Need skimmer advice....

My Christmas Present - ASM G1X - Pictures

I have documented my skimmer experience on my website. Started out 6 mo. ago with a pre-owned Turboflotor, and it was very frustrating because I couldn't adjust the thing. It would run too wet, then too dry. My best Christmas present was from my son, an ASM G1X. It has worked perfectly from Day 1 and the tank has never looked so clear. I can almost hear my fish thanking me. If you'd like to see it in action and all the crapola it collects, please to this link and also click to the Equipment page:

Evzfishtank.
 
Carlzmom said:
I have documented my skimmer experience on my website. Started out 6 mo. ago with a pre-owned Turboflotor, and it was very frustrating because I couldn't adjust the thing. It would run too wet, then too dry. My best Christmas present was from my son, an ASM G1X. It has worked perfectly from Day 1 and the tank has never looked so clear. I can almost hear my fish thanking me. If you'd like to see it in action and all the crapola it collects, please to this link and also click to the Equipment page:

Evzfishtank.
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I was also going to buy the turbofloater for my 90, but heard a lot about how difficult it was to keep running right. Thanks God i found a ASM G2 for a great price brand new, and never used. More pricey then the Trubolfloater, but well worth it from what i can see.

How big your tank by the way??

Im using the G2 on a 90 with 30 gallon sump.
 
jeeze carlzmom

i jumped back in my seat when i saw the bubbles that thing produces. It looks like the thing is ready to burst.
 
drew2582 said:
i jumped back in my seat when i saw the bubbles that thing produces. It looks like the thing is ready to burst.
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Yes it's amazing. Their is a mod where you can add a ventura pump to make it even more effecient!!

Excellent skimmer if you have a sump.
 
yea i have a wet dry that wouldn't house that big thing -

unfortunatlly i just got done cleaning out the pump ( or atleast trying to ) for my wet dry's built in skimmer and so far the stubborn thing is still not producing bubbles high enough up in the skimmer for it to collect in the cup. ive tried every combination on the air control.

Is anyone familiar with cleaning a rio 600 pump??????!!!! Anything i can soak it in? I got a pipe cleaner into the impellers to try and jar anything loose that might have accumulated on them but it looks like nothing has improved. I looked up online and at a few other forums and I saw that people found the rio 600 hard to maintain - has anybody else found this to be true???

thx
drew
 
drew2582 said:
yea i have a wet dry that wouldn't house that big thing -

unfortunatlly i just got done cleaning out the pump ( or atleast trying to ) for my wet dry's built in skimmer and so far the stubborn thing is still not producing bubbles high enough up in the skimmer for it to collect in the cup. ive tried every combination on the air control.

Is anyone familiar with cleaning a rio 600 pump??????!!!! Anything i can soak it in? I got a pipe cleaner into the impellers to try and jar anything loose that might have accumulated on them but it looks like nothing has improved. I looked up online and at a few other forums and I saw that people found the rio 600 hard to maintain - has anybody else found this to be true???

thx
drew
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Yes, you can soak it in vinagur. Ive heard it works great, but be sure to rinse properly.
 
carlzmom or mooch

Just out of curiosity, what do you two run for filtration?? Condsidering you have sizable sumps underneath your tanks holding your ASM skimmers already - does this leave you with enough room for a wet/dry(or refugium) next to it. Or do you use a Hang on back style - or a canister.

just wondering
drew
 
Or anyone for that matter

Is anyone familiar with doing this - running two sumps in-line, is their a method that is prevelant or maybe a site that would diagram the plumbing? -

drew
 
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