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  1. luke33

    Extreme line skimmer update

    I've also noticed that the less slack in your tubing the better off you are as well. I had a good extra 5" on my mini cone. I cut it off and gained about 4 more scfh, so i'm now pulling 42scfh hooked up with the stock pw and reducer. Pretty wild how low the water level has to be in this guy...
  2. luke33

    Lighting 36" or 48" ATI Powermodule

    ^^^ I'd agree with that, the 6x48" for sure on that wide of a tank
  3. luke33

    Skimmer pump

    When are you going to post some pics Don?
  4. luke33

    Skimmer pump

    I think he got it here. http://www.polyfab.biz/plastic_cones.htm
  5. luke33

    nice CHEAP small skimmer

    Kaskiles, when i say reaction chamber i mean between the pump output and neck. If the skimmer is only 19" tall and the pump is inside the skimmer there's only going to be round 10" of reaction chamber. Which is the area where the air bonds with doc's. Other than that and what you talk about...
  6. luke33

    nice CHEAP small skimmer

    NO, they are pure garbage.
  7. luke33

    nice CHEAP small skimmer

    They use different magnet's than the stock via aqua's. And you can get the pump for $20 all day off ebay if you needed a replacement. Only thing that isn't great about this guy is the reaction chamber is really small. But no smaller than quite a few other skimmers out there. And its a...
  8. luke33

    aussie coral prices?

    Well, here in Indy, i have a couple wholesaler friends that were selling me red tipped elegance and your normal green elegance for 34bux and 28bux. And that was after there shipping and margin added in. I could get just about anything for under 40bux. This was going through the importer...
  9. luke33

    Powder Blue Tang Not So Reef Safe

    Yep, some tang's will pick at softies. PBT's and Naso's for sure are not 100% reef safe. There hit or miss like the larger angels alot of times.
  10. luke33

    coralvue high seas?

    Yep, been using them for over 8mths. I order them from china on ebay for 28bux (the 3200gph). I have two with zero problems so far. Lots of wide flow, no noise, efficient and cheap......perfect! CV just orders them from the manuf and puts a cv stamp on them. Just rebranded like lots of...
  11. luke33

    To drill, or not to drill....

    Chad, i have the same tank, 125g 6' adn i only run two ph'd that cost me a total of 56bux + shipping. They are 3200gph each. They create great flow and are like generic tunze/korallia magnum's. Been using them for 8-9mths now. Just a thought. Everything in this hobby doesn't have to be...
  12. luke33

    Euro reef 125 mod

    I saw them next to the longitude when i was at your house......:shock:
  13. luke33

    Euro reef 125 mod

    Ok...who made a silencer out of a viagra pill bottle? Fess up!
  14. luke33

    Extreme line skimmer update

    Its pry glued in. I took the rubber handle part of some plyers and popped it out, then pushed it in a few mm's.
  15. luke33

    Extreme line skimmer update

    Yea, i'm using stock everything. I tried the atb ppw but it wouldn't start up. It works for some sicce's and not for others. If i had to guess there are some batches that work, and some that don't. The sicce's are made in batches so there can be a mm or two difference in impeller size.
  16. luke33

    Feedback on this Sump?

    Yep, thats WAAAY overpriced. You could even get one here for much cheaper if you don't want to build one. http://www.glasscages.com/?sAction=CustomPageSumpTanks
  17. luke33

    Extreme line skimmer update

    Yep, they are all flush with the outside. If you run mesh thats fine. If you use the pinwheel you don't want it to be flush. You want it to be pushed in a few mm's until the smaller part of the reducer is underneath the air injection hole.
  18. luke33

    Extreme line skimmer update

    Yep, you pop that out of the pump intake and push it in until your smaller diameter portion is under the air injection hole. Then you'll get more air.
  19. luke33

    Extreme line skimmer update

    The pump's all have a reducer that looks like this. Its glued in the end. If you pop it out and push it in a few mm from where its at now it will give you 5-10scfh more with the pw only. Mesh is best flush with the outside. make sense?
  20. luke33

    Extreme line skimmer update

    Well, i've been running these guys since the get go and i have tested every meshmod, reducer and pw out there. And i've found another thing i'd like to share. PW vs MS. When you have one of these guys, we have all found out that meshwheel can be a major pain with restart, so after burning up...
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