Aqua C Remora or Aqua C Remora Pro ?

[TheRock]

I have a 75 gallon tank...not quite 75, since there is about 4" of sand and
70+ lbs of rock.
I'm trying to choose between the Remora or the Remora Pro.
I know rule of thumb: bigger is better, but so is the $$$.

Would the Remora be suffice or should I go Pro ?

TIA,
Chris

[kim gross]

TheRock wrote:
> I have a 75 gallon tank...not quite 75, since there is about 4" of sand and
> 70+ lbs of rock.
> I'm trying to choose between the Remora or the Remora Pro.
> I know rule of thumb: bigger is better, but so is the $$$.
>
> Would the Remora be suffice or should I go Pro ?
>
> TIA,
> Chris
>
>
Personally I would suggest going with the Pro.

Kim

[Ray Martini]

Go with the pro. Worth the extra $$


"TheRock" > wrote in message
news:YM7jf.1097$Yf2.269@trndny04...
>I have a 75 gallon tank...not quite 75, since there is about 4" of sand and
>70+ lbs of rock.
> I'm trying to choose between the Remora or the Remora Pro.
> I know rule of thumb: bigger is better, but so is the $$$.
>
> Would the Remora be suffice or should I go Pro ?
>
> TIA,
> Chris
>
>

[koi-lo]

Check out a Coral life super skimmer....best skimmer out there with
the best bang for the buck. I know of a heap of folks that sold their
remoras and replaced it with coralifes super skimmers.....just a check
of a few of the marine forums will show Coralife has outperformed the
remoras in more than one way.....
and they are a lot cheaper as well.


On Sun, 4 Dec 2005 09:34:29 -0500, "Ray Martini"
> wrote:
Carol the scum of the USENET
carol is a kookGo with the pro. Worth the extra $$
carol is a kook
carol is a kook
carol is a kook"TheRock" > wrote in message
carol is a kooknews:YM7jf.1097$Yf2.269@trndny04...
carol is a kook>I have a 75 gallon tank...not quite 75, since there is
about 4" of sand and
carol is a kook>70+ lbs of rock.
carol is a kook> I'm trying to choose between the Remora or the Remora
Pro.
carol is a kook> I know rule of thumb: bigger is better, but so is the
$$$.
carol is a kook>
carol is a kook> Would the Remora be suffice or should I go Pro ?
carol is a kook>
carol is a kook> TIA,
carol is a kook> Chris
carol is a kook>
carol is a kook>
carol is a kook

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[Captain Feedback]

Hmm ... a couple of years ago when I was shopping for a skimmer, I did
quite a bit of searching thru the newsgroups and found that Aqua C
Remoras were considered to be one of the best skimmers out there, at
least for smaller tanks. I don't remember reading anything at all
about Coralifes.

Just did another search now, and that still seems to be the case.

But maybe there are web-based forums, as opposed to
rec.aquaria.marine.*, where people rate the Coralife more highly than
the Aqua C ???

koi-lo wrote:
> Check out a Coral life super skimmer....best skimmer out there with
> the best bang for the buck. I know of a heap of folks that sold their
> remoras and replaced it with coralifes super skimmers.....just a check
> of a few of the marine forums will show Coralife has outperformed the
> remoras in more than one way.....

[Captain Feedback]

Hmm ... a couple of years ago when I was shopping for a skimmer, I did
quite a bit of searching thru Google Groups and found the consensus to
be that Remora was one of the best skimmers available, at least for
smaller
tanks. I don't remember reading anything at all about Coralifes. Are
they
relatively new?

Just did another search thru the newsgroups now; I don't see anyone
praising the Coralife over the Remora. You must be referring to other
marine forums, web-based maybe?

koi-lo wrote:
> Check out a Coral life super skimmer....best skimmer out there with
> the best bang for the buck. I know of a heap of folks that sold their
> remoras and replaced it with coralifes super skimmers.....just a check
> of a few of the marine forums will show Coralife has outperformed the
> remoras in more than one way.....

[RicSeyler]

For a 75 I definitely go with the Pro. Also be sure to get the Mag pump
and the optional skimmer box. Really helps to quiet it and makes it more
efficient by pulling the proteins and scum off the water surface.

