Vertex Skimmer club

[EvMiBo]

Looks pretty beastly



http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...ry_Code=Vertex no info on it yet though.

[tangtang clown]

What pump is on the 280?

[jhoff]

Bummer

Just noticed they changed the footprint on the IN-100 from 8 x10 to 11.25 x 8.5 i only have 11 x 10 in my sump do you guys think that the IN-80 will be enough for my 46gal bow with 6 small fish about 70 or so lbs of LR mixed reef will be putting some more sps in the tank this summer

Thanks jimbo

[Jeremy B.]

Originally posted by jhoff
Bummer

Just noticed they changed the footprint on the IN-100 from 8 x10 to 11.25 x 8.5 i only have 11 x 10 in my sump do you guys think that the IN-80 will be enough for my 46gal bow with 6 small fish about 70 or so lbs of LR mixed reef will be putting some more sps in the tank this summer

Thanks jimbo

I made a typo on that, sorry! It's staying at 8 x 10, I had our web guy post the info incorrectly, sorry!

[Nanite Reefer]

Jimbo,

My IN-80 is running in a 40 gallon cube, it is doing a wonderful job handling a moderate to heavy bio-load. If you are tight on space, I think the IN'-80 will get the job done for you.

Mark

Originally posted by jhoff
Bummer

Just noticed they changed the footprint on the IN-100 from 8 x10 to 11.25 x 8.5 i only have 11 x 10 in my sump do you guys think that the IN-80 will be enough for my 46gal bow with 6 small fish about 70 or so lbs of LR mixed reef will be putting some more sps in the tank this summer

Thanks jimbo

[jhoff]

Hey Mark,

Thanks so you think the IN-100 will be overkill? I also noticed the hight on the IN80 is 21.5 how much room do you need to remove the cup

[Nanite Reefer]

Jhoff,

I think the the IN-80 is overkill in my forty. But, if you have the space and the extra cash, I'd plan on the future, I know, I will be building a 150 down the road. I had space issues in my cabinet, so the 100 was out of the question for this tank. You probably need at least 4 inches minimum to remove the cup, yes you could remove it in less space but it would be a bi-weekly pain in the arse.

Mark

Originally posted by jhoff
Hey Mark,

Thanks so you think the IN-100 will be overkill? I also noticed the hight on the IN80 is 21.5 how much room do you need to remove the cup

[jhoff]

Mark
Ok my mind is made up going with the IN-80. A bigger tank is a long long way down the road plus i can use the extra cash for my new T5 36" 4 x 39w powermodule

Thanks for your input
Jim

[nanoman31]

Hi guys. Looks like this is the way to go! I was going to buy another brand of skimmer but most of you had other types of skimmers and this one blew them all away! now the question is should i get the gen 1 for $150 or the gen 2 for $200 (model in100) from premium aquatics? I guess the answer will be gen2 correct? thank you for all the research the previous owners have made!

[EvMiBo]

nano- either one will be fine. if you need the extra $50 get the gen1 you won't be upset (I love mine). all the kinks are out and premiumaquatics has great customer service. the gen2 may pull slightly more air but don't know for sure.

[tangtang clown]

Originally posted by tangtang clown
What pump is on the 280?

What pump comes on the 280?

[EvMiBo]

Try PM'ing Jeremy, he's probably one of the few that know since they're so new.

[nanoman31]

so has anybody compared the gen1 against the gen2(in-100) in the real world yet?

[jpc763]

I have this thing in at a depth of 7.25 - 7.5". I have the valve fully open but it still produces very wet bubbles that fill the collection cup in about 15 minutes.

It was working fine until I stocked my tank. I had it in my LR tank and it worked great.

I have no more room to raise it and the sump is baffled.

At this point I am ready to chuck it. It is turned off and my tank is running without a skimmer.

Any suggestions?????

[JACOXVIII]

that is the same depth that I'm at with no prob
but my water exit is out of the water

[Jeremy B.]

jpc763, check my post in our forum in regards to your question.

[jpc763]

Originally posted by Jeremy B.
jpc763, check my post in our forum in regards to your question.

Got it thanks!

It appears that my recent work with my corals (I moved 30+ colonies into this tank in the past week) has caused the skimmer to go crazy!

John

[tangtang clown]

It should not over flow if you have the outlet all the way open.
Raise the skimmer by putting a layer or two or three of egg crate under the skimmer. Or you can increase the air draw of the pump. Do you have pics of it overflowing?

[jpc763]

Originally posted by tangtang clown
It should not over flow if you have the outlet all the way open.
Raise the skimmer by putting a layer or two or three of egg crate under the skimmer. Or you can increase the air draw of the pump. Do you have pics of it overflowing?

I cannot raise it anymore than I have. The outlet is all the way open. It is in between 7 and 8" of water. NOTE: It has been fine at that depth for several weeks with a smaller bioload.

What happens is that the bubble chamber fills up and comes into the collection cup filling it up. It then pushes the top off and comes down the side.

The skimmate is almost clear. It overflowed back into the sump.

How do you increase the air draw? I have the hose fully out of the water.

John

[jpc763]

Originally posted by JACOXVIII
that is the same depth that I'm at with no prob
but my water exit is out of the water

I tried the exit out of the water and that did not help. I only tried it for a few minutes.

[tangtang clown]

You definitely want to keep your exit pipe out of water, or drill a half in hole the top of the 90 so pressure can be released. Have you checked your venturi/air hose is clear? If it is clogged, you will pull less air and more water, thus overflow the skimmer. Which model skimmer do you have so I can see a pic of it? Is it the IN 250?

[frenchie]

water additives can make skimmer go nuts, like chlorine removers, water clarifiers, even if you feed everyday some foods frozen or pellets can make skimmer got nuts. If not that i think tangtang could be right air hole could be clogged.

[jpc763]

Originally posted by tangtang clown
You definitely want to keep your exit pipe out of water, or drill a half in hole the top of the 90 so pressure can be released. Have you checked your venturi/air hose is clear? If it is clogged, you will pull less air and more water, thus overflow the skimmer. Which model skimmer do you have so I can see a pic of it? Is it the IN 250?

The skimmer is the IN250. I left the down tube in place (bottom of the T) into the water so was quieter. The airtube appears to be totaly clear.

I did epoxy a lot of corals to rocks in the past 2 days which of course ****ed the corals off and they slimed out. Jeremy from PremiumAquatics thinks that is what happened.

I plan (when I get home from work) to put a line on the drain and run the skimmer into a 5g bucket and see if it clears itself.

It was running fine in this system at this depth for about 2 weeks until last night.

Thanks for all of the help and suggestions.

John

[jhoff]

Still waiting on tax return so i can get my IN-80.I know whenever i use just a small amount of aquastik epoxy putty it makes my skimmer go nut's. I have to shut it off for a day or so

jimbo

[jhoff]

John,

Just looked at the epoxy directions it said use of large quantities will temporarily cause protein skimmer to foam excessively turn off skimmer 36 hours after use.

Hope this is the problem

Jimbo