TAAM Rio NanoSkimmer

wogga · 09/27/2009, 09:33 PM

Got this unit a few weeks ago, and it worked great until last monday, when the pump just quit. TAAM sent out a new impeller that day and it's back to doing what it did before then - skimming. I've got it pretty tuned so the top of the foam is just above the bottom of the collection tube. It's still producing a few microbubbles, but it did for a few days after i first set it up as well, and then broke in and would accommodate the flow being all the way up with very little to no microbubbles.The sound in the video is from the tank filter and the airpump I use for the feeder box. The skimmer is pretty much silent except for the sound of foam bubbling.

So far I'm pleased with the performance, especially for under $40. It seems to do the trick quite well for a 20 gallon. I will be testing parameters on tuesday, and will post last week's as well as this week's results for comparison.

Here's a video:

Dyraxe · 09/27/2009, 09:50 PM

Looks goods good. Keep us updated. I was looking at this skimmer for a small nano I am setting up.

wogga · 09/28/2009, 01:55 PM

down to virttually zero microbubbles. will post parameters tomorrow, but here are last week, after the skimmer had been down for a few days:
dkh:15; PO3:1.0; Ca:400; NH3/4: 0.5; NO2:0; NO3: 0; pH 7.6
i did a 25% water change shortly after the tests, so we'll see how that and the readdition of the skimmer help.

wogga · 09/30/2009, 05:32 AM

Yesterday's tests:
dkh: 13; PO4: 0.5; Ca: 450; NH3/4: 0.0; NO2: 0.0; NO3: 20; pH:8.0-8.2
Still producing nice skimmate.

09/27/2009, 09:33 PM	#1
wogga Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 107	TAAM Rio NanoSkimmer Got this unit a few weeks ago, and it worked great until last monday, when the pump just quit. TAAM sent out a new impeller that day and it's back to doing what it did before then - skimming. I've got it pretty tuned so the top of the foam is just above the bottom of the collection tube. It's still producing a few microbubbles, but it did for a few days after i first set it up as well, and then broke in and would accommodate the flow being all the way up with very little to no microbubbles.The sound in the video is from the tank filter and the airpump I use for the feeder box. The skimmer is pretty much silent except for the sound of foam bubbling. So far I'm pleased with the performance, especially for under $40. It seems to do the trick quite well for a 20 gallon. I will be testing parameters on tuesday, and will post last week's as well as this week's results for comparison. Here's a video: __________________ -Colin Last edited by wogga; 09/27/2009 at 09:34 PM. Reason: typo

09/28/2009, 01:55 PM	#3
wogga Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 107	down to virttually zero microbubbles. will post parameters tomorrow, but here are last week, after the skimmer had been down for a few days: dkh:15; PO3:1.0; Ca:400; NH3/4: 0.5; NO2:0; NO3: 0; pH 7.6 i did a 25% water change shortly after the tests, so we'll see how that and the readdition of the skimmer help. __________________ -Colin

09/30/2009, 05:32 AM	#4
wogga Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 107	Yesterday's tests: dkh: 13; PO4: 0.5; Ca: 450; NH3/4: 0.0; NO2: 0.0; NO3: 20; pH:8.0-8.2 Still producing nice skimmate. __________________ -Colin

09/27/2009, 09:50 PM	#2
Dyraxe Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,606	Looks goods good. Keep us updated. I was looking at this skimmer for a small nano I am setting up.