new skimmer

[slandis3]

well after seeing verpers skimmer in action a while ago i decided i wanted one to. The 250 reeflo wont fit under our stand but the 200 will. So here ya go new pics.

[verper]

In case you haven't seen it, there is a whole thread about the 200 on RC:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1274301&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

and once you get done with the first 40 pages, here is the split:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1569606

Just a little reading 

[slandis3]

yea thats alot of reading. 

[Joel]

That protein skimmer sucks!!!!!!.......



All the waste out of your water that is

[JoeAyers]

Very nice. Post some pics once you have it running.

[slandis3]

ok got it up and running. its been runnig for about 20 minutes

[verper]

Just be sure to run the wedge pipe wide open for about 3-4 weeks.  It takes that long for it to slime up good and break in.  Otherwise, watch for an overflow. 

[slandis3]

thanks for the tip i have it open now. i am also feeding it direct from the overflow

[verper]

No problem.  Many have learned that lesson the hard way. 

Have you finished your first reading assignment?  Here is more once you are done 

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1172064&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

and the split:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1344058

[slandis3]

thanks something else to keep me up all night on. het did you glue the output pipes on yours?

[verper]

No, I just used some teflon tape on them.

[slandis3]

well i pushed them together as tight as i could and there not leaking to ill just keep an eye on them

[slandis3]

i want to give a big thanks to newman for picking up my skimmer while he was out at premium aquatics.

[JoeAyers]

How do you like the water feed being in line with the recirc?  That looks to be the most efficient way. I think I'm going to redo my dart nw in a similar way.

[slandis3]

so far i like it alot. I am feeding it direct from the overflow and it started to pull a light golden foam withing about 20 minutes. Now i see why verper likes his 250 so much.

[JSLeedy]

Aren't you supposed to pump feed those?  I thought they worked better that way?

[slandis3]

i am feeding it... with the overflow

[verper]

No, they can be fed either way.  Read all of those links I posted and you will see that both work fine.

[NEWMAN]

Not a Problem picking it up, Thanks to Jeremy for giving us one heck of a price. I cant wait till mines up and running. The Orcas are MONSTERS