EuroReef Club - Page 30

raddogz · 12/03/2005, 01:42 PM

The blems are great. I purchases my 8-2 last year from them. I couldn't tell where the blem was at first, but after careful examination it was nothing more than the epoxy seal was a little smudged at the bottom.

The 5-2 will work fine for your tank.

Lunchbucket · 12/03/2005, 02:06 PM

they will work fine

the ES5-2 is 20" tall i belive and the 5-24 is 24" tall. i believe that is the difference

so the new RS, CS, or RC 80 is 22" tall....it is similar to the old style of skimmers but they have improved them a little i believe. i'll have to see what my RC80 does

!!

Lunchbucket

dwdenny · 12/03/2005, 02:59 PM

That is great to hear as I have looking for a skimmer for this march when I finally get every thing setup. The good thing is my stand has a lot of room on the inside I could fit a 25"X14.5"X20" sump in there is I had too. lol What I will be building is 24"X14"X16" with 12" baffles. 9"X14"X12" skimmer 6"X14"X12 return area with a 7"X14"X12" fuge. I was going to use a 1" bulkhead for the sump input with a tee and ball valve that goes to fuge and the skimmer area. Should work at least it does in my head lol

RobChuck · 12/08/2005, 07:47 PM

My new CS250 arrived today, so I'm back in the club! (former CS6-1 owner)

Other than a small problem with the pump matching up to the skimmer body (detailed in this thread in the Euro Reef forum, this thing is a work of art!

I'll post some more pics once the skimmer is up and running, but here's one of it right out of the box (that Gen-X 6000 pump is huge!):

Zoom · 12/08/2005, 08:18 PM

Very nice skimmer good luck with it.
I guess they made a BO BO with the hole

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Did you try the Bayonet fitting for the cup removal is it still hard to get off?

deputydog95 · 12/08/2005, 08:23 PM

what is a bayonet fitting? the cups on mine are always a pain to get loose.

Zoom · 12/08/2005, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by deputydog95
what is a bayonet fitting? the cups on mine are always a pain to get loose.

Bayonet fitting is the part that connects the cup to the skimmer body you turn it and it separates the two parts so you can clean the cup . It was very hard to remove always i just asked to see if ER fix the problem.

RobChuck · 12/08/2005, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zoom
Very nice skimmer good luck with it.
I guess they made a BO BO with the hole .
Did you try the Bayonet fitting for the cup removal is it still hard to get off?

It's a small boo boo and being taken care of, but was disappointing to discover nonetheless.

This is the first ER skimmer with Bayonet that I've had, so I can't comment on how it's removal compares to the fittings that were causing problems earlier this year. But the collection cup does come off without any commotion, contrasted to the collection cup on the DAS BX-2 (same basic design) that I'm currently running.

k9cop1512 · 12/08/2005, 09:33 PM

Help,
I have an ES5. My pump just blew. This has been an awsome machine since I got it almost 1 year ago. The pump just stopped. Anyone else have this problem. I have cleaned it thoroughly in the past. It is the Sedra Powerhead model KSP-3500 pump that came with the unit. Thanks Tim

Zoom · 12/08/2005, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by k9cop1512
Help,
I have an ES5. My pump just blew. This has been an awsome machine since I got it almost 1 year ago. The pump just stopped. Anyone else have this problem. I have cleaned it thoroughly in the past. It is the Sedra Powerhead model KSP-3500 pump that came with the unit. Thanks Tim

Take the pump out and dismantle it. be sure to separate the ceramic shaft from the impeller and soak the parts in vinegar for 24 hr.

RobChuck · 12/08/2005, 09:51 PM

Out with the old (DAS BX-2):

In with the new (ER CS250):

I discovered that eggcrate layed flat under the skimmer is the perfect height to match the pump, so I decided to get it running this evening. The DAS was nice (the skimmate in the pic above was collected in 4 days), but was getting up there in its age and wasn't very easy to maintain. The ER impresses me already by the amount of air that the pump draws.

k9cop1512 · 12/08/2005, 09:52 PM

I already had taken the pump apart and tried plugging it in and it does nothing....no noise or anything. I tried calling marine depot where I bought it to get a new pump but they are closed now. What kind of warranty is there?

