Quiet yet effective skimmer

[erik]

I'm looking for recommendations regarding quiet protein skimmers.

I have an Aqua C Remora Pro which isn't so bad but to have 2 of them
in the living room will drive me nuts.
Can anyone recommend one that is more quiet but still works well?



Thanks,
Erik

[Reptoreef]

Any of the needlewheel designs(ASM, EuroReef, H&S, Deltec, etc)
with a baffled gatevalve mod... see www.asmskimmer.com for an example
of what I'm talking about.
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[Mislav]

If you have money than royal-exclusive bubble king is the best choice!

Mislav


"erik" > wrote in message
...
> I'm looking for recommendations regarding quiet protein skimmers.
>
> I have an Aqua C Remora Pro which isn't so bad but to have 2 of them
> in the living room will drive me nuts.
> Can anyone recommend one that is more quiet but still works well?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Erik

[graphixx22]

I have an ASM its needle wheel and works excellent very low noise
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[Mikey]

I've got a reef devil. You get the pump separately. It works great, and is
quiet. When mine starts splashing, I know to add water to the sump. Its
pretty silent if I keep the water along the level of the outlet.
"erik" > wrote in message
...
> I'm looking for recommendations regarding quiet protein skimmers.
>
> I have an Aqua C Remora Pro which isn't so bad but to have 2 of them
> in the living room will drive me nuts.
> Can anyone recommend one that is more quiet but still works well?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Erik

[Marc Levenson]

Mislav,

Do you have one? I saw one running at MACNA last month, and considering
all the hype, I wasn't impressed by what I observed.

I've used a number of skimmers now. I really like how well my Euro-Reef
skimmer runs, but my old Aqua C did a great job on the 55g. It had a
very low rumble to it.

Erik, do you have the rubber O-ring for the collection cup, or do you
use the thumbscrew to keep it in place? The O-ring makes it virtually
silent (Remora).

Marc


Mislav wrote:
> If you have money than royal-exclusive bubble king is the best choice!
>
> Mislav
>
>
> "erik" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I'm looking for recommendations regarding quiet protein skimmers.
>>
>>I have an Aqua C Remora Pro which isn't so bad but to have 2 of them
>>in the living room will drive me nuts.
>>Can anyone recommend one that is more quiet but still works well?
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Erik
>
>
>

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[Mislav]

> Do you have one? I saw one running at MACNA last month, and considering
> all the hype, I wasn't impressed by what I observed.

No I don't have. But reading german forums it seems that everyone who has
one is impressed. Maybe they must be impressed regarding how much they payed
for it ;)

This is the first time I've heard someone who saw it think it isn't
something. Can you elaborate why?
I'm saving money to buy it, but maybe you can say something that will save
me some cash.

Maybe this skimmer you've saw wasn't running enough time to clear acryilic
from it's protection? Royal-exclusive says that 2 weeks is usual time what
it takes for brand new skimmers to start operating at peak performance.
Thing that impresses me is air/water rate at low power consuption. For
example the smallest model 200 uses 40W of electricity and has 1000/3000 air
to water ratio (for aquaria to 1000 l)
Next model 250 uses only 45W of electricity and has 1500/4000 air to water
ratio (for aquaria to 2000 l)
Assuming the nubers are correct it is pretty impressive you must admit.

With so small energy consuption they don't generate much heat and are very
quiet (as I've heard).

> I've used a number of skimmers now. I really like how well my Euro-Reef
> skimmer runs, but my old Aqua C did a great job on the 55g. It had a very
> low rumble to it.

In Europe good skimmers are H&S, they are needle wheel operated with one or
more eheim or aqua bee pumps. These skimmers are also twice cheaper than
bubble king.

