Amiracle wet/dry question

[DaBrowns]

Hey all - I've been shopping around for equipment locally and found a guy that was selling a tank that he had set-up for FW and was "throwing-in" what he called a "protein skimmer with the little blue balls and stuff" which sounded strange to me and worth a look. Long story short...it's actually an Amiracle wet/dry but looks possibly modified. Reason I say that is b/c @ the end opposite the bio-balls, in the same chamber as the lower bulkhead...there is a 3 tube contraption that fits on like a lid. (tubes are vertical and do look like skimmer tubes) I'll attach pics later today if there is any interest or experience in helping me identify this thing.

thanks

 

[Meche]

I'll attach pics later today if there is any interest

Throw em' up. I don't think I can help but I'm curious.

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[Krish]

Welcome to RF!!! Yeah, a pic would help a lot! I googled the amiracle wet/dry and this came up. Is it similar?


http://www.futurepets.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=AMSR50

 

[DaBrowns]

Here they are

Here ya go...have fun and good luck

 

[Krish]

It almost wants to look like it used 2 seperate drains/inputs. One to trickle water over the bio-balls and one for draining water over the filter pads. In my opinion though, I wouldn't personally suggest using anything like that(wet/dry application) for a reef tank because they are basically nitrate factories and if I were to use that sump setup, I'd remove the bio-balls all together and turn it into a refugium or something else and get away from the "wet/dry" aspect of it. Just my 2 cents worth

 

[Meche]

Thats quite a contraption. Looks like something Dr. Emmit Brown has been working on. :lol:

I agree with krish about the bio-balls.

 

[IAP Brian]

Yeah, that WD has been added on to. It's usefullness in a reef tank is very limited. If you want to cycle a new tank the old school way, then I would keep the bio-balls for 3-4 months ( or until your nitrate test kit turns ultra red is half a second :lol: ) The side set looks like it used to be an add on tower for mechanical filter pads and bags of carbon, ect.. sitting beside the wet/dry and splitting the flow reduces the all ready limited function of the tower. I would cut it loose and patch the holes. Better yet, sell the WD (or give it) to a fish only set-up and get another sump all together.