Octopus Skimmer Mods - Page 32

wojo · 01/14/2007, 08:57 AM

dandy7200, gotcha thank you. my bubbles got nicer after meshmod so i guess i just leave it as is. I get cup full of dark skim every 2-3 days.

SeaView · 01/14/2007, 09:01 AM

Just ordered a new NW200. Will be here on Tuesday. On the newer models is there any mods that are recommended? Is the elbow mod still an issue? I been reading through the mod post for weeks but can't seem to find the exact info I need.

TIA

wojo · 01/14/2007, 09:34 AM

from what i have read elbow mod is not recommended anymore, just 2 cents

do your meshmod and you will be good

JCTewks · 01/15/2007, 12:23 PM

wojo, I have the recirculating model, and it only came with 1 venturi. it was junk...I drilled straight through and put a 1/4" ID barbed fitting in(cut at an angle of course). I did a lot of other mods enlarging anything i could on the pump and the body.

Last night i enlarged the pipes that the pump attaches to the body, and made the pump volute a little bigger. It is now drawing 18SCFH and i think i could get more.....but i woke up to an overflowing skimmer and about 2 gal lost.

Even with the 16" neck extension I think the DNW 110 will only hold about 17SCFH

Jeff

SeaView · 01/16/2007, 05:40 PM

Got the nw200 today and it is all set up and running in my sump. I appear to be getting a great deal of micro bubbles in the display tank. Do these die down after the skimmer breaks in? Do I need a gate valve or is there another trick to easing these bubbles.

Thanks

ThunderousTalon · 01/16/2007, 05:51 PM

give it sometime to break in. it'll smooth itself out.

I got a 150 today thats replacing my ER 5-2, sedra pump went bad, well the magnet swelled up after endless maintanence, decided to give this a shot. esp w/ all the good reviews. I was wondering if anyone had done the mesh impeller mod to the 150 and what kind of results?

danskim · 01/16/2007, 07:04 PM

I've done the mesh-mod to the NW-200, and it works great. I can't see why the 150 wouldn't produce the same result.

klasiksb · 01/16/2007, 07:15 PM

If anyone has any extra enkamat, let me know. I'd like to mod my NW-200.

Covey · 01/16/2007, 09:38 PM

I did the PF4 mesh mod about a week ago I thought I would post the results here.

I used the two layers of PF4 and made the disk as large as possible with out them rubbing.

Here is a movie of the OTP-3000 skimming in a bucket with a little skim added in.

That forming a foam head across the diameter of a 5G bucket!

Here is a clip with pump moded to the skimmer.

I use to run the water level to with in 2-3" of the lip of the cup. The water level is now down in the unions. I don't have an airmeter yet but that is a pretty big jump.

It has been running for over a week now I am very happy with the results.

None of the variables have changed yet, same bio-mass feedings and such. I am getting the same volume but FAR better quailty skim Before

After

Alot darker and a alot more solid matter.

Covey · 01/16/2007, 09:42 PM

You can get PF4A here klasiksb

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/...etail/iid/4323

klasiksb · 01/16/2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Covey
You can get PF4A here klasiksb

http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/...etail/iid/4323

Yeah, I saw that. Not sure what I would do with 2 yds. of it though.

Hoping someone might have some extra laying around they'd sell for a few bucks.

Avast Marine · 01/16/2007, 11:11 PM

pm member name Magvi for mesh

klasiksb · 01/17/2007, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dandy7200
pm member name Magvi for mesh

I sent him one the other day, haven't gotten a response.

WAGERJA · 01/17/2007, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mavgi
To all the member for meantime i can't mail mesh .

i want vacation

best regards to all and happy new year to all.

P.S i maild the mesh to all the member that paid so don't worry

I think he is on vacation still...

-J

ThunderousTalon · 01/17/2007, 01:12 PM

I live about 20min from aquatic eco, if i can get enough people that want mesh, i'll buy a roll and i'll start sending it out for a few bucks a 3inx3in layer.

rleechb · 01/17/2007, 01:15 PM

Consider me in if you do. Would 3x3 be enough for 3-4 layers?

impur · 01/17/2007, 02:44 PM

Just got my NW200!! It came with tons of cracks in the body. Looks like someone was carrying it around with the output plumbing.

