Aqua Medic turboflotor 5000 shorty 2

sditch · 05/15/2008, 06:25 PM

I have a friend that uses a Aqua Medic turboflotor 1000 and it preforms well. Anyone have any experience of the 5000 shorty, Im looking to use it on my frag tank setup.

hahnmeister · 05/15/2008, 07:20 PM

I know the 5000 series, mostly from the 'baby' that my cousin used on his reef. Good skimmers, often underrated and looked over even though they are performers compared to others like ER, Deltec, H&S, etc. I still think the bubble plate skimmers work better though, and dont need as much space. All that extra height in the T5000 series is pretty much because of all the turbulence, which a bubble plate takes care of in a shorter body anyways.

sditch · 05/15/2008, 07:24 PM

Hahn,

Thanks for the feedback, Im looking at is the 5000 shorty 2 that about 29" tall.

hahnmeister · 05/15/2008, 07:36 PM

Yeah, it and the baby are almost identical... baby is 48" tall only.

sditch · 05/16/2008, 07:40 AM

Thanks again for the feedback, anyone eles?

sditch · 05/16/2008, 07:07 PM

I guess these must not be used much in the US......

HookedOnReefing · 05/17/2008, 11:44 AM

Yep, not much used in N. America but very popular in Europe where they rank higher than H&S and Deltec.

Good skimmer!

sditch · 05/17/2008, 09:46 PM

I guess I'm going to order the T5000 Shorty 2 and give it a run. Like Hahn said, it could be one of the the most underrated skimmers out there. The size, pump and featurs make it a pretty good buy IMO.

sditch · 05/18/2008, 08:41 PM

Anyone eles with comments?

hahnmeister · 05/18/2008, 11:17 PM

If you do a search, you should find a tiny, but neato 'Aqua Medic skimmer club' thread from a while back.

sditch · 05/19/2008, 04:18 PM

Thanks Hahn, Do you think the shorty and baby have about the same performance ? I have the room, it would be kinda cool having a 4 foot skimmer.

hahnmeister · 05/19/2008, 10:45 PM

IMO the shorty is too turbulent for that pump, the shorty 2 is fine, and the baby is 'just right'. The 'tall' is too much for the pump (you need to drain it 1/2 way to start it), and thats why they added the 'twin'.

05/15/2008, 06:25 PM	#1
sditch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston,Texas (USA) Posts: 750	Aqua Medic turboflotor 5000 shorty 2 I have a friend that uses a Aqua Medic turboflotor 1000 and it preforms well. Anyone have any experience of the 5000 shorty, Im looking to use it on my frag tank setup.

05/15/2008, 07:20 PM	#2
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	I know the 5000 series, mostly from the 'baby' that my cousin used on his reef. Good skimmers, often underrated and looked over even though they are performers compared to others like ER, Deltec, H&S, etc. I still think the bubble plate skimmers work better though, and dont need as much space. All that extra height in the T5000 series is pretty much because of all the turbulence, which a bubble plate takes care of in a shorter body anyways.

05/15/2008, 07:24 PM	#3
sditch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston,Texas (USA) Posts: 750	Hahn, Thanks for the feedback, Im looking at is the 5000 shorty 2 that about 29" tall.

05/15/2008, 07:36 PM	#4
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	Yeah, it and the baby are almost identical... baby is 48" tall only.

05/16/2008, 07:40 AM	#5
sditch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston,Texas (USA) Posts: 750	Thanks again for the feedback, anyone eles?

05/16/2008, 07:07 PM	#6
sditch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston,Texas (USA) Posts: 750	I guess these must not be used much in the US......

05/17/2008, 11:44 AM	#7
HookedOnReefing Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West York, Illinois Posts: 315	Yep, not much used in N. America but very popular in Europe where they rank higher than H&S and Deltec. Good skimmer!

05/17/2008, 09:46 PM	#8
sditch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston,Texas (USA) Posts: 750	I guess I'm going to order the T5000 Shorty 2 and give it a run. Like Hahn said, it could be one of the the most underrated skimmers out there. The size, pump and featurs make it a pretty good buy IMO.

05/18/2008, 08:41 PM	#9
sditch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston,Texas (USA) Posts: 750	Anyone eles with comments?

05/18/2008, 11:17 PM	#10
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	If you do a search, you should find a tiny, but neato 'Aqua Medic skimmer club' thread from a while back.

05/19/2008, 04:18 PM	#11
sditch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston,Texas (USA) Posts: 750	Thanks Hahn, Do you think the shorty and baby have about the same performance ? I have the room, it would be kinda cool having a 4 foot skimmer.

05/19/2008, 10:45 PM	#12
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	IMO the shorty is too turbulent for that pump, the shorty 2 is fine, and the baby is 'just right'. The 'tall' is too much for the pump (you need to drain it 1/2 way to start it), and thats why they added the 'twin'.