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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / February 2004Prizm HOT skimmer question
I know I'll catch some flak for my skimmer choice from some people, but like I say when ppl dis my car, "You roll what you got." I'm having trouble determineing how to set the flow. In order to keep the wet foam from filling the collection chamber, I have to have the flow set at less than 50% of max. It doesn't seem to make sense to throttle the unit back so hard, particularily since this results in so little water processed. Any tips? 75 gallon 30 gallon sump 35 lbs uncured live rock cycling  Signaturebilly -- Need tech help? news://news.winextra.com In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord came to Dinky and verily he spoke saying: > I'm having trouble determineing how to set the flow. In > order to keep the wet foam from filling the collection chamber, I > have to have the flow set at less than 50% of max. It doesn't seem > to make sense to throttle the unit back so hard, particularily > since this results in so little water processed. Any tips? The prizm I saw in action was very tempermental and required constant adjustment. Assuming it is the same one my buddy had, the old standard one before the pro/deluxe versions came out this is how he tuned it in. First of all the little air intake on the top needs a short piece of airline hose attached to it and a small valve of some kind similar to the ones that come with any powerhead. I dont remember if this came with his prizm or he had from a seperate powerhead he bought. Anyway open both the water valve and the air valve all the way. the more open the water valve is the lower the water level should be. Lower is better.then just slowly VERY VERY slowly adjust the airline valve and close it little tiny amounts and wait a good minute to see how much foam is being produced. That's about all there is to it. If you have to close the air valve more than halfway and you still aren't getting good foam then close the water valve a tiny bit to raise the water level some. Although I never did see the thing make really good foam it did work well enough on a ten gallon nano with two fish and about six soft corals and one LPS coral. Everything seemed to do very well and I got the impression that this guy was quite lax on his water changes. There is a picture in this thread from reefcentral.com of a prizm working very well but I have never seem one work this good first hand. http://tinyurl.com/24uvp Signature-John > In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord came > to Dinky and verily he spoke saying: [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > in this thread from reefcentral.com of a prizm working very well but > I have never seem one work this good first hand. BUMMER -- I just got one and I came home today to find saltwater all over the floor. The g*ddamn thing filled up completely and started dripping out of the collection chamber. I'm embarrased I bought such a piece of junk. I have lowered the intake to minimum. I guess for $100 you should not expect much from a skimmer?? -Joel In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord came to Joel and verily he spoke saying: >> In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord >> came to Dinky and verily he spoke saying: > BUMMER -- I just got one and I came home today to find saltwater > all over the floor. The g*ddamn thing filled up completely and > started dripping out of the collection chamber. I'm embarrased I > bought such a piece of junk. I have lowered the intake to minimum. > I guess for $100 you should not expect much from a skimmer?? > -Joel Yuck! man that is a bummer. Guess it's true you get what you pay for :^( Signature-John > In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord came > to Joel and verily he spoke saying: [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Yuck! man that is a bummer. Guess it's true you get what you pay for > :^( For a 40 gallon tank, how much should you spend? What would YOU get? In the land of rec.aquaria.marine.reefs, the word of the Lord came to Joel and verily he spoke saying: > For a 40 gallon tank, how much should you spend? What would YOU > get? I have found that the average price for a decent skimmer is between $200 and $350. I have a 29 gallon tank running a somewhat effective custom made skimmer that is better by far that anything I have seen the prizm do firsthand but seconded by any, and every real (defined as an in-sump or inline skimmer rated to be effective at or above 100 gallons) skimmer by far I bought it locally for $150 and it is about the equivilent of the CPR BakPak. I have heard that the remora series of hang on skimmers, and the CPR BakPak skimmers are good. Unfortunately I can not speak from experience having never had a 40 gallon tank (I've had a 3 gallon going on two years 5.5 gallon sold it after 1.5 years, 10 gallon that I upgraded to 29 gallon after 1.5 years, 29 gallon just over three years, and am setting up a 75 gallon) and as such can only parrot what I have heard. You should definetly consider a sump for a tank that size. It will increase your water valume and thus allow you to more easily recover from mistakes and allow for the tank to handle a larger bioload. It will also drasticly improve the astethics of your tank by hiding the heater, thermomiter, skimmer, filter intakes if applicable etc. All you need to set one up is a small rubbermaid container full of saltwater, an overflow box of some kind (check ebay for a deal on one) and a decent pump to return water to the tank. Good luck! Signature-John Because it makes things difficult to understand. Why shouldn't I top post? Definitely put a Aqua C Remora on that tank. If you *think you might upgrade* then get a Remora Pro. Buying a used one will save money. The only part that can break is the pump itself, assuming the acrylic unit has not been dropped / cracked / or smashed. I've bought two used ones and am very happy. Marc > > For a 40 gallon tank, how much should you spend? What would YOU > > get? [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > for a deal on one) and a decent pump to return water to the tank. > Good luck! -- 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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