Vertex Skimmer club - Page 23

newmoon · 01/03/2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally posted by ernordstrom
I haven't gotten mine but I will post as soon as it arrives. It is here in Jacksonville but I guess you can't just go pick it up, instead I have to wait for them to deliver it.

LOL, don't you just hate when they do that?
Anyway, you should have it soon, which is good.

newmoon · 01/03/2009, 08:34 AM

Just noticed that the PA sale still going.

tangtang clown · 01/03/2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally posted by newmoon
So..where are those pictures from the people that got theirs recently?

Crustman · 01/03/2009, 11:22 AM

Here is mine. I got the IN-100. It was a tight squeeze for this sump. The area it sits in is 9 1/2 x 9/12 wide. I had to rebuild it in the sump. It replaced a Odyssea. This is the first skimmer that I bought besides the Odyssea that came with the tank. I've got tons of bubbles and every now and then the foam rises to the top of the collection cup. I have a small bioload so this should work fine. I learned the hard way to lower the volumn in the column before removing the collection cup and spilled water. My plug to my main pump was smoking but everything is fine now. Skimmate is wet and light green now but I only had it connected since last night. Unit is built solid and pump is silent

EvMiBo · 01/03/2009, 12:31 PM

Thanks for the pics Tom, though you might want to replace those metal ties with some plastic zip ties.. Looks like they're starting to rust?

Are you running it in 7 inches?

rookieboy · 01/03/2009, 01:26 PM

Hi All,

Just a quick fyi, I mesh modded my IN-100 to test and it works great. Bubbles are more dense and pump is drawing approx 19 watts according to my kill a watt. I used 2 layers of enkamat pf4 flatback and fishing line to secure the mesh. The pump and impeller is almost dead on in comparison to my sedra 3500 on my old Euro-reef rs100. The needle wheel on the euro seems of better quality though. No matter I guess now that im running mesh. HTH

frenchie · 01/03/2009, 01:58 PM

cool, love to see pics of performance with meshmod definitely would love to see what they pull with air meter. Guess i'm gonna have to order an extra impellar and try some mesh also to see.

Crustman · 01/03/2009, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EvMiBo
Thanks for the pics Tom, though you might want to replace those metal ties with some plastic zip ties.. Looks like they're starting to rust?

Are you running it in 7 inches?

It was running in about 6 inches before I spilled about 1/4 gallon on my surge protector. I will bring the level back up.

Crustman · 01/03/2009, 02:24 PM

Did anyone think of modifying their skimmer with a small fan that would blow the foam off the top of the riser into the collection cup? I have a huge foam ball at the top that keeps expanding and contracting. Am I running it too dry?

frenchie · 01/03/2009, 02:26 PM

show us a pic, it will take a couple of days to break in also.

frenchie · 01/03/2009, 02:29 PM

you could give wedge pipe a slight turn and give it an hour to see how it does, thats what i did. I barely turned it and waited an hour or so. Once it starts breakin in you might have to turn back a little.

Crustman · 01/03/2009, 02:40 PM

Here you go. I lifted the lid.

rookieboy · 01/03/2009, 05:21 PM

Hey d.French,

Here are a few pics of my skimmer after using mesh. The bubble quality seems better then the original needle wheel and the bubbles are more dense. Good Luck with your mesh mod. I think you will see a performance improvement as well. :-)

JACOXVIII · 01/03/2009, 08:09 PM

i like the mesh pics

kdblove_99 · 01/03/2009, 09:05 PM

They seem to be working great, Congrats. It doesnt have to be a $500 pump or a coned body to have great results. If it is working for you go with it and dont get discouraged from certain people

Labman48076 · 01/03/2009, 09:26 PM

Got My 100 but she is not running yet hope to get the frag tank up in the next day or two..

rookieboy · 01/03/2009, 09:54 PM

Good points Kd :-) and thanks Jaco, glad you like the pics.
Pretty happy with this skimmer at the moment and hope its going to be reliable in the long run. Fingers crossed.

Jen D · 01/03/2009, 10:14 PM

All right, sorry for the delay on the pics. Been a bit busy the last couple of weeks.

Here are the pics I promised.

Here's how far I inserted the pipe into the bubble plate chamber:

Jen D · 01/03/2009, 10:15 PM

Running in my live rock tank in the basement:

You may have noticed in the pictures/read earlier in the thread that I got a collection cup with hazing. My pump also quit running overnight.

I took out the impeller and put it back in and it started running again (common story). Premium Aquatics is sending me new for both items ASAP. Thank you, PA!