TheRock wrote:

>I have a 75 gallon tank...not quite 75, since there is about 4" of sand and
>70+ lbs of rock.
>I'm trying to choose between the Remora or the Remora Pro.
>I know rule of thumb: bigger is better, but so is the $$$.
>
>Would the Remora be suffice or should I go Pro ?
>
>TIA,
>Chris
>
>
>
>

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[Pat]

When I was shopping for a skimmer, my lfs recommended I get a Coralife
Super skimmer, and actually recommended I buy it online to save money.
I did so, and so far(about 6 months) I'm not really all that satisfied.
The controls seem very touchy. I either set it too high walk away and
about an hour later it's pouring water on my floor, or just a tiny
adjustment lower and it's producing nothing. However once you get it
set it seems to work ok. It's a little on the loud side. and the bubble
diffuser(I use the hang on tank option) seems to not work all that well.
I have exactly zero experience with any other skimmer so I don't
really know if that's the way they are, but I figured I'd throw in my $.02.

Pat

Captain Feedback wrote:
> Hmm ... a couple of years ago when I was shopping for a skimmer, I did
> quite a bit of searching thru the newsgroups and found that Aqua C
> Remoras were considered to be one of the best skimmers out there, at
> least for smaller tanks. I don't remember reading anything at all
> about Coralifes.
>
> Just did another search now, and that still seems to be the case.
>
> But maybe there are web-based forums, as opposed to
> rec.aquaria.marine.*, where people rate the Coralife more highly than
> the Aqua C ???
>
> koi-lo wrote:
>
>>Check out a Coral life super skimmer....best skimmer out there with
>>the best bang for the buck. I know of a heap of folks that sold their
>>remoras and replaced it with coralifes super skimmers.....just a check
>>of a few of the marine forums will show Coralife has outperformed the
>>remoras in more than one way.....
>
>

[~Roy]

I bet you used the original setup instructins that was included with
the skimmer. Coralife did have a problem with the originally included
instructions.........which would cause exactly those problems you
describe, however the revised instructins will eliminate any problems
as such.......

Basically what is changed is:

Raise skimmers pump up from the original depth listed. Get it as high
up in the tank as possible,....I run mine at approx 1" from the
surface. Do not attach any additional lengths of air line tube or any
valves etc to air inlet line to try and reduce noice.
Adjust bubbles in main chamber so they are 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch below
the bottom of the funnel portion of the collection cup.
Get rid of the bubble diffuser box, and use a foam prefilter sleeve
instead.
Make sure the outflow pipe/tube/elbox is "AT" or above the tanks
heightest water level, not below the surface of the water.

What happens is if outflow tube is below water level it creates
backpressure. If pump is too far into the water it can not suck in as
much air and pumps more water than it should, so its hard to adjust
bubble column and you wind up with really wet skim, which fills up cup
fast or the outlflows tube being in the water makes backpressure, so
it makes water come out from around the red adjustment
knob.....Properly setup its quiet, (Remoras are certainly not quiet)
and produces no micro bubbles and it will do a great job. It does
best with alower adjustment setting on the red knob for a drier to not
to wet skim and the results is a heavy dark green black skim....My
coralife skimmers have not had one adjustment made to them since they
was setup with the new install directions and its working fine.

ONce you find the sweet spot just let it...........INitialy until all
the mold release agents etc used in manufacture is worn off and the
skimmer is broken in, it as well as others may be erratic, but after 3
to 5 days or so it should be producing skim equal to any other high
priced skimmer on the market for a fraction of the cost and be totally
trouble free, with the exception of clenaing the collectin cup and
outflow sponge. The included flow adjustment valve that hooks between
the pump and skimmer body is not needed n 99% of the
applicaitions....as its intended use is to provide an adapter port for
additional air source.......The air inlet silencer device shold be at
or just below the water level of the tank. The only additional air
line that may be added is a piece of air line to the inlet port on the
air muffler no longer than 8" and then it shold be pointed downwards.
Virtually quiet as a church mouse if installed correctly.