> Erik, do you have the rubber O-ring for the collection cup, or do you use
> the thumbscrew to keep it in place? The O-ring makes it virtually silent
> (Remora).
>
> Marc
>
>
> Mislav wrote:
>> If you have money than royal-exclusive bubble king is the best choice!
>>
>> Mislav
>>
>>
>> "erik" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>I'm looking for recommendations regarding quiet protein skimmers.
>>>
>>>I have an Aqua C Remora Pro which isn't so bad but to have 2 of them
>>>in the living room will drive me nuts.
>>>Can anyone recommend one that is more quiet but still works well?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Erik
>>
>>
>>
>
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[erik]

Yeah, I have the O-ring. It certainly helps but it's still loud
enough that I turn it off if I'm going to watch a movie. If I was
willing to silicone the collection cup in place it would be damn near
silent. Of course that would make maintenance a pain :o). I should
try wrapping duct tape around it.
As for performance... I think it's great. It's certainly more quiet
than my last skimmer but still too loud to have 2 of them in the
living room.


Erik




On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:46:49 GMT, Marc Levenson >
wrote:

>Mislav,
>
>Do you have one? I saw one running at MACNA last month, and considering
>all the hype, I wasn't impressed by what I observed.
>
>I've used a number of skimmers now. I really like how well my Euro-Reef
>skimmer runs, but my old Aqua C did a great job on the 55g. It had a
>very low rumble to it.
>
>Erik, do you have the rubber O-ring for the collection cup, or do you
>use the thumbscrew to keep it in place? The O-ring makes it virtually
>silent (Remora).
>
>Marc
>
>
>Mislav wrote:
>> If you have money than royal-exclusive bubble king is the best choice!
>>
>> Mislav
>>
>>
>> "erik" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>I'm looking for recommendations regarding quiet protein skimmers.
>>>
>>>I have an Aqua C Remora Pro which isn't so bad but to have 2 of them
>>>in the living room will drive me nuts.
>>>Can anyone recommend one that is more quiet but still works well?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Erik
>>
>>
>>

[Marc Levenson]

What will it cost you?

What I saw didn't look like the frothy foam they advertise. Of course
it only ran 4 days on a temporarily set up tank full of LR and corals,
but I really expected to see a vast difference.

Lower wattage is alway a plus. I don't think my Euro-reef pulls all
that much, but I'd have to look at the Sedra 5000 pump to see the numbers.

Marc


Mislav wrote:
>>Do you have one? I saw one running at MACNA last month, and considering
>>all the hype, I wasn't impressed by what I observed.
>
>
> No I don't have. But reading german forums it seems that everyone who has
> one is impressed. Maybe they must be impressed regarding how much they payed
> for it ;)
>
> This is the first time I've heard someone who saw it think it isn't
> something. Can you elaborate why?
> I'm saving money to buy it, but maybe you can say something that will save
> me some cash.
>
> Maybe this skimmer you've saw wasn't running enough time to clear acryilic
> from it's protection? Royal-exclusive says that 2 weeks is usual time what
> it takes for brand new skimmers to start operating at peak performance.
> Thing that impresses me is air/water rate at low power consuption. For
> example the smallest model 200 uses 40W of electricity and has 1000/3000 air
> to water ratio (for aquaria to 1000 l)
> Next model 250 uses only 45W of electricity and has 1500/4000 air to water
> ratio (for aquaria to 2000 l)
> Assuming the nubers are correct it is pretty impressive you must admit.
>
> With so small energy consuption they don't generate much heat and are very
> quiet (as I've heard).
>
>
>>I've used a number of skimmers now. I really like how well my Euro-Reef
>>skimmer runs, but my old Aqua C did a great job on the 55g. It had a very
>>low rumble to it.
>
>
> In Europe good skimmers are H&S, they are needle wheel operated with one or
> more eheim or aqua bee pumps. These skimmers are also twice cheaper than
> bubble king.
>
>
>>Erik, do you have the rubber O-ring for the collection cup, or do you use
>>the thumbscrew to keep it in place? The O-ring makes it virtually silent
>>(Remora).
>>
>>Marc
>>
>>
>>Mislav wrote:
>>
>>>If you have money than royal-exclusive bubble king is the best choice!
>>>
>>>Mislav
>>>
>>>
>>>"erik" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm looking for recommendations regarding quiet protein skimmers.
>>>>
>>>>I have an Aqua C Remora Pro which isn't so bad but to have 2 of them
>>>>in the living room will drive me nuts.
>>>>Can anyone recommend one that is more quiet but still works well?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>Erik
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>--
>>Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
>>Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
>>Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>
>

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[Mislav]

"Marc Levenson" > wrote in message
m...
> What will it cost you?

