Fuel's Marine Sources Skimmer

[FuEl]

About the 3rd day my new skimmer has been operating. Emptied the collection cup yesterday afternoon at 2pm... Look at the collection cup today at 3.33pm! So much gunk! Compare it to my weipro 2012 on the right. Both are skimming. Obviously one is more efficient.

[FuEl]

Ooops..I meant weipro2012 is on the left.

[andysho]

you so power sia~~

use until 2 skimmer kekek

[Terryz_]

Marine source is the one from octopus bay rite... you using for how big tank...

[andysho]

i am using macro skimmer~~ if it dun really perform~~

then i think have to buy another one skimmer to help out

[sugi]

I bought the same skimmer as Fuel last month.

It works well on my 4ft tank too.

Worth buying at such price.

Bubble produced are more refine and plenty.

[Terryz_]

Any pix of the skimmer working on a 4 ft tank...

[sugi]

I will try to post tonight.

[Terryz_]

Hey... Thkz..

[KingFish]

Perhaps to give the members a more comprehensive review, you can consider giving more details on its ease of setup, price, maintenance, etc.

Look at my review of the EV120 to get a better idea.

[Terryz_]

Ya... having that would be good...

[FuEl]

Real easy to set up...only in-sump models are available. I took the more squarish design (as i dun want to wait). There is a newer design whereby the water input pipe is parallel opposite the water output of the skimer..making it more space efficient to some.

Bought it for $200 during the promotion. Not sure whether promotion ended already...if it did then it will be $250.

There is a bigger model for $400 but that can't fit in my sump.

Btw..my tank is 4 ft....and it's smaller than it sounds. Those who have seen my tank can tell you why.

[FuEl]

Oh yes...I solved the salt spray of the water coming out from such a height. Slimpy turn the piping nearest to the skimmer body...and use a piece of foam sandwiched there to 'catch' the water. Lessens the splash. Don't stuff the foam in the water output pipe or the skimmer will overflow.

[FuEl]

Oh yes..almost forgot..you can play with the water input and the air intake...the guy advised me to use a little air...but then I found my own liking.

I decreased the water level as low as possible..and I tuned the air input to 100%.

[sugi]

This is my skimate.

It is the same model as Fuel skimmer.

May be need a bot more fine tuning.

But definitely work better than my previous weipro and macro.

[RAV-65]

hmmm... but do you use the same pump for both skimmers? also the skim level may play a big difference? my 2 feet tank using 2012 with a Dymax2500, i can control whether i wanna skim thick kopi or more "dirty water" by adjusting the return knob.... and morever, the marine sources skimmer u using the funnel shorter leh.... does it make a diff?

Vincent Ho

[FuEl]

It's running on a 2000l/h atman pump. The air will be chopped up by the impeller in the pump.

Although the body column is short, it is very wide..There is alot of time for the bubbles to come into contact with organics.

[Octopus Bay]

Hi FuEl/ Sugi,

should adjust the water level lower and will get darker kopi O. If the body is too low, try to rise up your skimmer by using egg crate.

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[FuEl]

Hehe..it's ok since it's very efficient...

I tune to the maximum air intake...and the lowest water level...was told to use less air..but if i tune to less air the water level in the column would go higher...so i just let all the air in....

[salted fish]

Fuel,

So u selling your Weipro skimmer?

SF

[FuEl]

Hmmm..see how first..if i have $$ to buy another marine sources skimmer then I sell off my weipro..I like the idea of having 2 skimmers rather than relying on 1.

[Octopus Bay]

Fuel,

do you really need 2 Skimmer

1 "good" skimmer Enough liao lar....

[alanseah]

o ya anyone got use any output pump other then the default atman pump given..

[FuEl]

The amount i of food i put into my tank is scary...1 cube of mysis, 1 cube of brine shrimp, 1 pinch of cyclopeeze and 2 capfuls of DT a day. Not forgetting the newly hatched brine shrimps.

[alanseah]

wow u feed so much for what..

want to havest your fish then go and sell it huh... lolz..

overfeed your fish also not gd u know..