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04/28/2014, 09:06 AM | #101 |
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My bubble plate sits 7 inches from the bottom of the skimmer. My bubbles are also churning so hard in the chamber, they only become uniform about 3 or 4 Inches below the bubble and water line. They float up and down, and around for a long time before they get to the top and pop.
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04/28/2014, 10:34 AM | #102 | |
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And yup, if you have a collection container, no need for the bigger cup. I appreciate the bigger cup because I don't use a collection container. I just open the drain and empty it into a 2qt container by hand every few days.
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04/29/2014, 09:54 AM | #103 | |
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MTC vs Lifereef
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How do you compare the skimming between the MTC and Lifereef ? |
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04/29/2014, 10:10 AM | #104 | |
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It's only 24 hours and so I will give it more time. I will say though that I like both better than needle wheel skimmers. You get a much dryer foam head if you want. It would make sense though that the MTC skimmer is going to do a better job. They both have mazzei venturis but the MTC has two instead if one, it is 18" taller (more contact time), and it is recirculating. The fairer fight will be the one venturi skimmer they are making for me. It will be 36" though instead of 30", but will be recirculating. Ken |
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04/29/2014, 10:52 AM | #105 | |
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04/30/2014, 05:24 AM | #106 | |
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My life reef has recirculating mods with many options. Also a extra few bucks gets you the second mazzi. I don't see any need for the second mazzi in my case, it would be nice but my stack is stock full of bubbles as it is. I think if I was using a pump around 2000gph or around there, a second mazzi would be a big help. Also nice that you don't have to worry about skimmer cups overflowing on you with life reef. And like stated before, there are add ons and customizations Jeff can do for you to match just about any skimmer. Customer service is big. |
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05/01/2014, 06:28 AM | #107 |
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Here is my three day comparison of the my old 8" reef octopus needle wheel and 3 days of the life reef. I did let the life reef skim for a day and dumped it, then started the comparison. The skimmer was gushing wet skim out the top pretty good for the first day. The difference between the two is dramatic imo. Color of skim and quality is hard to ignore.
Here come the pics... |
05/01/2014, 06:32 AM | #108 |
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Here is 3 days worth of skim in the reef octopus, was running wet.
Here is 3 days of my life reef with just one mazzi on it. It was running really dry. |
05/01/2014, 06:42 AM | #109 |
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A pic with the life reefs skim in the reef octopus collection cup for better comparison. Also this is not including the palm full of sludge I scooped out of the lifereefs neck. The reef octopus barely had any just around the edge.
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05/01/2014, 06:44 AM | #110 | |
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05/01/2014, 08:02 AM | #111 |
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Which model of Reef Octopus do you have. That's a big difference considering the LifeReef is skimming dryer.
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05/01/2014, 08:21 AM | #112 |
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Yea I raised it up after cleaning it this time. I am going to raise it slowly to avoid any overflows since it was skimming so much out.
Here is a pic of the old ro skimmer... |
05/01/2014, 08:24 AM | #113 |
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It's the 8" body, and 4.5" neck.
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05/01/2014, 08:25 AM | #114 |
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Looks awesome.
Some weeks it pulls more skimmy than others, but this is typical of a few days worth on good weeks. The upgraded 8" cup running with the standard venturi.
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05/01/2014, 08:30 AM | #115 |
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I love running this thing recirculating, with the iwaki 55rlt recirculating and mag 7 suppying it's ran even better than when I had the wahoo/marlin with the upgraded impeller running the mazzi. I wish I could post a video of how much action there is in the chamber but I think I have to use my girls camera and use photobucket. Not sure how to post videos or if I can with tapatalk.
I was so surprised at what it pulled I took the ro pump apart thinking it must have been clogged... And found nothing. |
05/03/2014, 08:02 AM | #116 |
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Hey guys I read on another thread that this was the place to get a skimmer question answered.
I had a question about protein skimmers and sharks. Im planning a 280 minimum tank for a couple coral cat sharks. Possibly also a eel and ray down the road but fish only. Any aquarium/fish store ive called all said theres no need for the protein skimmer in a minimal fish only tank. I read online a lot that people say get it because theyre messy eaters. Isnt the scraps from a meal mostly larger and caught in the socks or live rock? Ideally, please respond and follow in my thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2406786 If the correct thing to do is to get a skimmer, and for reasons other than 'why not' or 'to be safe' are they recommendations for the 280-320 gallon shark tank? My plan is to have a large sump with most of the live rock there. I have space for internal or external. |
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You'll likely get a much better reception here: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...play.php?f=212
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05/03/2014, 08:27 AM | #118 |
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I guess a better question then is should I become a life reef owner? lol
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05/03/2014, 02:20 PM | #119 | |
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05/03/2014, 09:07 PM | #122 | |
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Best bet would be to give Jeff a call and discuss your needs. He will spend as much time with you as needed. His customer service is second to none.
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05/03/2014, 10:48 PM | #123 |
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I have a few question for my Lifereef family:
1. How often do u clean ur skimmer cup and neck? For those who also one a Lifereef calcium reactor: 2. Did u install a check valve on the line from the co2? 3. Did u install a needle valve to control the output from the reactor ? If so , did they come w the reactor? Thanks for ur help. |
05/04/2014, 01:39 AM | #124 |
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I bought mine in October of 2013
I love the skimmer used in my 93 gallon rimless cube Best purchase besides my Ati powermodule led. Here's my question The skimmer was purchased with mag drive 9.5 pump. I want to use the sicce syncra 4.0. I want to reduce electricity bill and noise. Will it compromise the performance if the skimmer? Has anyone used a different pump? It might be a dumb question Please help Thanks for taking the time to read my post And for the time to respond Happy reefing!! |
05/04/2014, 05:14 AM | #125 |
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clugo: I clean the cup and neck of my SVS3-30 weekly. It seems to work better that way.
Flosscadub: I use a Water Blaster HY7000 pump on my skimmer. It doesn't matter which pump you use as long as the flow is adequate.
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