I'm looking to buy bubble king 250 intern, it costs 1.270,00 EUR.

> What I saw didn't look like the frothy foam they advertise. Of course it
> only ran 4 days on a temporarily set up tank full of LR and corals, but I
> really expected to see a vast difference.
>
> Lower wattage is alway a plus. I don't think my Euro-reef pulls all that
> much, but I'd have to look at the Sedra 5000 pump to see the numbers.
>
> Marc
>
>
> Mislav wrote:
>>>Do you have one? I saw one running at MACNA last month, and considering
>>>all the hype, I wasn't impressed by what I observed.
>>
>>
>> No I don't have. But reading german forums it seems that everyone who has
>> one is impressed. Maybe they must be impressed regarding how much they
>> payed for it ;)
>>
>> This is the first time I've heard someone who saw it think it isn't
>> something. Can you elaborate why?
>> I'm saving money to buy it, but maybe you can say something that will
>> save me some cash.
>>
>> Maybe this skimmer you've saw wasn't running enough time to clear
>> acryilic from it's protection? Royal-exclusive says that 2 weeks is usual
>> time what it takes for brand new skimmers to start operating at peak
>> performance.
>> Thing that impresses me is air/water rate at low power consuption. For
>> example the smallest model 200 uses 40W of electricity and has 1000/3000
>> air to water ratio (for aquaria to 1000 l)
>> Next model 250 uses only 45W of electricity and has 1500/4000 air to
>> water ratio (for aquaria to 2000 l)
>> Assuming the nubers are correct it is pretty impressive you must admit.
>>
>> With so small energy consuption they don't generate much heat and are
>> very quiet (as I've heard).
>>
>>
>>>I've used a number of skimmers now. I really like how well my Euro-Reef
>>>skimmer runs, but my old Aqua C did a great job on the 55g. It had a
>>>very low rumble to it.
>>
>>
>> In Europe good skimmers are H&S, they are needle wheel operated with one
>> or more eheim or aqua bee pumps. These skimmers are also twice cheaper
>> than bubble king.
>>
>>
>>>Erik, do you have the rubber O-ring for the collection cup, or do you use
>>>the thumbscrew to keep it in place? The O-ring makes it virtually silent
>>>(Remora).
>>>
>>>Marc
>>>
>>>
>>>Mislav wrote:
>>>
>>>>If you have money than royal-exclusive bubble king is the best choice!
>>>>
>>>>Mislav
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"erik" > wrote in message
...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I'm looking for recommendations regarding quiet protein skimmers.
>>>>>
>>>>>I have an Aqua C Remora Pro which isn't so bad but to have 2 of them
>>>>>in the living room will drive me nuts.
>>>>>Can anyone recommend one that is more quiet but still works well?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Erik
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>--
>>>Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
>>>Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
>>>Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>>
>>
>>
>
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> Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
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[Marc Levenson]

I had one in the living room, along with an Ev-200 under a second tank
and it didn't bother me a bit. Maybe you need to invest in less duct
tape and in more surround sound. :p Crank up the volume to 10! LOL

Marc


erik wrote:
> Yeah, I have the O-ring. It certainly helps but it's still loud
> enough that I turn it off if I'm going to watch a movie. If I was
> willing to silicone the collection cup in place it would be damn near
> silent. Of course that would make maintenance a pain :o). I should
> try wrapping duct tape around it.
> As for performance... I think it's great. It's certainly more quiet
> than my last skimmer but still too loud to have 2 of them in the
> living room.
>
>
> Erik


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[Marc Levenson]

Okay, I know that when you pay more, you get better quality, but 1270
Euros must be about $1200 US, which is just way too much money. What
size tank are you trying to skim? I think even with the energy savings
you still are paying too much - and odds are you are paying for a name
more than a product. After all, it is acrylic and some pumps.

Marc



Mislav wrote:

> I'm looking to buy bubble king 250 intern, it costs 1.270,00 EUR.


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