Zoom · 12/08/2005, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by k9cop1512
I already had taken the pump apart and tried plugging it in and it does nothing....no noise or anything. I tried calling marine depot where I bought it to get a new pump but they are closed now. What kind of warranty is there?

Is the ceramic shaft spins easy around the impeller magnet?

rklutt · 12/09/2005, 07:27 AM

Well I have had my CS5-24 for about a month and it has been great! I get a nice amount of green goo every 2-4 days. Man does it make the bubbles! Beats my old Berlin Classic hands down for sure.

Rob

rklutt · 12/09/2005, 07:27 AM

Well I have had my CS5-24 for about a month and it has been great! I get a nice amount of green goo every 2-4 days. Man does it make the bubbles! Beats my old Berlin Classic hands down for sure.

Rob

Lunchbucket · 12/09/2005, 07:53 AM

Rob - glad it was an easy fix! that thing is a beauty!!

k9cop1512 - do like Zoom said and make sure the shaft spins freely

Lunchbucket

Saltywater · 12/09/2005, 12:05 PM

I just joined the club again. I just swapped out my Deltec APF600 for a Euro-Reef CS8-3+RC. I am very happy with the switch.

rklutt · 12/09/2005, 12:13 PM

Congrats! and welcome to skimming heaven.

Lunchbucket · 12/09/2005, 10:29 PM

just joined th club again!! man i missed it

i just got a (the FIRST) RC80

just unpacked

5min after being in the sump

full sump shot (5min after start up)

LOTS OF TINY BUBBLES (hard to get a picture of)

i just fed the tank and cleaned the glass and i killed the foam. so it is doing nothing. i'll wait to see what it is doing in the morning. hope it breaks in with in a few days

Lunchbucket

Lunchbucket · 12/09/2005, 10:31 PM

Saltywater - you don't hear of deltec users switching to ER's much. but that is cool to hear!! glad your back w/ ER's...they ROCK

Lunchbucket

Zoom · 12/09/2005, 10:44 PM

Very nice skimmer Blue color

You don't have the new bayonet fitting? It looks like my ER fitting for taking the cup off. Maybe the neck is to small for it. Good luck with the new skimmer.

rivdog · 12/09/2005, 10:48 PM

Lunchbucket, easy bake oven makes cake and cookies w/ a light bulb. 60W

rivdog · 12/09/2005, 11:02 PM

so it looks like the output from skimmer is above the input to the pump? Its hard to tell from pic. How bout one (pic) from right side.? Recirc w/ venturi input on the bottom and output on the top / outfeed in the middle? Beautiful skimmer though,has the lines of a ferrrari
DOG

Lunchbucket · 12/09/2005, 11:27 PM

Zoom - yeah like the blue cast that my 20k drapped on my skimmer...i had the hood open

. i have a union type fitting but it is just like the bayonet but looks like a union. it only turns about 1/2 a turn and the cup comes off.

rivdog - yeah 60w will bake cookies but my 2x400w MH's on my 58gal will grow corals

the output is not above the input...but the "vent" tube goes all the way up to the top.

it is in the sump so pics will be hard to get now. right side?? there is nothing on there.

not sure what you are asking about w/ the quote "Recirc w/ venturi input on the bottom and output on the top / outfeed in the middle?"

it is purrrrddddddyyyyy

hope it skims like it has a ferrari engine on it

Lunchbucket

rivdog · 12/09/2005, 11:42 PM

From your unpacked photo, it looks like the output from the skimmer is between the 2 pump connections. The pump connections appear to be vent on the bottom and output to skimmer body on top. Im having trouble visualizing where that ball valve might be going. If you could see me pointing , youd know

12/03/2005, 01:42 PM	#726
raddogz Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,167	The blems are great. I purchases my 8-2 last year from them. I couldn't tell where the blem was at first, but after careful examination it was nothing more than the epoxy seal was a little smudged at the bottom. The 5-2 will work fine for your tank. __________________ Eileen If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. - Quentin Crisp Current Tank Info: 180g Reef

