The Life Reef Skimmer Club

[AZRippster]

Originally Posted by hkgar

Anyone have a problem with the acrylic cracking, breaking, around the discharge pipeinto the side of the skimmer?

Zip down to Home Depot or Lowes and pickup some JB Weld PlasticWeld. Clean the acrylic and PVC pipe real good on the outside of the skimmer (no residue left for sure). Knead up a good amount of the PlasticWeld and after kneading roll into a rope/string that looks like it will wrap around the external pipe. Then work it in all the way around the pipe and the skimmer body like the pic of mine here. When it sets up, it sets up real well.

Admittedly, you shouldn't have to do this. Mine had some bubbles in the cement and an area that didn't look like it was covered well. Jeff recommended this as a fix, otherwise I could have mailed the unit back to him for repair/replacement.

[AZRippster]

Originally Posted by BillFW

I have some cosmetic cracking and starring on the cup, but none that I've noticed otherwise.

I have it on the cup and one side of the skimmer body where the bulk of the ozone hits before defusing up the tube. It appears that ozone may cause crazing in the acrylic that Jeff uses. I run 25mg for an hour a day at 0600/1200/1800/0000. Ozone is the only thing I can attribute it to, but it may not actually be it. Otherwise, I'm not running anything that may/should cause this.

[FlyingFishSKYw]

Filled the cup in a few days.

The skimmer sits in 8 1/4" water.

Feeding:
Eheim auto feeder drops about a dozen pellets twice a day.
Flake or frozen food about every other day.
4 drops of sponge power every day.
2 scoops of Reef Chili a couple times a week.






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[EvMiBo]

That looks too wet to me. I would open the gate valve some. Try to get that same amount in 5-7 days.

[Pablos RSM 450]

Originally Posted by FlyingFishSKYw

Filled the cup in a few days.

The skimmer sits in 8 1/4" water.

Feeding:
Eheim auto feeder drops about a dozen pellets twice a day.
Flake or frozen food about every other day.
4 drops of sponge power every day.
2 scoops of Reef Chili a couple times a week.






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The water depth is fine but like EvMiBo said it is very wet. You can look up videos on youtube as to how to set the water level in the skimmer body. Jeff also sends some very detailed instructions with the skimmer. If you got yours used let me know and ill send you some pics of the instructions.

[FullBoreReefer]

Definitely agree, I get actual chunks out of mine lol Mine is around every 10days I empty. So dark sometimes I can't see through the cup with a light directly behind it lol

[FlyingFishSKYw]

Thanks guys! I have the instructions and did the initial setup it accordingly.

I'll dial it back a bit and see what happens. I guess my fear is that it will just foam up in the neck and never "boil" over.

Also, how often are you taking the collection cup off to clean it out? Will that impact how it performs?

[EvMiBo]

I clean my cup once a week, sometimes more. I find it to help performance. I used to let it it fill up to half way or more, but lately I clean it whenever I rotate my filter sock which seems to be every 4-5 days.

[Pablos RSM 450]

Originally Posted by FlyingFishSKYw

Thanks guys! I have the instructions and did the initial setup it accordingly.

I'll dial it back a bit and see what happens. I guess my fear is that it will just foam up in the neck and never "boil" over.

Also, how often are you taking the collection cup off to clean it out? Will that impact how it performs?

When I was running it I would clean it every Saturday with my water and filter sock change. I have left it in for 2 weeks with no issues (depends how much you skimm wet or dry). I would also turn down my DC pump for a while so that it would not overflow when I changed the filter socks.

[africangrey]

Anyone know the clearance needed for VS-24 or VS-30, my interior of stand height is 34 inch, if I get a VS-30 would there be enough room to remove the collection cup.

Have a 100 gal, do you guys think VS-30 is overkill, I am coming from a pinwheel world where over sized skimmer is a no-no, don't know if the same rules applies to Lifereef.

Anyone use Avast wiper for such small neck, would love to hear your experience.

[FullBoreReefer]

I have the 30"...

It takes 1.5" of clearance to lift the lid off the cup, and I'm talking just sliding it out of the way.

And the same 1.5inches is needed to remove the cup from the body(WITH the lid still on), and also the same as above, that 1.5" and your just barely getting it out of there.

[Buzz1329]

Originally Posted by jason2459

Which mazzei injector did you get ?


This is where I've gotten mine
http://bigbrandwater-com.3dcartstores.com

Any reason you did not order it from Jeff?

Mike

[jason2459]

Originally Posted by Buzz1329

Any reason you did not order it from Jeff?

Mike

Either Jeff only stocks the version they offer. I was trying different sizes and big brand had good prices.

But for my setup I ended up with the stock 684 mazzei injector and a waveline dc 12000 pump at 90% apex controlled producing about 6 cups dryish skimmate per day. One of these days I will modify it to a dual 484x mazzei to try out. That will be interesting.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...2519839&page=9

[BillFW]

Originally Posted by africangrey

Anyone know the clearance needed for VS-24 or VS-30, my interior of stand height is 34 inch, if I get a VS-30 would there be enough room to remove the collection cup.