Here's what the collection cup looks like:

frenchie · 01/03/2009, 10:19 PM

thats why PA is highly recommended cause you can't beat awesome customer service.

gorey · 01/04/2009, 09:59 AM

My cup looked the same, Pa sent me a new one. So now you get two cups.LOL! If one ever breaks we are both good to go!!

ernordstrom · 01/04/2009, 10:03 AM

Dang. That is quite alot of product malfunctions/defects in a short amount of time. I hope this isn't like the XBOX Red Ring of death... I will let everyone know how my experience goes tommorrow when I get home from work. I can hardly contain myself.

Labman48076 · 01/04/2009, 10:08 AM

i'd keep using the hazed one nothing wrong with it and if you ever decide to sell it you have a brand new one and a spare to boot PA rocks

Labman48076 · 01/04/2009, 10:16 AM

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Originally posted by ernordstrom
Dang. That is quite alot of product malfunctions/defects in a short amount of time. I hope this isn't like the XBOX Red Ring of death... I will let everyone know how my experience goes tommorrow when I get home from work. I can hardly contain myself.

it is not uncommon for a product line to have a few glitches in there early stages to use your reference I remember the xbox 360, Wii and PS3 all have problems with the 1st release. the thing is the customer service. I paid $80 bucks for my xbox 360 because it had the ring of death Microsoft replaced it for me problem solved. PA along with Vertex has taking care of any and all issues.

Crustman · 01/04/2009, 10:25 AM

Mine is skimming away with no issues and I have never seen such polyp extension on my frogspawn. For the price and performance this is a great skimmer.

01/03/2009, 08:34 AM	#552
newmoon Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: N. Miami Beach Posts: 1,622	Just noticed that the PA sale still going. __________________ "But you have heard of me."

01/03/2009, 11:22 AM	#554
Crustman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 941	Here is mine. I got the IN-100. It was a tight squeeze for this sump. The area it sits in is 9 1/2 x 9/12 wide. I had to rebuild it in the sump. It replaced a Odyssea. This is the first skimmer that I bought besides the Odyssea that came with the tank. I've got tons of bubbles and every now and then the foam rises to the top of the collection cup. I have a small bioload so this should work fine. I learned the hard way to lower the volumn in the column before removing the collection cup and spilled water. My plug to my main pump was smoking but everything is fine now. Skimmate is wet and light green now but I only had it connected since last night. Unit is built solid and pump is silent __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: 65 gallon reef with 8 T-5's, ATI Blue Plus, Blue Special, KZ Fiji Purple, Vertex IN 100, phosphate and carbon reactor Coralife Turbo Sea Pump

01/03/2009, 12:31 PM	#555
EvMiBo VictoriaConcordiaCrescit Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ft. Myers, FL Posts: 1,929	Thanks for the pics Tom, though you might want to replace those metal ties with some plastic zip ties.. Looks like they're starting to rust? Are you running it in 7 inches? __________________ Evan \| DSA 135g Peninsula

01/03/2009, 01:58 PM	#557
frenchie Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,730	cool, love to see pics of performance with meshmod definitely would love to see what they pull with air meter. Guess i'm gonna have to order an extra impellar and try some mesh also to see. __________________ Darrick slash member 24 gallon nano cube, LED lights, zoanthids, shrooms Current Tank Info: 93 gallon cube, ecotech LED, swc 160 cone skimmer, lots of softies

01/03/2009, 02:24 PM	#559
Crustman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 941	Did anyone think of modifying their skimmer with a small fan that would blow the foam off the top of the riser into the collection cup? I have a huge foam ball at the top that keeps expanding and contracting. Am I running it too dry? __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: 65 gallon reef with 8 T-5's, ATI Blue Plus, Blue Special, KZ Fiji Purple, Vertex IN 100, phosphate and carbon reactor Coralife Turbo Sea Pump

01/03/2009, 01:26 PM	#556
rookieboy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 9	Hi All, Just a quick fyi, I mesh modded my IN-100 to test and it works great. Bubbles are more dense and pump is drawing approx 19 watts according to my kill a watt. I used 2 layers of enkamat pf4 flatback and fishing line to secure the mesh. The pump and impeller is almost dead on in comparison to my sedra 3500 on my old Euro-reef rs100. The needle wheel on the euro seems of better quality though. No matter I guess now that im running mesh. HTH

01/03/2009, 02:26 PM	#560
frenchie Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,730	show us a pic, it will take a couple of days to break in also. __________________ Darrick slash member 24 gallon nano cube, LED lights, zoanthids, shrooms Current Tank Info: 93 gallon cube, ecotech LED, swc 160 cone skimmer, lots of softies