12/03/2005, 02:06 PM	#727
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	they will work fine the ES5-2 is 20" tall i belive and the 5-24 is 24" tall. i believe that is the difference so the new RS, CS, or RC 80 is 22" tall....it is similar to the old style of skimmers but they have improved them a little i believe. i'll have to see what my RC80 does !! Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/03/2005, 02:59 PM	#728
dwdenny Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Edinburg, Texas Posts: 1,369	That is great to hear as I have looking for a skimmer for this march when I finally get every thing setup. The good thing is my stand has a lot of room on the inside I could fit a 25"X14.5"X20" sump in there is I had too. lol What I will be building is 24"X14"X16" with 12" baffles. 9"X14"X12" skimmer 6"X14"X12 return area with a 7"X14"X12" fuge. I was going to use a 1" bulkhead for the sump input with a tee and ball valve that goes to fuge and the skimmer area. Should work at least it does in my head lol __________________ "Attitude determine altitude" Visit MAAST.org just click the "Red House" Current Tank Info: 40g Breeder in the works

12/08/2005, 07:47 PM	#729
RobChuck Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lombard, IL Posts: 530	My new CS250 arrived today, so I'm back in the club! (former CS6-1 owner) Other than a small problem with the pump matching up to the skimmer body (detailed in this thread in the Euro Reef forum, this thing is a work of art! I'll post some more pics once the skimmer is up and running, but here's one of it right out of the box (that Gen-X 6000 pump is huge!): __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: none :(

12/08/2005, 08:23 PM	#731
deputydog95 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 966	what is a bayonet fitting? the cups on mine are always a pain to get loose. __________________ Red Sea Reefer 500 Peninsula, Apex Controller, Apex Wav (2), Apex DOS, Kessil 360WE (3), T5's (4), Kessil H160 Fuge light, RO Regal 150SSS Skimmer, RO DC Return Pump, Red Sea A&B

12/08/2005, 08:18 PM	#730
Zoom Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: S.N.J Posts: 5,706	Very nice skimmer good luck with it. I guess they made a BO BO with the hole . Did you try the Bayonet fitting for the cup removal is it still hard to get off?

12/08/2005, 09:33 PM	#734
k9cop1512 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Western MA, USA Posts: 192	Help, I have an ES5. My pump just blew. This has been an awsome machine since I got it almost 1 year ago. The pump just stopped. Anyone else have this problem. I have cleaned it thoroughly in the past. It is the Sedra Powerhead model KSP-3500 pump that came with the unit. Thanks Tim __________________ Tim "Keep You Dreams Alive!" Current Tank Info: 65 Gal. w/ overflow, 30 gal sump, ER ES5-3 skimmer, AI Hydras, 90lbs Kailini LR, 90lbs LS, Refugium

12/08/2005, 09:51 PM	#736
RobChuck Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lombard, IL Posts: 530	Out with the old (DAS BX-2): In with the new (ER CS250): I discovered that eggcrate layed flat under the skimmer is the perfect height to match the pump, so I decided to get it running this evening. The DAS was nice (the skimmate in the pic above was collected in 4 days), but was getting up there in its age and wasn't very easy to maintain. The ER impresses me already by the amount of air that the pump draws. __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: none :(

12/08/2005, 09:52 PM	#737
k9cop1512 Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Western MA, USA Posts: 192	I already had taken the pump apart and tried plugging it in and it does nothing....no noise or anything. I tried calling marine depot where I bought it to get a new pump but they are closed now. What kind of warranty is there? __________________ Tim "Keep You Dreams Alive!" Current Tank Info: 65 Gal. w/ overflow, 30 gal sump, ER ES5-3 skimmer, AI Hydras, 90lbs Kailini LR, 90lbs LS, Refugium

12/09/2005, 07:27 AM	#739
rklutt Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Morrow, Oh Posts: 346	Well I have had my CS5-24 for about a month and it has been great! I get a nice amount of green goo every 2-4 days. Man does it make the bubbles! Beats my old Berlin Classic hands down for sure. Rob __________________ Talladega Nights "The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" The story of a man who could only count to #1 Thunder and Lightning, the most feared duo in the game!

12/09/2005, 07:27 AM	#740
rklutt Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Morrow, Oh Posts: 346	Well I have had my CS5-24 for about a month and it has been great! I get a nice amount of green goo every 2-4 days. Man does it make the bubbles! Beats my old Berlin Classic hands down for sure. Rob __________________ Talladega Nights "The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" The story of a man who could only count to #1 Thunder and Lightning, the most feared duo in the game!