Have a 100 gal, do you guys think VS-30 is overkill, I am coming from a pinwheel world where over sized skimmer is a no-no, don't know if the same rules applies to Lifereef.

Anyone use Avast wiper for such small neck, would love to hear your experience.

I'd suggest speaking with Jeff about. He is open to making sure you are running the appropriate size and doing what he can to make it fit.

[Jenreefer]

Originally Posted by africangrey

Anyone know the clearance needed for VS-24 or VS-30, my interior of stand height is 34 inch, if I get a VS-30 would there be enough room to remove the collection cup.

Have a 100 gal, do you guys think VS-30 is overkill, I am coming from a pinwheel world where over sized skimmer is a no-no, don't know if the same rules applies to Lifereef.

Anyone use Avast wiper for such small neck, would love to hear your experience.

I just bought the VS-24 and think it is 22 inches approximately. I have 32 inches clearance and it is plenty. Not sure about the 30, go to the website, and look at details, it will be listed.

[broadwave]

Originally Posted by africangrey

Anyone know the clearance needed for VS-24 or VS-30, my interior of stand height is 34 inch, if I get a VS-30 would there be enough room to remove the collection cup.

Have a 100 gal, do you guys think VS-30 is overkill, I am coming from a pinwheel world where over sized skimmer is a no-no, don't know if the same rules applies to Lifereef.

Anyone use Avast wiper for such small neck, would love to hear your experience.

The VS-24 is rated for a 250 Gallon tank, so should be more than enough to handle your tank. If you are going to use it in-sump, just be sure to keep the water level (in the skimmer section) constant as it will effect the performance of the skimmer.

hth

[africangrey]

For those you with SVS-30 how tall is the reaction chamber excluding the collection cup and neck, I know the overall height is 30" hence the SVS-30, just want to know the bubble mixing chamber.

Can some one also confirm that the ID of neck is 2 1/2", what is the height of the neck. just want to make sure that the swabbie wiper is able to fit.

[EvMiBo]

Originally Posted by africangrey

For those you with SVS-30 how tall is the reaction chamber excluding the collection cup and neck, I know the overall height is 30" hence the SVS-30, just want to know the bubble mixing chamber.

Can some one also confirm that the ID of neck is 2 1/2", what is the height of the neck. just want to make sure that the swabbie wiper is able to fit.

My overall height with the collection cup lid is 30 1/4".

Reaction chamber height is 20-21" depending on how you look at it I suppose (picture below).

I can't measure the ID of the neck since it's running and won't be cleaned for a couple more days, but the OD is 3", and I believe it's 1/4" acrylic so 2.5" makes perfect sense.

[africangrey]

Thanks EvMiBo the info you've provided helps greatly, btw what pump are you using to drive the venturi?

Oh yeah what is neck height?

[tunicata]

Hey guys! I am super excited. I am planning an upgrade to a 300g DD with about 100g between fuge and sump (overtime to be heavily stocked with 2x a day feedings). Ill be getting the VS36 Ext! Im getting it second hand but it should still work well.



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[pepcrylic]

Originally Posted by africangrey

For those you with SVS-30 how tall is the reaction chamber excluding the collection cup and neck, I know the overall height is 30" hence the SVS-30, just want to know the bubble mixing chamber.

Can some one also confirm that the ID of neck is 2 1/2", what is the height of the neck. just want to make sure that the swabbie wiper is able to fit.

I run a Swabbie on mine. You will need to order the micro blade. It is the smallest squeegee the sell. Be sure to give them the neck size info when ordering.
Yes 2 1/2''

[EvMiBo]

Originally Posted by africangrey

Thanks EvMiBo the info you've provided helps greatly, btw what pump are you using to drive the venturi?

Oh yeah what is neck height?

No problem, happy to help here when I can. I'm running a jebao dc9000 at full speed (6/6). The neck is 3" tall.

[FullBoreReefer]

Originally Posted by EvMiBo

No problem, happy to help here when I can. I'm running a jebao dc9000 at full speed (6/6). The neck is 3" tall.

I run the same'ish pump(dct9000)at the same speed(10/10)

[tunicata]

Is a panworld 250 ok for the vs36? What about a dct 12000?

The original owner ran it with the pw 250 but i think i can use that pump to run my tank!
I also have the dc12000 and am wondering which would be best for each application.

My DT only has 5.2 ft head height from the floor to the top of the tank.

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[FullBoreReefer]

Originally Posted by tunicata

Is a panworld 250 ok for the vs36? What about a dct 12000?

The original owner ran it with the pw 250 but i think i can use that pump to run my tank!
I also have the dc12000 and am wondering which would be best for each application.

My DT only has 5.2 ft head height from the floor to the top of the tank.

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I would use the dc12000 at max speed. It's gotta be less wattage for sure, which would be my choice.