My friend operates and owns a SW only shop. I had the opportunity to
play with all kinds of skimmers until I made my mind up what one I was
going to buy......Coralife best bang for the buck that still does what
a skimmer is supposed to do. Odds are most LFS will not be aware of
the change in setup on these skimmers...

I played with ASM's Euro's berlin, lees, seaclones prizms, Aqua C,
CPR, etc etc, and coral life did what the high end did for less
money..



On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:49:52 GMT, Pat > wrote:
When I was shopping for a skimmer, my lfs recommended I get a Coralife

Super skimmer, and actually recommended I buy it online to save money.

I did so, and so far(about 6 months) I'm not really all that
satisfied.
The controls seem very touchy. I either set it too high walk away and

about an hour later it's pouring water on my floor, or just a tiny
adjustment lower and it's producing nothing. However once you get it
set it seems to work ok. It's a little on the loud side. and the
bubble
diffuser(I use the hang on tank option) seems to not work all that
well.
I have exactly zero experience with any other skimmer so I don't
really know if that's the way they are, but I figured I'd throw in my
$.02.

Pat

Captain Feedback wrote:
> Hmm ... a couple of years ago when I was shopping for a skimmer, I did
> quite a bit of searching thru the newsgroups and found that Aqua C
> Remoras were considered to be one of the best skimmers out there, at
> least for smaller tanks. I don't remember reading anything at all
> about Coralifes.
>
> Just did another search now, and that still seems to be the case.
>
> But maybe there are web-based forums, as opposed to
> rec.aquaria.marine.*, where people rate the Coralife more highly than
> the Aqua C ???
>
> koi-lo wrote:
>
>>Check out a Coral life super skimmer....best skimmer out there with
>>the best bang for the buck. I know of a heap of folks that sold their
>>remoras and replaced it with coralifes super skimmers.....just a check
>>of a few of the marine forums will show Coralife has outperformed the
>>remoras in more than one way.....
>
>

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[~Roy]

I have done some experimenting with my one coralife super skimmer and
found that I can skim the surface as well as remove proteins at the
same time. I angled my pump so the inlet screens end is just below
the surface of the water by approx 1/4 to 1/2 inch or so, when the
tank is at its lowest level and in need of a top off. The suction from
the pump / air venturi, creates a vortex or whirlpool from the pumps
strainer inlet to the surface and you can see the surface film just
getting sucked into the skimmer. It does not change the skim output or
cause the pump to cavitate. It just causes a strong suction to be
formed at the surface and really does not induce additional air, but
it pulls off the surface film great.......


On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 10:13:47 -0600, RicSeyler >
wrote:
For a 75 I definitely go with the Pro. Also be sure to get the Mag
pump
and the optional skimmer box. Really helps to quiet it and makes it
more
efficient by pulling the proteins and scum off the water surface.

TheRock wrote:

>I have a 75 gallon tank...not quite 75, since there is about 4" of sand and
>70+ lbs of rock.
>I'm trying to choose between the Remora or the Remora Pro.
>I know rule of thumb: bigger is better, but so is the $$$.
>
>Would the Remora be suffice or should I go Pro ?
>
>TIA,
>Chris
>
>
>
>

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[Pat]

Thanks, I'll give those suggestions a try. Silly me for following the
instructions ;) . I even called the place I got it and they had no
better ideas. But seriously thanks, I have dabbled with the idea of
replacing it altogether.


