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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    you can get 40schf from gen x4100 i know that Kentrob in rc pull those # on his genx 4100.
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    quick Bare Bottom Question

    at the begin i use with starboard on my barebottom tank but with the time it get dirty , the look wasn't nice and was hard to clean it also there was a lot of detritus building under the starboard . i take it out and put all back in the glass now it's easy to clean and look better . if you...
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    Mandarin dragonet food?

    I have pair in my 120 they eat frozen food and i have a luck they are very fat. i also feed my tank twice a day.
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    it's the .25 Pf4 i have some more from this stuff and i give almost all the member in RC , if you want to send me PM. there is mod on maxi jet (he did it with zip ties and i suggest to do it with fish line wire on the MJ impeller) you can see picture here : [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG]
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    the 3m fall a part and IMO it's to thick and increase the watt pump to much . the enkmate it's stiff and keep for long time . you can see short video how it's build foam in my ER skimmer : [/URL][/IMG]
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    i do not think the 90 degree will reduce the air (and if yes it will be very low) i am sure with biger hole you will pull more air , try to make other one bigger and it will reduce the noise that come from the pipe to , make it direct (straight to the intake ) do not make it close to the cover...
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    i replace my plumbing on the output , i cut it off and increase the hole i put instead the same fitting as the one we have on the flow meter. if the venturi can go out you can try one before you cahnge the original one . if you can post picture of yor venturi i want to see how it's look inside.
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    IMO there is no any pin wheel impeller that can perform like the mesh wheel you can see my collection cup on my 2 skimmer this is less then a day of skimming i never see any skimmer that can pull like that with pin wheel. [/IMG] [/IMG]
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    Hi Brian i pull on my skimmer 6" high 4.5" diameter neck 25LPM without any problem it's also 30" high skimmer . i beleive you can pull more 2-3LPM with no problem , i am not sure it's depend on the impeller to but after the mod and one or more 2 day you can get between 12-13LPM:) best...
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    Hi Brian yesterday i make more test on the pump and i find out as i thought when i put the air pipe crossing the air intake like kent make the pump drop from 25LPM to 22LPM , if you will decide to change it don't cross the air intake make it flat inside . best regards michael
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    happy to hear you an your wife feel better and wish for you and your wife the best:) i suggest first to make the mod before you do the venturi , the true it's i don't know if the venturi like it's look in the picture will perform better i am not sure but i think if it's will be flat in it's...
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    Hi Brian first i wish for your wife a lot of health and hope she will feel well very soon , a lot of bless from god and me . The mod creat a lot of air & turbulence to there is a way to male bubble diffuser if i will have a time i will do it and show you how it's work. if it's to much you...
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    Air meter

    not sure about that but you can match it.
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    Air meter

    here is the link you can buy direct : http://www.dwyer-inst.com/htdocs/flow/SeriesRMPrice.cfm you can buy the RMA23 it's good enough:)
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    the correct name it's enkamat (dls it's include the polyester filter material ) ATI use the same raw but different layer i am waiting now for new sample and i will make some test then i will order big quantity for that. the perform with this mesh better then any pinwheel it's amazed how simple...
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    Reef Octopus Pump Upgrade

    the mesh it's the best mod , i am going to get some new sample and i will let you know :)
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    needle wheel skimmer?

    you can modify any wheel impeller with the mesh material and you will get a skim result that you never have before it's easy and i test it on sedra pump eheim pump and gen x pump . so if you have today pump that you not happy from your skimming result you can modify the pump and get better...
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    needle wheel skimmer?

    or if you want you can modify your impelller and get better performance (twice even more then you have now) it's the chipest way and it's work. here is the skim result in 24 hour with my modify pump : [/URL][/IMG] and here is the reading with the flow meter: [/URL][/IMG]
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    needle wheel skimmer?

    the ATI will not be with the treadwheel. they will be with other pump like the tunze skimmer use. i order the bm250 in august and still wait for it. meantime i modify my skimmer pump like the treadwheel and the result was very impressive what i get now in my collection cup in one day i didn't...
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    needle wheel skimmer?

    euro reef are good skimmer and good price to. now they have the new RC skimmer with the eheim pump . you can buy it direct or at premium aquatics , marine depot...
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