Opinion on AquaC Urchin Skimmer!

easye123 · 08/22/2006, 02:37 PM

ok sooo ive been researching forever and held it off for a while..

I basically need a skimmer.

Im looking at the AquaC urchin
http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...ro.asp?CartId=

Does anyone have one or just know a lot about it to help me out big time.. i wanna get one asap so any info or advice would be great.

I know yall talk about skimmers all the time and stuff..but helpin me would be awesome!!

If some ones has one i need to know some measuremtns and stuff

any help would be AWESOME!!!

thanx yall

Evan

easye123 · 08/22/2006, 02:39 PM

forgot about what its gonna be skimmin and how big a space i got for it

I have a 29g with sps and lps and 3 fish

the space it can go in is 4 1/2 inches long x 10 wide

i wanna spend under 200 bucks (including shipping)

if anyone has other options that are compact within that price that we be awesome

theatrus · 08/22/2006, 02:44 PM

Note the Urchin has a foot to keep it upright, I'll have to go and measure how wide it is with the foot. I'm not using my Urchin currently (upgraded to a Octopus 150).

JC VT · 08/22/2006, 02:46 PM

I ran a turboflotor and an urchin side by side... the turbo blew the urchin away. I even had a mag3 on the urchin which supposedly improves the performance. It literally skimmed nothing.

I have heard great things about the Tunze skimmers, I would check them out due to their slim profile and good reputation.

Joon

easye123 · 08/22/2006, 02:46 PM

alright....thanx...

was it noisy at all when u used it?????

if ur not gonna use it will u sell it?

easye123 · 08/22/2006, 02:48 PM

so yall think this would be better

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...product=TZ5331

????

theatrus · 08/22/2006, 02:48 PM

Urchin is pretty quiet. It generates some noise from the spray injector. It did a very good job on my 55g, but it was a bit undersized to be honest.

easye123 · 08/22/2006, 02:53 PM

or this??????]]

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...product=TZ5311

easye123 · 08/22/2006, 02:55 PM

so did u measure?????

on a scalle from one to 10 where would u put it

JC VT · 08/22/2006, 02:56 PM

I sold the Urchin quite a while ago, sorry. It was a little loud for my taste, but then again I ran an open iron stand, so take that with a grain of salt. Loud is completely subjective, so just realize that it does generate some noise and it is louder than a needlewheel, IME.

What size is your entire system, sump and everything? You may be able to get away with using the nano skimmer that tunze offers. You could always ask Roger in the Tunze forum about that.

easye123 · 08/22/2006, 02:59 PM

i got a 29g tank with a 10g sump/refug..

i was gonna put it in the baffle with the drain ...

the tunze nano says up to 52g...

easye123 · 08/22/2006, 03:00 PM

but if i spend an extra hundred i can get one il always usee..(i prob wont have a bigger tank than a 130) that it says it can be used up t that for

08/22/2006, 02:37 PM	#1
easye123 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,505	Opinion on AquaC Urchin Skimmer! ok sooo ive been researching forever and held it off for a while.. I basically need a skimmer. Im looking at the AquaC urchin http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...ro.asp?CartId= Does anyone have one or just know a lot about it to help me out big time.. i wanna get one asap so any info or advice would be great. I know yall talk about skimmers all the time and stuff..but helpin me would be awesome!! If some ones has one i need to know some measuremtns and stuff any help would be AWESOME!!! thanx yall Evan

08/22/2006, 02:39 PM	#2
easye123 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,505	forgot about what its gonna be skimmin and how big a space i got for it I have a 29g with sps and lps and 3 fish the space it can go in is 4 1/2 inches long x 10 wide i wanna spend under 200 bucks (including shipping) if anyone has other options that are compact within that price that we be awesome __________________ Loading...... Current Tank Info: 90g BB sps 30g sump. 2x175w mh. 2x110w vho act. Vortech. tunze 6025. ER rs 135. TLF phos. ACjr

08/22/2006, 02:44 PM	#3
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	Note the Urchin has a foot to keep it upright, I'll have to go and measure how wide it is with the foot. I'm not using my Urchin currently (upgraded to a Octopus 150). __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

08/22/2006, 02:46 PM	#4
JC VT Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chicago, Il Posts: 579	I ran a turboflotor and an urchin side by side... the turbo blew the urchin away. I even had a mag3 on the urchin which supposedly improves the performance. It literally skimmed nothing. I have heard great things about the Tunze skimmers, I would check them out due to their slim profile and good reputation. Joon __________________ What ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in what?

08/22/2006, 02:46 PM	#5
easye123 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,505	alright....thanx... was it noisy at all when u used it????? if ur not gonna use it will u sell it? __________________ Loading...... Current Tank Info: 90g BB sps 30g sump. 2x175w mh. 2x110w vho act. Vortech. tunze 6025. ER rs 135. TLF phos. ACjr

08/22/2006, 02:48 PM	#6
easye123 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,505	so yall think this would be better http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...product=TZ5331 ???? __________________ Loading...... Current Tank Info: 90g BB sps 30g sump. 2x175w mh. 2x110w vho act. Vortech. tunze 6025. ER rs 135. TLF phos. ACjr

08/22/2006, 02:53 PM	#8
easye123 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,505	or this??????]] http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewIt...product=TZ5311 __________________ Loading...... Current Tank Info: 90g BB sps 30g sump. 2x175w mh. 2x110w vho act. Vortech. tunze 6025. ER rs 135. TLF phos. ACjr

08/22/2006, 02:55 PM	#9
easye123 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,505	so did u measure????? on a scalle from one to 10 where would u put it __________________ Loading...... Current Tank Info: 90g BB sps 30g sump. 2x175w mh. 2x110w vho act. Vortech. tunze 6025. ER rs 135. TLF phos. ACjr

08/22/2006, 02:56 PM	#10
JC VT Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Chicago, Il Posts: 579	I sold the Urchin quite a while ago, sorry. It was a little loud for my taste, but then again I ran an open iron stand, so take that with a grain of salt. Loud is completely subjective, so just realize that it does generate some noise and it is louder than a needlewheel, IME. What size is your entire system, sump and everything? You may be able to get away with using the nano skimmer that tunze offers. You could always ask Roger in the Tunze forum about that. __________________ What ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in what?

08/22/2006, 02:59 PM	#11
easye123 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,505	i got a 29g tank with a 10g sump/refug.. i was gonna put it in the baffle with the drain ... the tunze nano says up to 52g... __________________ Loading...... Current Tank Info: 90g BB sps 30g sump. 2x175w mh. 2x110w vho act. Vortech. tunze 6025. ER rs 135. TLF phos. ACjr

08/22/2006, 03:00 PM	#12
easye123 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,505	but if i spend an extra hundred i can get one il always usee..(i prob wont have a bigger tank than a 130) that it says it can be used up t that for __________________ Loading...... Current Tank Info: 90g BB sps 30g sump. 2x175w mh. 2x110w vho act. Vortech. tunze 6025. ER rs 135. TLF phos. ACjr