~Roy wrote:
> I bet you used the original setup instructins that was included with
> the skimmer. Coralife did have a problem with the originally included
> instructions.........which would cause exactly those problems you
> describe, however the revised instructins will eliminate any problems
> as such.......
>
> Basically what is changed is:
>
> Raise skimmers pump up from the original depth listed. Get it as high
> up in the tank as possible,....I run mine at approx 1" from the
> surface. Do not attach any additional lengths of air line tube or any
> valves etc to air inlet line to try and reduce noice.
> Adjust bubbles in main chamber so they are 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch below
> the bottom of the funnel portion of the collection cup.
> Get rid of the bubble diffuser box, and use a foam prefilter sleeve
> instead.
> Make sure the outflow pipe/tube/elbox is "AT" or above the tanks
> heightest water level, not below the surface of the water.
>
> What happens is if outflow tube is below water level it creates
> backpressure. If pump is too far into the water it can not suck in as
> much air and pumps more water than it should, so its hard to adjust
> bubble column and you wind up with really wet skim, which fills up cup
> fast or the outlflows tube being in the water makes backpressure, so
> it makes water come out from around the red adjustment
> knob.....Properly setup its quiet, (Remoras are certainly not quiet)
> and produces no micro bubbles and it will do a great job. It does
> best with alower adjustment setting on the red knob for a drier to not
> to wet skim and the results is a heavy dark green black skim....My
> coralife skimmers have not had one adjustment made to them since they
> was setup with the new install directions and its working fine.
>
> ONce you find the sweet spot just let it...........INitialy until all
> the mold release agents etc used in manufacture is worn off and the
> skimmer is broken in, it as well as others may be erratic, but after 3
> to 5 days or so it should be producing skim equal to any other high
> priced skimmer on the market for a fraction of the cost and be totally
> trouble free, with the exception of clenaing the collectin cup and
> outflow sponge. The included flow adjustment valve that hooks between
> the pump and skimmer body is not needed n 99% of the
> applicaitions....as its intended use is to provide an adapter port for
> additional air source.......The air inlet silencer device shold be at
> or just below the water level of the tank. The only additional air
> line that may be added is a piece of air line to the inlet port on the
> air muffler no longer than 8" and then it shold be pointed downwards.
> Virtually quiet as a church mouse if installed correctly.
>
> My friend operates and owns a SW only shop. I had the opportunity to
> play with all kinds of skimmers until I made my mind up what one I was
> going to buy......Coralife best bang for the buck that still does what
> a skimmer is supposed to do. Odds are most LFS will not be aware of
> the change in setup on these skimmers...
>
> I played with ASM's Euro's berlin, lees, seaclones prizms, Aqua C,
> CPR, etc etc, and coral life did what the high end did for less
> money..
>
>
>
> On Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:49:52 GMT, Pat > wrote:
> When I was shopping for a skimmer, my lfs recommended I get a Coralife
>
> Super skimmer, and actually recommended I buy it online to save money.
>
> I did so, and so far(about 6 months) I'm not really all that
> satisfied.
> The controls seem very touchy. I either set it too high walk away and
>
> about an hour later it's pouring water on my floor, or just a tiny
> adjustment lower and it's producing nothing. However once you get it
> set it seems to work ok. It's a little on the loud side. and the
> bubble
> diffuser(I use the hang on tank option) seems to not work all that
> well.
> I have exactly zero experience with any other skimmer so I don't
> really know if that's the way they are, but I figured I'd throw in my
> $.02.
>
> Pat
>
> Captain Feedback wrote:
>
>>Hmm ... a couple of years ago when I was shopping for a skimmer, I did
>>quite a bit of searching thru the newsgroups and found that Aqua C
>>Remoras were considered to be one of the best skimmers out there, at
>>least for smaller tanks. I don't remember reading anything at all
>>about Coralifes.
>>
>>Just did another search now, and that still seems to be the case.
>>
>>But maybe there are web-based forums, as opposed to
>>rec.aquaria.marine.*, where people rate the Coralife more highly than
>>the Aqua C ???
>>
>>koi-lo wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Check out a Coral life super skimmer....best skimmer out there with
>>>the best bang for the buck. I know of a heap of folks that sold their
>>>remoras and replaced it with coralifes super skimmers.....just a check
>>>of a few of the marine forums will show Coralife has outperformed the
>>>remoras in more than one way.....
>>
>>
>

[Cindy]

~Roy wrote:
> I bet you used the original setup instructins that was included with
> the skimmer. Coralife did have a problem with the originally included
> instructions.........which would cause exactly those problems you
> describe, however the revised instructins will eliminate any problems
> as such.......

<snip>

Oh I'm so glad I saw this post...thanks! I'm gathering stuff before I set
up my tank and this will help immensely.
Question--I want to re-set-up my 150 for SW, but I've had my boa constrictor
in it for a few months. Would that be likely to cause any problems?

