Euroreef ES5-2 and sump/refugium for a 75 gallon?

[Christ's Soldiers]

So is this the ideal choice? A 75 gallon reef with a yet to be
determined sump of about 15 yo 30 gallons. Says it's rated for 90
gallons but usually these estimates are...optamistic at best. If this
is not the best what is in that same price range for this sort of
setup? Looking for the 300 price rage. Also does anyone here know of
the best place to get a custom sump/refugium at a reasonable price?

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-John

[Mort]

> Also does anyone here know of
> the best place to get a custom sump/refugium at a reasonable price?

John, I am in the proccess of setting up an acryllic shop. If you want to
wait a few weeks to a month and be a guinea pig, I'll make you one any way
you want it and only charge you for the cost of the materials.



> So is this the ideal choice? A 75 gallon reef with a yet to be
> determined sump of about 15 yo 30 gallons. Says it's rated for 90
> gallons but usually these estimates are...optamistic at best.


I'm confused,,, WHAT says it's rated for 90 gallons? The Euroreef ES5-2? I
thought they were rated for 75.


> If this
> is not the best what is in that same price range for this sort of
> setup? Looking for the 300 price rage.

I strongly recommend the Aqua-C skimmers. You could pick up the EV-120 for
under $300 or you could opt for the Urchin/Remora Pro (In sump/hang on) for
closer to $200

hth

~Mort

[....]

Marc has a DIY guide on his site. along with a lot of other helpful info.

heres a link to his site:
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com


"Christ's Soldiers" > wrote in message
. 1.4...
> So is this the ideal choice? A 75 gallon reef with a yet to be
> determined sump of about 15 yo 30 gallons. Says it's rated for 90
> gallons but usually these estimates are...optamistic at best. If this
> is not the best what is in that same price range for this sort of
> setup? Looking for the 300 price rage. Also does anyone here know of
> the best place to get a custom sump/refugium at a reasonable price?
>
> --
>
> -John

[Christ's Soldiers]

In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs the word of the Lord came to
..... and verily he spoke saying:

> Marc has a DIY guide on his site. along with a lot of other
> helpful info.
>
> heres a link to his site:
> Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com


Thanks Mystery Man!
Yes Marc is "the elite" no doubt, and I emailed him yesterday
but have received no reply as of yet. He was actually in the group
when last I stopped by here about two or three years ago and is, and
was very helpful. The only problem is I have neither the tooling nor
experience to spend a ton of money wasting acrylic which will in the
long run probably cost me twice as much. Thanks so I appreciate the
advice.

--

John

[Christ's Soldiers]

In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs the word of the Lord came to
Mort and verily he spoke saying:

>> Also does anyone here know of
>> the best place to get a custom sump/refugium at a reasonable
>> price?
>
> John, I am in the proccess of setting up an acryllic shop. If you
> want to wait a few weeks to a month and be a guinea pig, I'll
> make you one any way you want it and only charge you for the cost
> of the materials.

Thanks for the tempting offer. Is your reply to email valid? If I
haven't figuered it out in a few weeks I'll be sure to email you and
see what your shcedual is.

>> So is this the ideal choice? A 75 gallon reef with a yet to be
>> determined sump of about 15 yo 30 gallons. Says it's rated for 90
>> gallons but usually these estimates are...optamistic at best.
>
>
> I'm confused,,, WHAT says it's rated for 90 gallons? The Euroreef
> ES5-2? I thought they were rated for 75.

Could be. I got the rating from either marine depot or premium
aquatics, not sure which but one of them said it was rated for 90.
Could be that they decided to raise it usefulness based on the same
complete lack of research that every other skimmer rating is based on
;^P

>> If this
>> is not the best what is in that same price range for this sort of
>> setup? Looking for the 300 price rage.
>
> I strongly recommend the Aqua-C skimmers. You could pick up the
> EV-120 for under $300 or you could opt for the Urchin/Remora Pro
> (In sump/hang on) for closer to $200

Ah yes, I had also been looking at the EV-120. I like the looks of
that one also so thanks for the recomendation.