12/09/2005, 07:53 AM	#741
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	Rob - glad it was an easy fix! that thing is a beauty!! k9cop1512 - do like Zoom said and make sure the shaft spins freely Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/09/2005, 12:05 PM	#742
Saltywater Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clearwater,FL Posts: 458	I just joined the club again. I just swapped out my Deltec APF600 for a Euro-Reef CS8-3+RC. I am very happy with the switch. __________________ "To the World you may be one person...But to one person "You" may be the World." Current Tank Info: 450 Gallon RR Custome 96" x 36" x 30",Euroreef CS 8-3+rc Skimmer & Deltec APF600,63g sump, 55g Refugium & 39g rock Refugium,2 Tunze 6000 Streams & 2 Tunze 6100 Streams,Lighting: 3 250 watt MH HQI & 4 39 watt actinic T5'

12/09/2005, 12:13 PM	#743
rklutt Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Morrow, Oh Posts: 346	Congrats! and welcome to skimming heaven. __________________ Talladega Nights "The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" The story of a man who could only count to #1 Thunder and Lightning, the most feared duo in the game!

12/09/2005, 10:29 PM	#744
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	just joined th club again!! man i missed it i just got a (the FIRST) RC80 just unpacked 5min after being in the sump full sump shot (5min after start up) LOTS OF TINY BUBBLES (hard to get a picture of) i just fed the tank and cleaned the glass and i killed the foam. so it is doing nothing. i'll wait to see what it is doing in the morning. hope it breaks in with in a few days Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/09/2005, 10:31 PM	#745
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	Saltywater - you don't hear of deltec users switching to ER's much. but that is cool to hear!! glad your back w/ ER's...they ROCK Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/09/2005, 10:44 PM	#746
Zoom Premium Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: S.N.J Posts: 5,706	Very nice skimmer Blue color You don't have the new bayonet fitting? It looks like my ER fitting for taking the cup off. Maybe the neck is to small for it. Good luck with the new skimmer.

12/09/2005, 10:48 PM	#747
rivdog Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New england Posts: 336	Lunchbucket, easy bake oven makes cake and cookies w/ a light bulb. 60W

12/09/2005, 11:02 PM	#748
rivdog Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New england Posts: 336	so it looks like the output from skimmer is above the input to the pump? Its hard to tell from pic. How bout one (pic) from right side.? Recirc w/ venturi input on the bottom and output on the top / outfeed in the middle? Beautiful skimmer though,has the lines of a ferrrari DOG

12/09/2005, 11:27 PM	#749
Lunchbucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 12,924	Zoom - yeah like the blue cast that my 20k drapped on my skimmer...i had the hood open . i have a union type fitting but it is just like the bayonet but looks like a union. it only turns about 1/2 a turn and the cup comes off. rivdog - yeah 60w will bake cookies but my 2x400w MH's on my 58gal will grow corals the output is not above the input...but the "vent" tube goes all the way up to the top. it is in the sump so pics will be hard to get now. right side?? there is nothing on there. not sure what you are asking about w/ the quote "Recirc w/ venturi input on the bottom and output on the top / outfeed in the middle?" it is purrrrddddddyyyyy hope it skims like it has a ferrari engine on it Lunchbucket __________________ Trying to lose weight by walking is like trying to bake a cake w/ a cigarette lighter - Lunchbucket - "Nancy-Boy Extraordinaire" - maxxII- Current Tank Info: 58gal Oceanic RR, 2x400w MH (20k XM and 10k XM), Deltec PF601 Ca Rx, Deltec AP701 skimmer, mag950 return, iwaki 55rlt w/ an Oceansmotions 4-way unit, Tunze 7300 and 6000 each w/ controller, fluidized po4 rx

12/09/2005, 11:42 PM	#750
rivdog Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: New england Posts: 336	From your unpacked photo, it looks like the output from the skimmer is between the 2 pump connections. The pump connections appear to be vent on the bottom and output to skimmer body on top. Im having trouble visualizing where that ball valve might be going. If you could see me pointing , youd know