Pre-skimmer for Remora

LBCBJ · 06/14/2006, 02:19 PM

Looking to put it on a 18g nano, I know it is big, but the surface film is driving me crazy!
Just wondering if anyone out there has this on a nano and how well it works.

Also, it looks like the surface has two seperated compartments. To make it smaller I was wondering if it would be possible to cut the bubble trap/media chamber off. Just looking for some opinions and ideas

Thanks

trippyl · 06/14/2006, 02:22 PM

I've heard they suck. No direct experience as i use a sump which is fed from an skimming internal overflow.

iiinas · 06/14/2006, 02:38 PM

they suck! use a rio or maxjet to move the water.

LBCBJ · 06/14/2006, 02:42 PM

What do not like about them? Is it just the size or do just not skim well?

kappaknight · 06/14/2006, 03:12 PM

Surface skimmer works great... I'm still getting a ton of micro bubbles though.

LBCBJ · 06/14/2006, 03:18 PM

Does anyone have a pic of the pre-skimmer in a nano? That would really help me out.

travisurfer · 06/14/2006, 05:56 PM

you can use a fluval surface skimmer on a remora. ive heard these work quite nice.

LBCBJ · 06/14/2006, 06:01 PM

How well do they work? It looks like they could get clogged easily. How big is it?

Kaos · 06/14/2006, 06:18 PM

I can tell a big difference in the amount of micro bubbles in my tank without the surface skimmer box. You have to make sure the exhaust side stays above the water line. You can't really cut one side off because the left hand side (w/ the ph) has two set screws that hold the whole thing onto the skimmer. The other side is the one that helps keep out the micro bubbles. So far, mine has done an excellent job skimming. It goes nuts and has to be turned off every time I feed phyto. I'm very happy w/ mine.

Kaos · 06/14/2006, 06:20 PM

Oh yea, if you do the paper towel mod, it makes them almost completely silent. Sitting next to the tank I can't even hear it most of the time.

CeeGee · 06/14/2006, 06:22 PM

It will take up the whole tank on a 18 gallon.

LBCBJ · 06/14/2006, 06:32 PM

I really hope not

I just took the dive and ordered it from premiumaqautics.com. If it turns out to be that big hopefully I can return it.

LBCBJ · 06/16/2006, 01:58 PM

Anyone else use this

Chihuahua6 · 06/16/2006, 10:12 PM

I had the skimmer box for the Remora Pro on my 30 gal cube and I hated it. The water level had to be just right or else enough water would not fill it quickly enough. This meant the water would pump into the skimmer faster than it could skim and my pump would run dry until I shut it off and readjusted it.

CeeGee · 06/16/2006, 11:41 PM

I hated the remora pro period. I hated it so much I ran for nearly a year without a skimmer until I could get my sump going and get the ASM G3 on the scene.

The funny thing is that my SPS looked better before adding the skimmer than they have since. Luckily things are starting to turn around.

LBCBJ,
what size tank are you running?

LBCBJ · 06/17/2006, 08:09 AM

This one's on an 18g

scottfarcuz · 06/17/2006, 09:07 AM

My 11 yr old son runs a remora pro with the skimmer box. I think other than the size they are very nice. We mounted the switch for his auto top off in the pump side. It works really well because the ATO system only adds a small amount of water at a time this way.

CeeGee · 06/17/2006, 11:41 AM

That is right. I for some reason thought you said it was going on a larger tank. You aren't going to have a lot of room left I don't think. I had the remora pro and that overflow box is larger but my tank was a 38. The only thing that I like about the overflow box was that it covered the pump. It was really ghetto in the way that it held on to the pump. Very bad design IMO.

