Tunze 3115/2

Discussion in 'Protein Skimmers' started by geologeek, Dec 19, 2004.

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  1. geologeek

    geologeek Fire Worm

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    Hiya! Has anyone out there had any experience of the tunze 3115/2 skimmer! I finally bit the bullet after wasting as much money as i have on this unit on cheaper skimmers which just did not work! (this includes amiracle). The instructions that came with it are to say the least very brief and somewhat confusing!!! what sort of height in the column should i have the bubbles? any suggestions would be most appreciated.
     
    geologeek, Dec 19, 2004
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  2. geologeek

    geologeek Fire Worm

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    Just had correspondance from rodger at tunze USA and he explained how to get it up and running!

    However he said that the skimmate will be lighter than what many other skimmers produce and this has to do with the design leaning towards removal of cellulose and plant organics and less towards albumin.

    does this mean i will need another skimmer to remove the albumin?

    PLEASE HELP!

    This was an expensive skimmer!!!!!!
     
    geologeek, Dec 22, 2004
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  3. Craig Manoukian

    Craig Manoukian Giant Squid

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    I did a search and couldn't find anything specific ti this hobby on that subject. Albumin is "most prevalent protein of the blood plasma". Ask Roger of Tunze USA and let's see what he has to say, eh?
     
    Craig Manoukian, Dec 23, 2004
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  4. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Got a pic? How is this skimmer working so far?
     
    Matt Rogers, Dec 24, 2004
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  5. Birdlady

    Birdlady Finback Whale

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    Albumin is also the name of the protein sac in an egg.
     
    Birdlady, Dec 24, 2004
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  6. noobie

    noobie Astrea Snail

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    In response to geologeek's second post:

    Perhaps a population of gorgonians and other soft corals could utilize such organic material and thus lower its concentration? What about the use of activated carbon? :)
     
    noobie, Nov 30, 2008
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