--

-John

Because it makes things difficult to understand.

Why shouldn't I top post?

[Marc Levenson]

John, I believe I replied to your email today perhaps. I do get a lot of email.
:)

Mort! You're gonna start building acrylic stuff too? Welcome to my world.

Marc


Christ's Soldiers wrote:

> In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs the word of the Lord came to
> .... and verily he spoke saying:
>
> > Marc has a DIY guide on his site. along with a lot of other
> > helpful info.
> >
> > heres a link to his site:
> > Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com
>
> Thanks Mystery Man!
> Yes Marc is "the elite" no doubt, and I emailed him yesterday
> but have received no reply as of yet. He was actually in the group
> when last I stopped by here about two or three years ago and is, and
> was very helpful. The only problem is I have neither the tooling nor
> experience to spend a ton of money wasting acrylic which will in the
> long run probably cost me twice as much. Thanks so I appreciate the
> advice.
>
> --
>
> John

--
Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

[Rod]

Hi Mort,
..>I strongly recommend the Aqua-C skimmers.


Have you ever tried anything else? I was justy curious, because I am in the
process of swapping out the the only Aqua -C that I have running. Its an older
model, but I dont find them to work as well as what some people claim

Rod Buehler
www.asplashoflife.com

[Christ's Soldiers]

In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord came
to Marc Levenson and verily he spoke saying:

> John, I believe I replied to your email today perhaps. I do get a
> lot of email.
>:)

Hey great, I look forward to a reply but none as of yet, this "reply
to" is valid also the one I mailed you from. I really hope to get this
tank going within a month or two before I spend the rest of my
disposable income on other things ;^P
This tank has been an ongowing evolution for almost a year because I
was just not devoted to getting it all done and I know if I don't do it
before summer it'll be another year.

--

John

[Marc Levenson]

I think you need to email me again, as I don't see a message about sumps from
your username or email address.

Marc


Christ's Soldiers wrote:

> In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord came
> to Marc Levenson and verily he spoke saying:
>
> > John, I believe I replied to your email today perhaps. I do get a
> > lot of email.
> >:)
>
> Hey great, I look forward to a reply but none as of yet, this "reply
> to" is valid also the one I mailed you from. I really hope to get this
> tank going within a month or two before I spend the rest of my
> disposable income on other things ;^P
> This tank has been an ongowing evolution for almost a year because I
> was just not devoted to getting it all done and I know if I don't do it
> before summer it'll be another year.
>
> --
>
> John

--
Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

[Christ's Soldiers]

In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs the word of the Lord came to
Marc Levenson and verily he spoke saying:

> I think you need to email me again, as I don't see a message about
> sumps from your username or email address.
>
> Marc
>
>
> Christ's Soldiers wrote:
>
>> In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord
>> came to Marc Levenson and verily he spoke saying:
>>
>> > John, I believe I replied to your email today perhaps. I do
>> > get a lot of email.
>> >:)
>>
>> Hey great, I look forward to a reply but none as of yet, this
>> "reply to" is valid also the one I mailed you from. I really hope
>> to get this tank going within a month or two before I spend the
>> rest of my disposable income on other things ;^P
>> This tank has been an ongowing evolution for almost a year
>> because I was just not devoted to getting it all done and I know
>> if I don't do it before summer it'll be another year.
>>
>> --
>>
>> John
>
> --
> Personal Page:
> http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business
> Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com Marine Hobbyist:
> http://www.melevsreef.com
>
>
>

mailed

--

-John

Because it makes things difficult to understand.

Why shouldn't I top post?

[Marc Levenson]

I don't believe I've gotten any email from you, so I sent you one. Feel free to
reply. If I still don't get your email, your name must be in my spam filter and
I'll have to go remove it so you can get through.

Marc


Christ's Soldiers wrote:

> mailed
>

--
Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html
Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com
Marine Hobbyist: http://www.melevsreef.com

[Mort]

> Mort! You're gonna start building acrylic stuff too? Welcome to my
world.
>
> Marc

Thanks Marc. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you! =)