06/14/2006, 02:19 PM	#1
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	Pre-skimmer for Remora Looking to put it on a 18g nano, I know it is big, but the surface film is driving me crazy! Just wondering if anyone out there has this on a nano and how well it works. Also, it looks like the surface has two seperated compartments. To make it smaller I was wondering if it would be possible to cut the bubble trap/media chamber off. Just looking for some opinions and ideas Thanks __________________ Brent

06/14/2006, 02:42 PM	#4
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	What do not like about them? Is it just the size or do just not skim well? __________________ Brent

06/14/2006, 03:12 PM	#5
kappaknight Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 319	Surface skimmer works great... I'm still getting a ton of micro bubbles though. __________________ Creator of RareZoanthids.com \| @zoanthids on Twitter

06/14/2006, 03:18 PM	#6
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	Does anyone have a pic of the pre-skimmer in a nano? That would really help me out. __________________ Brent

06/14/2006, 05:56 PM	#7
travisurfer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Unknown Posts: 814	you can use a fluval surface skimmer on a remora. ive heard these work quite nice. __________________ Travis Current Tank Info: 20H

06/14/2006, 02:22 PM	#2
trippyl Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Here Posts: 1,106	I've heard they suck. No direct experience as i use a sump which is fed from an skimming internal overflow.

06/14/2006, 02:38 PM	#3
iiinas Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TEXAS Posts: 60	they suck! use a rio or maxjet to move the water.

06/14/2006, 06:01 PM	#8
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	How well do they work? It looks like they could get clogged easily. How big is it? __________________ Brent

06/14/2006, 06:18 PM	#9
Kaos "Lurker" Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,131	I can tell a big difference in the amount of micro bubbles in my tank without the surface skimmer box. You have to make sure the exhaust side stays above the water line. You can't really cut one side off because the left hand side (w/ the ph) has two set screws that hold the whole thing onto the skimmer. The other side is the one that helps keep out the micro bubbles. So far, mine has done an excellent job skimming. It goes nuts and has to be turned off every time I feed phyto. I'm very happy w/ mine. __________________ Ordinary people are the ones scared to be themselves.

06/14/2006, 06:20 PM	#10
Kaos "Lurker" Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,131	Oh yea, if you do the paper towel mod, it makes them almost completely silent. Sitting next to the tank I can't even hear it most of the time. __________________ Ordinary people are the ones scared to be themselves.

06/14/2006, 06:22 PM	#11
CeeGee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: TN Posts: 3,272	It will take up the whole tank on a 18 gallon. __________________ My algae WAS special. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 40 gallon breeder sump, RLSS R6i, ATI Powermodule, Apex, Ecotech MP40's

06/14/2006, 06:32 PM	#12
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	I really hope not I just took the dive and ordered it from premiumaqautics.com. If it turns out to be that big hopefully I can return it. __________________ Brent

06/16/2006, 01:58 PM	#13
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	Anyone else use this __________________ Brent

06/16/2006, 10:12 PM	#14
Chihuahua6 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Hempstead, NY Posts: 2,124	I had the skimmer box for the Remora Pro on my 30 gal cube and I hated it. The water level had to be just right or else enough water would not fill it quickly enough. This meant the water would pump into the skimmer faster than it could skim and my pump would run dry until I shut it off and readjusted it. __________________ Leah Amanda Current Tank Info: First salt tank 1985, current tank 150 g acrylic

06/16/2006, 11:41 PM	#15
CeeGee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: TN Posts: 3,272	I hated the remora pro period. I hated it so much I ran for nearly a year without a skimmer until I could get my sump going and get the ASM G3 on the scene. The funny thing is that my SPS looked better before adding the skimmer than they have since. Luckily things are starting to turn around. LBCBJ, what size tank are you running? __________________ My algae WAS special. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 40 gallon breeder sump, RLSS R6i, ATI Powermodule, Apex, Ecotech MP40's

06/17/2006, 08:09 AM	#16
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	This one's on an 18g __________________ Brent

06/17/2006, 09:07 AM	#17
scottfarcuz Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,610	My 11 yr old son runs a remora pro with the skimmer box. I think other than the size they are very nice. We mounted the switch for his auto top off in the pump side. It works really well because the ATO system only adds a small amount of water at a time this way.

06/17/2006, 11:41 AM	#18
CeeGee Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: TN Posts: 3,272	That is right. I for some reason thought you said it was going on a larger tank. You aren't going to have a lot of room left I don't think. I had the remora pro and that overflow box is larger but my tank was a 38. The only thing that I like about the overflow box was that it covered the pump. It was really ghetto in the way that it held on to the pump. Very bad design IMO. __________________ My algae WAS special. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon display, 40 gallon breeder sump, RLSS R6i, ATI Powermodule, Apex, Ecotech MP40's