My skimate?

todd2000 · 03/03/2006, 05:35 PM

Does this seem like to little skimmate for 2 days to you? I have a very light bio-load, just making sure my skimmer is performing well. It is a Turboflotor 1000, on a 55G tank with 80lBs LR, 1 Ocellerious Clown, 1 Yellow Watchmen Goby, and one Tiger Pistol shrimp, I only feed once a day and have been using flake, about 1 medium pinch. This is 48hrs of skimate, does it seem ok?

todd2000 · 03/03/2006, 05:36 PM

it's a little more then 1/2in up the collection cup for referance

LobsterOfJustice · 03/03/2006, 06:05 PM

I think that looks great for such a small bioload.

todd2000 · 03/03/2006, 06:17 PM

good to hear Lobster I wasn't rally sure what to exepect

stewie24 · 03/04/2006, 12:37 AM

I wish my skimmate looked like that! seriously though, I have a LIGHTLY stocked 55.. A yellow tang and a clown. I have a huge custom skimmer and it really doesn't skim much at all. Don't get me wrong - it skims, but its not dark colored like yours. Course then again, perhaps my 150+ lbs of rocks between the display and sump/fuge is taking care of everything.. who knows.
Back to your question - yes - awesome skimmate.
Stewie

todd2000 · 03/04/2006, 12:45 AM

well it's not really tht dark the picture seems to make it darker it really is mabye a little darker then a light tea. It's only been running for about 10 days total, does it still have more time B4 it is fully "broken in"? Will it get a little darker?

Alaskan Reefer · 03/04/2006, 03:26 AM

That looks pretty solid to me for that bioload. Work in a nitrate test, see how you're doing.

todd2000 · 03/04/2006, 01:20 PM

Ok Nitrate is right around 20ppm, which is a little higher then normal, it usually runs arund 10 or so, but it is probably my fault for nto cleaning out the filter media as often as I should

. Im still stuck on my freshwater days, and can't convince my-self to yank the mechanicle filtration, I just don't see what is going to catch physical particals if I have no mech. filter.

Anemonebuff · 03/04/2006, 01:23 PM

Looks good to me, especially for a new skimmer. Don't worry about yanking the machanical filtration. The skimmer will pick up a lot of the particulate matter. I find chunks of stuff in mine all the time.

todd2000 · 03/04/2006, 01:47 PM

Nice to see others think it's doing good, I do like it better the the CSS it replaced. I know everyone seems to like the CSS but it just gave me too many problmes, between overflowing, and a TON of micro bubbles, so far im happy with the Turboflotor. Leave it to the Germans their good engineers, I might be a little biased I drive a VW Jetta but....

tacobell45 · 03/04/2006, 01:54 PM

I wish I had gotten that skimmer it looks so much darker than mine , I will keep it in mine for my next one

Drewpy · 03/04/2006, 02:16 PM

you're golden...

todd2000 · 03/04/2006, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tacobell45
I wish I had gotten that skimmer it looks so much darker than mine , I will keep it in mine for my next one

I did consider the Remora for a whil after hearing all the rave reviews, vut settled on this one, as I said the skimate is not really as dark as the picture, but it's still new, and with such a small bio-load Im not expecting black

03/03/2006, 05:35 PM	#1
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	My skimate? Does this seem like to little skimmate for 2 days to you? I have a very light bio-load, just making sure my skimmer is performing well. It is a Turboflotor 1000, on a 55G tank with 80lBs LR, 1 Ocellerious Clown, 1 Yellow Watchmen Goby, and one Tiger Pistol shrimp, I only feed once a day and have been using flake, about 1 medium pinch. This is 48hrs of skimate, does it seem ok?

03/03/2006, 06:05 PM	#3
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	I think that looks great for such a small bioload. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

03/04/2006, 03:26 AM	#7
Alaskan Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eagle River, Alaska Posts: 2,360	That looks pretty solid to me for that bioload. Work in a nitrate test, see how you're doing. __________________ Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress

03/04/2006, 01:54 PM	#11
tacobell45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Ga. Posts: 41	I wish I had gotten that skimmer it looks so much darker than mine , I will keep it in mine for my next one __________________ My 3 yr. old sees a fedex or ups truck and calls out ,"theres the fish truck" guess I do order a bit often Current Tank Info: 55gal saltwater megaflow2 sump a hot remoa skimmer,2 clowns 1 greendamsel,1 star orange linkia lots of snails, hemetsand my favorite flame hawkfish

03/04/2006, 02:16 PM	#12
Drewpy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid coast, Hope, Maine Posts: 861	you're golden... __________________ drew Current Tank Info: 46 gallon bowfront, t5 ho 4 x 39 tek fixture, turboflotor 1000 multi, hob refugium

03/03/2006, 05:36 PM	#2
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	it's a little more then 1/2in up the collection cup for referance

03/03/2006, 06:17 PM	#4
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	good to hear Lobster I wasn't rally sure what to exepect

03/04/2006, 12:37 AM	#5
stewie24 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northwestern PA Posts: 824	I wish my skimmate looked like that! seriously though, I have a LIGHTLY stocked 55.. A yellow tang and a clown. I have a huge custom skimmer and it really doesn't skim much at all. Don't get me wrong - it skims, but its not dark colored like yours. Course then again, perhaps my 150+ lbs of rocks between the display and sump/fuge is taking care of everything.. who knows. Back to your question - yes - awesome skimmate. Stewie

03/04/2006, 12:45 AM	#6
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	well it's not really tht dark the picture seems to make it darker it really is mabye a little darker then a light tea. It's only been running for about 10 days total, does it still have more time B4 it is fully "broken in"? Will it get a little darker?

03/04/2006, 01:20 PM	#8
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	Ok Nitrate is right around 20ppm, which is a little higher then normal, it usually runs arund 10 or so, but it is probably my fault for nto cleaning out the filter media as often as I should . Im still stuck on my freshwater days, and can't convince my-self to yank the mechanicle filtration, I just don't see what is going to catch physical particals if I have no mech. filter.

03/04/2006, 01:23 PM	#9
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	Looks good to me, especially for a new skimmer. Don't worry about yanking the machanical filtration. The skimmer will pick up a lot of the particulate matter. I find chunks of stuff in mine all the time.

03/04/2006, 01:47 PM	#10
todd2000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: VA Posts: 706	Nice to see others think it's doing good, I do like it better the the CSS it replaced. I know everyone seems to like the CSS but it just gave me too many problmes, between overflowing, and a TON of micro bubbles, so far im happy with the Turboflotor. Leave it to the Germans their good engineers, I might be a little biased I drive a VW Jetta but....