Bleh, sucks.

klasiksb · 01/17/2007, 02:45 PM

I think a 3x3 piece would be good for one layer, but it sounds like 3 layers are best? I would take some if you do get some. That would be the PF4 stuff, correct?

ThunderousTalon · 01/17/2007, 03:53 PM

yeah the pf4 from Aquatic Eco

192clark · 01/17/2007, 08:28 PM

I will also take some.

markywmson · 01/17/2007, 09:00 PM

i would be in for some also

thanks!

grandp10 · 01/17/2007, 09:42 PM

I'll take some too.

KH971 · 01/17/2007, 10:22 PM

Me three!!!

ThunderousTalon · 01/17/2007, 10:26 PM

Alright I'll go on friday and pick some up, and if i can make it to the post office in time to drop it off, it will go out friday if not saturday. All who want pm me. and on friday, i will go get envelopes and we'll call it 5$ for 3 3x3 peices. or enough to make 3 layers(that fair?). I'll do it on my pump and give it an extra inch so you guys can trim to fit your pumps.

p.s. i'm also getting zipties for this on friday too, so i'll get a big bag of em. and count how many i use and pack em w/ as many people that request till i run out. make things a little easier.

klasiksb · 01/17/2007, 10:48 PM

SWEET!!! Sounds perfect! Thanks for doing this!!

01/14/2007, 08:57 AM	#776
wojo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 752	dandy7200, gotcha thank you. my bubbles got nicer after meshmod so i guess i just leave it as is. I get cup full of dark skim every 2-3 days. __________________ "you work to live, you don't live to work" Current Tank Info: 75g Reef, 100lbs LR, 20g Sump/Fuge, (2)250W 12k Reeflux MHs, (2)110W Actinic VHOs, Dosing DIY 2-part w/ Aquamedic Twin Doser, all controlled by ReefKeeper2

01/14/2007, 09:34 AM	#778
wojo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 752	from what i have read elbow mod is not recommended anymore, just 2 cents do your meshmod and you will be good __________________ "you work to live, you don't live to work" Current Tank Info: 75g Reef, 100lbs LR, 20g Sump/Fuge, (2)250W 12k Reeflux MHs, (2)110W Actinic VHOs, Dosing DIY 2-part w/ Aquamedic Twin Doser, all controlled by ReefKeeper2

01/16/2007, 07:04 PM	#782
danskim Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 1,639	I've done the mesh-mod to the NW-200, and it works great. I can't see why the 150 wouldn't produce the same result. __________________ Dan The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. -Jacques Cousteau

01/16/2007, 07:15 PM	#783
klasiksb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: wisconsin Posts: 1,281	If anyone has any extra enkamat, let me know. I'd like to mod my NW-200. __________________ Just a girl looking to build a little piece of heaven on earth, without killing it!

01/16/2007, 11:11 PM	#787
Avast Marine RC Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,446	pm member name Magvi for mesh __________________ Dan Don't rush art, you get bad art.

01/14/2007, 09:01 AM	#777
SeaView Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: LI/NY Posts: 586	Just ordered a new NW200. Will be here on Tuesday. On the newer models is there any mods that are recommended? Is the elbow mod still an issue? I been reading through the mod post for weeks but can't seem to find the exact info I need. TIA

01/15/2007, 12:23 PM	#779
JCTewks Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wilmington, Ohio Posts: 3,040	wojo, I have the recirculating model, and it only came with 1 venturi. it was junk...I drilled straight through and put a 1/4" ID barbed fitting in(cut at an angle of course). I did a lot of other mods enlarging anything i could on the pump and the body. Last night i enlarged the pipes that the pump attaches to the body, and made the pump volute a little bigger. It is now drawing 18SCFH and i think i could get more.....but i woke up to an overflowing skimmer and about 2 gal lost. Even with the 16" neck extension I think the DNW 110 will only hold about 17SCFH Jeff

