WMAS Discussion Forum : New to skimmers http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:47:23 +0000 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:01:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=57856 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[New to skimmers : Tanner, if you have a sump i have...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477685&title=new-to-skimmers#477685 Author: Nails12
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 21 2012 at 9:01pm

Tanner, if you have a sump i have a skimmer i am getting rid of... Works like a charm... :) 20$ But yeah depending on how big your tank is that biocube skimmer might not be suffice, although it is better than nothing... ]]> Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:01:12 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477685&title=new-to-skimmers#477685 <![CDATA[New to skimmers : K, yes i will definitaly look...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477292&title=new-to-skimmers#477292 Author: tfmreefs
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 19 2012 at 11:17am

K, yes i will definitaly look into those!]]> Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:17:56 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477292&title=new-to-skimmers#477292 <![CDATA[New to skimmers : Sounds to me you don&#039;t have...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477220&title=new-to-skimmers#477220 Author: badfinger
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 18 2012 at 9:36pm

Sounds to me you don't have a sump? If you don't I would look into either the tunze 9002 skimmer, its a little small for the tank but an excellent skimmer and I believe it can be ordered with magnets to hold it in place against the back or side of your tank at the desired level. Or there is the red sea hob prizm skimmer, not the best but does the job if set correctly]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:36:02 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477220&title=new-to-skimmers#477220 <![CDATA[New to skimmers : Yea, definitaly. It pisses...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477217&title=new-to-skimmers#477217 Author: tfmreefs
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 18 2012 at 9:24pm

Yea, definitaly. It pisses me off sooooooo bad because our petco sales a bunch of salt water fishes and huge tanks, but only tiny skimmers.. i only got it because it was the only one that was kinda big.... all the other ones were a tiny simple set up..... i have alot of water movement around it though:) and sadly its on a 55 gal. on the box it says 10 through 40 gallons though. They had a bunch of different sized skimmers by oceanic for biocubes there. most of which were under 30 gallons. I will absolutly get a bigger one though soon, no matter what.]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:24:20 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477217&title=new-to-skimmers#477217 <![CDATA[New to skimmers : What size tank is this biocube...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477213&title=new-to-skimmers#477213 Author: badfinger
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 18 2012 at 9:12pm

What size tank is this biocube skimmer on?

I have one I won at the MWRF on a 8 gallon nano, and I think it does superb on that size of a tank. The only way more water can "flow" thru it is with more water movement around it. Mine I have to empty 1-2 a week since it gets full that quick. And the foam it produces was pretty amazing to me.

Now if I had any bigger then say a 12-14gallon I think I would go a differnt route with a skimmer. But that's just me

]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:12:28 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477213&title=new-to-skimmers#477213 <![CDATA[New to skimmers : So today i took off the clear...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477204&title=new-to-skimmers#477204 Author: tfmreefs
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 18 2012 at 8:47pm

So today i took off the clear tube that is half way up in the camber so now thats in the chamber is the air stone. I did this so i could turn up the air valve all the way to include as much bubbles as possible, but on full blast with out the tube, there is defeinitaly alot more bubbles, but  now they dont reach all the way to the top............ So i used my own air pump i got from walmart a while back the it is A LOT stronger. I acutaly had to turn down the air just a bit cause there was to much. Now there is alot more air being forced alot faster all around and its sucking water in faster and stronger than it was............ Yes this is odd, but i smelled the top of the tank water (not touching it!) and it didnt smell like much, but then i smelled in the skimmer and it smelled really strongDead, so i hope that means there is stuff collectingBig smile... ]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:47:40 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477204&title=new-to-skimmers#477204 <![CDATA[New to skimmers : More air through the stone.Side-...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477155&title=new-to-skimmers#477155 Author: CapnMorgan
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 18 2012 at 12:54pm

More air through the stone. 

Side- note: The airlift skimmer method is efficient on electricity but not so much for skimming. You can get a good needlewheel skimmer like the Hydor Slim Skim for not much money, and it will out perform the oceanic in every way possible.
]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:54:56 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477155&title=new-to-skimmers#477155 <![CDATA[New to skimmers : Is there any way i can get...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477139&title=new-to-skimmers#477139 Author: tfmreefs
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 18 2012 at 10:47am

Is there any way i can get it to foam more?]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:47:54 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477139&title=new-to-skimmers#477139 <![CDATA[New to skimmers : Well hopefully you will get some...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477102&title=new-to-skimmers#477102 Author: Molli
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 17 2012 at 10:51pm

Well hopefully you will get some good advice from some experience skimmer users.  I was told that if your tank is new (which mine is) that it can take awhile as in weeks.  But I never got any bubbles and read a bunch of complaints about the brand I bought on the internet (many seemed to be defective), so I need to probably pack mine up and call the manufacturer and return it.]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:51:43 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477102&title=new-to-skimmers#477102 <![CDATA[New to skimmers : That does help! Thank you...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477100&title=new-to-skimmers#477100 Author: tfmreefs
Subject: 57856
Posted: July 17 2012 at 10:30pm

That does help! Thank you lots, thats the exact same one too. Now my other question, how long does it take to get the skim mate to fill up?? Some people said half an hour but some said a couple weeks.....]]> Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:30:22 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=57856&PID=477100&title=new-to-skimmers#477100