Cindy

[Wayne Sallee]

As long as there is no damage to the silicone, your fine.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Cindy wrote on 12/6/2005 2:25 PM:
> ~Roy wrote:
>
>>I bet you used the original setup instructins that was included with
>>the skimmer. Coralife did have a problem with the originally included
>>instructions.........which would cause exactly those problems you
>>describe, however the revised instructins will eliminate any problems
>>as such.......
>
>
> <snip>
>
> Oh I'm so glad I saw this post...thanks! I'm gathering stuff before I set
> up my tank and this will help immensely.
> Question--I want to re-set-up my 150 for SW, but I've had my boa constrictor
> in it for a few months. Would that be likely to cause any problems?
>
> Cindy
>
>

[miskairal]

Depends where the Boa Constrictor will be :)

Cindy wrote:
> ~Roy wrote:
>
>>I bet you used the original setup instructins that was included with
>>the skimmer. Coralife did have a problem with the originally included
>>instructions.........which would cause exactly those problems you
>>describe, however the revised instructins will eliminate any problems
>>as such.......
>
>
> <snip>
>
> Oh I'm so glad I saw this post...thanks! I'm gathering stuff before I set
> up my tank and this will help immensely.
> Question--I want to re-set-up my 150 for SW, but I've had my boa constrictor
> in it for a few months. Would that be likely to cause any problems?
>
> Cindy
>
>

[Wayne Sallee]

hehehehehehe :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



miskairal wrote on 12/6/2005 4:42 PM:
> Depends where the Boa Constrictor will be :)
>
> Cindy wrote:
>
>> ~Roy wrote:
>>
>>> I bet you used the original setup instructins that was included with
>>> the skimmer. Coralife did have a problem with the originally included
>>> instructions.........which would cause exactly those problems you
>>> describe, however the revised instructins will eliminate any problems
>>> as such.......
>>
>>
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> Oh I'm so glad I saw this post...thanks! I'm gathering stuff before I
>> set up my tank and this will help immensely.
>> Question--I want to re-set-up my 150 for SW, but I've had my boa
>> constrictor in it for a few months. Would that be likely to cause any
>> problems?
>>
>> Cindy
>>

[Cindy]

miskairal wrote:
> Depends where the Boa Constrictor will be :)

LOL
Well, I think I'll move her somewhere else.....

[Cindy]

Wayne Sallee wrote:
> As long as there is no damage to the silicone, your fine.

Okay. I've heard elsewhere or maybe read that snake waste can soak into the
silicone and poison the tank. I don't see how anything COULD soak into
silicone, but I am no expert.....

[~Roy]

I would wash the tank out with a 10% chlorox /water mix, and allow to
set for a bit of time, (an hour or two) and then rinse well. As
others stated, if silicone is good, should not be a problem.

On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 19:25:31 GMT, "Cindy" > wrote:
~Roy wrote:
> I bet you used the original setup instructins that was included with
> the skimmer. Coralife did have a problem with the originally included
> instructions.........which would cause exactly those problems you
> describe, however the revised instructins will eliminate any problems
> as such.......

<snip>

Oh I'm so glad I saw this post...thanks! I'm gathering stuff before I
set
up my tank and this will help immensely.
Question--I want to re-set-up my 150 for SW, but I've had my boa
constrictor
in it for a few months. Would that be likely to cause any problems?

Cindy


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[Wayne Sallee]

Silicone is very impermiable.
And snake waist is not toxic. The worst case senerio on
snake waste is that it is high in nitrogen, and phosphourous.

So in a simple answer, no, your fine. Just don't hold the
snake over the reef tank when it's got to go :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Cindy wrote on 12/6/2005 6:21 PM:
> Wayne Sallee wrote:
>
>>As long as there is no damage to the silicone, your fine.
>
>
> Okay. I've heard elsewhere or maybe read that snake waste can soak into the
> silicone and poison the tank. I don't see how anything COULD soak into
> silicone, but I am no expert.....
>
>

[Pat]

Is there anywhere that coralife published these new instructions? I
went to their website and only found the original instructions.

~Roy wrote:
> I bet you used the original setup instructins that was included with
> the skimmer. Coralife did have a problem with the originally included
> instructions.........which would cause exactly those problems you
> describe, however the revised instructins will eliminate any problems
> as such.......