01/16/2007, 05:40 PM	#780
SeaView Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: LI/NY Posts: 586	Got the nw200 today and it is all set up and running in my sump. I appear to be getting a great deal of micro bubbles in the display tank. Do these die down after the skimmer breaks in? Do I need a gate valve or is there another trick to easing these bubbles. Thanks

01/16/2007, 05:51 PM	#781
ThunderousTalon Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: HITH Posts: 737	give it sometime to break in. it'll smooth itself out. I got a 150 today thats replacing my ER 5-2, sedra pump went bad, well the magnet swelled up after endless maintanence, decided to give this a shot. esp w/ all the good reviews. I was wondering if anyone had done the mesh impeller mod to the 150 and what kind of results?

01/16/2007, 09:38 PM	#784
Covey Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Davenport IA Posts: 2,018	I did the PF4 mesh mod about a week ago I thought I would post the results here. I used the two layers of PF4 and made the disk as large as possible with out them rubbing. Here is a movie of the OTP-3000 skimming in a bucket with a little skim added in. That forming a foam head across the diameter of a 5G bucket! Here is a clip with pump moded to the skimmer. I use to run the water level to with in 2-3" of the lip of the cup. The water level is now down in the unions. I don't have an airmeter yet but that is a pretty big jump. It has been running for over a week now I am very happy with the results. None of the variables have changed yet, same bio-mass feedings and such. I am getting the same volume but FAR better quailty skim Before After Alot darker and a alot more solid matter.

01/16/2007, 09:42 PM	#785
Covey Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Davenport IA Posts: 2,018	You can get PF4A here klasiksb http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/...etail/iid/4323

01/17/2007, 01:12 PM	#790
ThunderousTalon Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: HITH Posts: 737	I live about 20min from aquatic eco, if i can get enough people that want mesh, i'll buy a roll and i'll start sending it out for a few bucks a 3inx3in layer.

01/17/2007, 01:15 PM	#791
rleechb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 2,684	Consider me in if you do. Would 3x3 be enough for 3-4 layers?

01/17/2007, 02:44 PM	#792
impur Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 4,262	Just got my NW200!! It came with tons of cracks in the body. Looks like someone was carrying it around with the output plumbing. Bleh, sucks. __________________ Great spirits often encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds. Current Tank Info: 75gal, 20gal sump, 6-54w T5 TEK

01/17/2007, 02:45 PM	#793
klasiksb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: wisconsin Posts: 1,281	I think a 3x3 piece would be good for one layer, but it sounds like 3 layers are best? I would take some if you do get some. That would be the PF4 stuff, correct? __________________ Just a girl looking to build a little piece of heaven on earth, without killing it!

01/17/2007, 03:53 PM	#794
ThunderousTalon Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: HITH Posts: 737	yeah the pf4 from Aquatic Eco

01/17/2007, 08:28 PM	#795
192clark Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Summerville, SC Posts: 635	I will also take some.

01/17/2007, 09:00 PM	#796
markywmson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bristol, CT Posts: 303	i would be in for some also thanks!

01/17/2007, 09:42 PM	#797
grandp10 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 516	I'll take some too.

01/17/2007, 10:22 PM	#798
KH971 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Eatonton,GA. Posts: 824	Me three!!!

01/17/2007, 10:26 PM	#799
ThunderousTalon Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: HITH Posts: 737	Alright I'll go on friday and pick some up, and if i can make it to the post office in time to drop it off, it will go out friday if not saturday. All who want pm me. and on friday, i will go get envelopes and we'll call it 5$ for 3 3x3 peices. or enough to make 3 layers(that fair?). I'll do it on my pump and give it an extra inch so you guys can trim to fit your pumps. p.s. i'm also getting zipties for this on friday too, so i'll get a big bag of em. and count how many i use and pack em w/ as many people that request till i run out. make things a little easier.

01/17/2007, 10:48 PM	#800
klasiksb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: wisconsin Posts: 1,281	SWEET!!! Sounds perfect! Thanks for doing this!! __________________ Just a girl looking to build a little piece of heaven on earth, without killing it!