow cup?
     
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  8. rayjay

    rayjay Gigas Clam

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    Nope. As the air stone ages over a six month period, the air flow is gradually reduced and I increase the pressure slightly to restore proper flow every once in a while. I switch out the air stone every 6 months, clean and dry and make ready for the next switch. Each stone I can use about 3 times but the third time usually only for about 3 months.
    This time I adjusted the flow and didn't wait around long enough to be sure everything was OK and when I came back about 45 minutes later, this had happened.
    The skimmer is a counter current 4" diameter 6 foot tall with a 1 foot cube box on the top for the skimmate.
    The air stone is 7" by 2" by 2" with a 7/8" diameter bore with air supplied from a linear compressor.
     
    rayjay, Dec 18, 2011
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  9. jeffers0n

    jeffers0n Feather Duster

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    Do the airstone protein skimmers still work well? That fam looks pretty dry.
     
    jeffers0n, Dec 18, 2011
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  10. rayjay

    rayjay Gigas Clam

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    You can have it wet or dry by adjusting the air flow volume.
    That foam in the picture is extremely wet though.
    I don't know how commercial air stone skimmers are but like any others there are probably good ones and poor ones.
     
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