skimmers

bernie lyons · 12/11/2006, 05:32 PM

It's interesting that MANY people ended modifing their etss skimmers with beckett injectors and reported SUBSTANTIAL improvements in skimming !
Pinwheel designs do produce "smaller" bubble size and that is why they skim efficiently , but becketts produce substantially more "air' in to the water mix thus producing a large foam full of sediment , algea spores , ect. along with high turnover rates .
bernie lyons

dougchambers · 12/11/2006, 06:31 PM

Was there a question in here?

Jim_S · 12/11/2006, 06:33 PM

It looks like he may have started a thread when he meant to reply to one. Not sure though......

ridetheducati · 12/11/2006, 06:54 PM

... those darn skimmer posts gets you all the time.

bernie lyons · 12/11/2006, 06:54 PM

sorry.. no question , just some anecdotal experiences with variuos kinds of skimmers.
bernie lyons

Roland Jacques · 12/11/2006, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bernie lyons
It's interesting that MANY people ended modifing their etss skimmers with beckett injectors and reported SUBSTANTIAL improvements in skimming !
Pinwheel designs do produce "smaller" bubble size and that is why they skim efficiently , but becketts produce substantially more "air' in to the water mix thus producing a large foam full of sediment , algea spores , ect. along with high turnover rates .
bernie lyons

Humm,
Then along came 2000 + LPM 40 watt meshwheel skimmers " producing substantially more air" in the skimmer mix with even less water to air ratio than the others.

Then he said, look someone has been sleeping in my bed.
Oop wrong story

12/11/2006, 05:32 PM	#1
bernie lyons Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: mississauga,ontario,can. Posts: 670	skimmers It's interesting that MANY people ended modifing their etss skimmers with beckett injectors and reported SUBSTANTIAL improvements in skimming ! Pinwheel designs do produce "smaller" bubble size and that is why they skim efficiently , but becketts produce substantially more "air' in to the water mix thus producing a large foam full of sediment , algea spores , ect. along with high turnover rates . bernie lyons

12/11/2006, 06:33 PM	#3
Jim_S Timo Boll Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,333	It looks like he may have started a thread when he meant to reply to one. Not sure though...... __________________ We will survive in this world of competition, shooting guns and our ammunition... Bradley Nowell Current Tank Info: We're recreating the ocean in our livings rooms. With that said, I've had some ups and downs.

12/11/2006, 06:54 PM	#4
ridetheducati 20 and Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bowie, MD Posts: 2,968	... those darn skimmer posts gets you all the time. __________________ "Send more paramedics" Current Tank Info: 300g DD, SPS dominated, Apex, Tunze 6125s, ATB 1050, 400w MH, and Geo 618 Ca Reactor

12/11/2006, 06:54 PM	#5
bernie lyons Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: mississauga,ontario,can. Posts: 670	skimmers sorry.. no question , just some anecdotal experiences with variuos kinds of skimmers. bernie lyons

12/11/2006, 06:31 PM	#2
dougchambers Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,882	Was there a question in here?