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Unread 12/02/2013, 04:38 PM   #101
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had to make a stand for it since optimal water level was ~6.5-9 inches. It is sitting at about 7.5-8 inches right about now with the stand. I had 13inches prior so it just overflowed lol!


also, is that where the water level/foam should be? where i detach the skimmer cup


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Unread 12/02/2013, 05:28 PM   #102
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Here is a pick of the broken piece. There are ways to make it work by plugging it up or by drilling it out and gluing in another piece but this is what warranty is for right. So until someone says that they are shipping me the new volute on their dime this thing is back in the box. What a shame as it is such a nice skimmer otherwise. Oh and hopefully they send out either a new bracket or new screws too since that is an issue as well. As of now the email address that BRS gave me is not working even though they confirmed it for me. So now BRS is having to contact them on my behalf. Perhaps I am not supposed to have this thing.







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Unread 12/02/2013, 05:29 PM   #103
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had to make a stand for it since optimal water level was ~6.5-9 inches. It is sitting at about 7.5-8 inches right about now with the stand. I had 13inches prior so it just overflowed lol!


also, is that where the water level/foam should be? where i detach the skimmer cup

Looks nice. Lucky you . Give it the two weeks that the manual suggest before worrying about it's settings.


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Unread 12/02/2013, 05:30 PM   #104
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perhaps you need to get the alpha! jk, I hope it resolves for you soon. I tore open the box and set it up as fast as I could...

It's like having a good piece of food in front of you, but you can only poke and not eat it.


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Unread 12/02/2013, 05:31 PM   #105
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Acrylic yum yum


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Unread 12/02/2013, 07:13 PM   #106
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Proline to the rescue. jen at Proline is taking care of both the volute and the bracket/bolt issues. They should be shipped out tomorrow.

On a side note she called me and left a msg. When I tried calling that number back moments later all I would get was the "The number you have dialed....." She also said she sent me an email which never has come thru.

Really beginning to wonder about even using this beautiful beast. Seems like something is just not wanting me to use it.

Anyone want to buy a brand new 150?


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Unread 12/02/2013, 11:32 PM   #107
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thats good to know!

$250 shipped? I can put it on my other system lol


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Unread 12/03/2013, 01:20 PM   #108
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Just started giving it a vinegar bath and man, this thing is SILENT!


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Unread 12/03/2013, 04:19 PM   #109
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6 hours after setting it up, I got wet skimmate coming already. Today, 1/3 of the cup is filled with decent colored skimmate. gonna run wet for another day and see how dark this thing can pull. silent as well, this might be the best skimmer i've ever seen for < 200 (technically it was 199.99)


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Unread 12/03/2013, 04:44 PM   #110
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mine arrived and looks like it's all in one piece! Is everyone doing vinegar baths?


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Unread 12/03/2013, 07:44 PM   #111
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Holy crap....frickin' thing doesn't fit in my sump

I have 3 choices:
1. Return to BRS
2. Sell on RC
3. Get a new sump


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Unread 12/03/2013, 08:14 PM   #112
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build a new sump, but if you wanna sell it, I need a 2nd one lol!

no vinegar bath from me


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Unread 12/03/2013, 08:18 PM   #113
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build a new sump, but if you wanna sell it, I need a 2nd one lol!

no vinegar bath from me
I think I might just build the sump...this deal was too good to pass up.

Anyone know where I can get a custom sump in south florida?


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Unread 12/04/2013, 02:25 PM   #114
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well, i broke my ozone port :-(. It seems way too fragile. I just removed the nipple from it and placed it on the pump port.


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Unread 12/04/2013, 04:13 PM   #115
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These skimmers are sexy as hell but man they seem a little bit fragile.


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Unread 12/04/2013, 05:01 PM   #116
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These skimmers are sexy as hell but man they seem a little bit fragile.

The only thing that seems fragile so far is the ozone nipple for some reason. It seems quite sturdy otherwise. Well for the little bit I have handled mine so far lol.

I would think that if they did not ship the red tube already connected to the nipple it would not be breaking during shipment.


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Unread 12/04/2013, 05:04 PM   #117
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mine was shipped disconnected and was fine. It broke after i was trying to disconnect it. it seems like something you should never remove once connected because of how fragile it is.


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Unread 12/04/2013, 09:07 PM   #118
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mine was shipped disconnected and was fine. It broke after i was trying to disconnect it. it seems like something you should never remove once connected because of how fragile it is.
Email Proline Aquatics and they should take care of you. Jen@prolineaquatics is the warranty persons email.


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Unread 12/05/2013, 11:47 PM   #119
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So how long are people breaking this in? I ran mine with the collection cup on and the first night it overflowed and it was spritzing salt water into my sump. So I've taken the collection cup off and I'm breaking it in. I've had mine in the sump since Tuesday night.


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Unread 12/06/2013, 01:53 AM   #120
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Mine started breaking in at 6 hours and flowed in 1/3 of the cup. by 2nd day it was more than half full. I emptied it and adjusting it properly and it's getting some pretty decent skimmate.


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Unread 12/06/2013, 06:44 AM   #121
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These skimmers are sexy as hell but man they seem a little bit fragile.
The ozone part is really the only piece that seems to be fragile. Everything else looks to be extremely well-made and durable. I've owned dozens of skimmers and this is definitely one of the best made. I can't comment on performance comparisons yet because mine isn't setup at the moment, but my expectations are high.


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Unread 12/06/2013, 08:35 AM   #122
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Excuse me, is this thing on ?

Wow.... This skimmer is extremely quiet !

Just got mine yesterday and just finished setting it up. No vinegar for me just running it in the sump. This skimmer is well built. I didn't have any problems with damage and I was able to easily twist the ozone tube off off the nipple.

So for now I'm just letting it break in with the vent tube about halfway open and collection cup on.

What depth is everyone running at ?
Mine is sitting in just about 8"

If this skimmer turns out to be as good as advertised, I might have to sell my brand new xs-200 and pick up an omega 150.


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Unread 12/06/2013, 10:33 AM   #123
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Excuse me, is this thing on ?

Wow.... This skimmer is extremely quiet !

Just got mine yesterday and just finished setting it up. No vinegar for me just running it in the sump. This skimmer is well built. I didn't have any problems with damage and I was able to easily twist the ozone tube off off the nipple.

So for now I'm just letting it break in with the vent tube about halfway open and collection cup on.

What depth is everyone running at ?
Mine is sitting in just about 8"

If this skimmer turns out to be as good as advertised, I might have to sell my brand new xs-200 and pick up an omega 150.
That is honestly the first thing I thought. I came from the SCA303 and I could hear the skimmer on all the time. This skimmer is dead silent and now I hear the hum of my return pump (eheim 1262, but I haven't put a sponge or whatever under it yet). I have mine running at ~8 and it is pulling out some decent skimmate (only purple tang, blue hippo, mandarin, and blue sided wrasse at the moment - will be getting 3 anthias and another pair of wrasses in the next month).


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Unread 12/06/2013, 11:31 AM   #124
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I'm using a tunze for my return pump so that's dead silent. A pair of tunze 6095 a slight hum there but not much. To be honest the only thing I hear is a slight trickle of water draining into the sump.

The air draw on my xs-200 extreme with psk-1000 sicce is louder than my entire 40b tank.


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Unread 12/06/2013, 03:15 PM   #125
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The pumps for these are using Sicce Syncra Silent motor blocks so it is no surprise to me that they cannot be heard. I have 2 Syncra 3.0's on my system. One is my return and the other is for my closed loop. I have no doors on my stand and yet cannot hear either pump.


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