01/03/2009, 02:29 PM	#561
frenchie Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,730	you could give wedge pipe a slight turn and give it an hour to see how it does, thats what i did. I barely turned it and waited an hour or so. Once it starts breakin in you might have to turn back a little. __________________ Darrick slash member 24 gallon nano cube, LED lights, zoanthids, shrooms Current Tank Info: 93 gallon cube, ecotech LED, swc 160 cone skimmer, lots of softies

01/03/2009, 02:40 PM	#562
Crustman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 941	Here you go. I lifted the lid. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: 65 gallon reef with 8 T-5's, ATI Blue Plus, Blue Special, KZ Fiji Purple, Vertex IN 100, phosphate and carbon reactor Coralife Turbo Sea Pump

01/03/2009, 05:21 PM	#563
rookieboy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 9	Hey d.French, Here are a few pics of my skimmer after using mesh. The bubble quality seems better then the original needle wheel and the bubbles are more dense. Good Luck with your mesh mod. I think you will see a performance improvement as well. :-)

01/03/2009, 08:09 PM	#564
JACOXVIII Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: KC MO Posts: 248	i like the mesh pics

01/03/2009, 09:05 PM	#565
kdblove_99 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Frederick,CO Posts: 8,683	They seem to be working great, Congrats. It doesnt have to be a $500 pump or a coned body to have great results. If it is working for you go with it and dont get discouraged from certain people

01/03/2009, 09:26 PM	#566
Labman48076 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southfield,MI Posts: 356	Got My 100 but she is not running yet hope to get the frag tank up in the next day or two.. __________________ “I have tried lately to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me.” Charles Darwin quote (PBITAWA) Current Tank Info: 194 gallons 50 gallon sump ATI skimmer 2 vortechs RK2

01/03/2009, 09:54 PM	#567
rookieboy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 9	Good points Kd :-) and thanks Jaco, glad you like the pics. Pretty happy with this skimmer at the moment and hope its going to be reliable in the long run. Fingers crossed.

01/03/2009, 10:14 PM	#568
Jen D Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central IA Posts: 165	Here's some pics for you! All right, sorry for the delay on the pics. Been a bit busy the last couple of weeks. Here are the pics I promised. Here's how far I inserted the pipe into the bubble plate chamber:

01/03/2009, 10:15 PM	#569
Jen D Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central IA Posts: 165	Had too many pics for 1 post Running in my live rock tank in the basement: You may have noticed in the pictures/read earlier in the thread that I got a collection cup with hazing. My pump also quit running overnight. I took out the impeller and put it back in and it started running again (common story). Premium Aquatics is sending me new for both items ASAP. Thank you, PA! Here's what the collection cup looks like:

01/03/2009, 10:19 PM	#570
frenchie Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,730	thats why PA is highly recommended cause you can't beat awesome customer service. __________________ Darrick slash member 24 gallon nano cube, LED lights, zoanthids, shrooms Current Tank Info: 93 gallon cube, ecotech LED, swc 160 cone skimmer, lots of softies

01/04/2009, 09:59 AM	#571
gorey Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 292	My cup looked the same, Pa sent me a new one. So now you get two cups.LOL! If one ever breaks we are both good to go!! __________________ There is fine line between a hobby and an obsession Current Tank Info: 75g AGA 30g/ sump vertex 100 skimmer. Yellow tang, 2 clowns, cardnial, royal gamma, six line

01/04/2009, 10:03 AM	#572
ernordstrom Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: JAX,FL Posts: 266	Dang. That is quite alot of product malfunctions/defects in a short amount of time. I hope this isn't like the XBOX Red Ring of death... I will let everyone know how my experience goes tommorrow when I get home from work. I can hardly contain myself.

01/04/2009, 10:08 AM	#573
Labman48076 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southfield,MI Posts: 356	i'd keep using the hazed one nothing wrong with it and if you ever decide to sell it you have a brand new one and a spare to boot PA rocks __________________ “I have tried lately to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me.” Charles Darwin quote (PBITAWA) Current Tank Info: 194 gallons 50 gallon sump ATI skimmer 2 vortechs RK2

01/04/2009, 10:25 AM	#575
Crustman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 941	Mine is skimming away with no issues and I have never seen such polyp extension on my frogspawn. For the price and performance this is a great skimmer. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: 65 gallon reef with 8 T-5's, ATI Blue Plus, Blue Special, KZ Fiji Purple, Vertex IN 100, phosphate and carbon reactor Coralife Turbo Sea Pump