AquaC Remora skimmer

RickGemme · 07/17/2007, 02:44 PM

Anyone that has had experience with this thing please shoot out a response... i was just wonderng how quiet this thing actually got after the 1-2 week break in period that the booklet says it needs. The noise actually seems to be a bit better today after only a day of use (and the beginnings of some foam and water collection since i got home from work) just wondering if it gets silent or does it still retain some of that spraying hissing sound?

TwentyTwenty · 07/17/2007, 04:45 PM

Hey Rick, I have had mine for almost 2 years. Mine was making noise as well,but after 3 weeks it went silent. Do not get discouraged with it . It will take time before it really starts to work. Lite colored tea for a long time and then 1 day it just kicked in. Dark green skimmate all the time now. Good luck and be patient, Mike.

RickGemme · 07/17/2007, 05:08 PM

thanks for the info, im not at all discouraged... sorry if thats the impression i gave. Was merely wondering how queit it actually got after that 1-2 weeks.... have a small amount of tea colored water in the collection cup right now and the spraying noise cuts in and out every few seconds so that is a good sign already

was hoping it would get completely silent as you said yours has, that was the response i was hoping to read

thank you

Salamander · 07/17/2007, 06:50 PM

I have run one for a few years and it always hisses.

You can put filter floss etc or even a paper towel under the cup and on top of the injector to reduce noise, but only put it on the injector side.

Steve 926 · 07/17/2007, 08:37 PM

I have an AC Urchin (sump version of a Remora) This works just fine & no problems with the foam so far.

Hope you can use it

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1148873

Steve 926

drummereef · 07/17/2007, 08:55 PM

It will never be silent, nor will any skimmer really.... They are bubbling machines. Pumps and bubbles make noise. It will get slightly better over time but don't expect it to be silent.

reeftexas · 07/17/2007, 09:37 PM

I agree with drummereef,I also have the remora skimmer and it works great.Give it time.

07/17/2007, 02:44 PM	#1
RickGemme Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: West Suffield CT Posts: 63	AquaC Remora skimmer Anyone that has had experience with this thing please shoot out a response... i was just wonderng how quiet this thing actually got after the 1-2 week break in period that the booklet says it needs. The noise actually seems to be a bit better today after only a day of use (and the beginnings of some foam and water collection since i got home from work) just wondering if it gets silent or does it still retain some of that spraying hissing sound? __________________ Savings account? ... oh you mean my aquarium right? Current Tank Info: 45 gal. with live rock... 1 true perc, 2 clarkis, 1 neon blue velvet, 1 coral beauty, 1 fire shirmp, 2 bta, 2 turbos

07/17/2007, 05:08 PM	#3
RickGemme Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: West Suffield CT Posts: 63	thanks for the info, im not at all discouraged... sorry if thats the impression i gave. Was merely wondering how queit it actually got after that 1-2 weeks.... have a small amount of tea colored water in the collection cup right now and the spraying noise cuts in and out every few seconds so that is a good sign already was hoping it would get completely silent as you said yours has, that was the response i was hoping to read thank you __________________ Savings account? ... oh you mean my aquarium right? Current Tank Info: 45 gal. with live rock... 1 true perc, 2 clarkis, 1 neon blue velvet, 1 coral beauty, 1 fire shirmp, 2 bta, 2 turbos

07/17/2007, 06:50 PM	#4
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	I have run one for a few years and it always hisses. You can put filter floss etc or even a paper towel under the cup and on top of the injector to reduce noise, but only put it on the injector side. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

07/17/2007, 08:37 PM	#5
Steve 926 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NJ. Posts: 555	I have an AC Urchin (sump version of a Remora) This works just fine & no problems with the foam so far. Hope you can use it http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1148873 Steve 926 __________________ Experience is something you don't get, until just after you need it . Current Tank Info: Small in nature (50gal. Reef) Large in Heart. Re-occurring dream of a 300 gal.

07/17/2007, 08:55 PM	#6
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	It will never be silent, nor will any skimmer really.... They are bubbling machines. Pumps and bubbles make noise. It will get slightly better over time but don't expect it to be silent. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

07/17/2007, 04:45 PM	#2
TwentyTwenty Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: groton, ma. Posts: 185	Hey Rick, I have had mine for almost 2 years. Mine was making noise as well,but after 3 weeks it went silent. Do not get discouraged with it . It will take time before it really starts to work. Lite colored tea for a long time and then 1 day it just kicked in. Dark green skimmate all the time now. Good luck and be patient, Mike.

07/17/2007, 09:37 PM	#7
reeftexas Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: El Paso,Texas Posts: 833	I agree with drummereef,I also have the remora skimmer and it works great.Give it time.