2nd Review Of Weipro Skimmer 2012

[tivoli]

Hi folks, I read BWilly's review of Weipro.

So I would like to add in my own photo shot as well.

I posted these pics before all the dat went down 2 months ago.

I find WeiPro quite a good skimmer. I could tune to produce lots

of foams. See the pics for more info cos a pic say a thousand words.

I find that lots of people were disputing the Weipro citing the size of the

bubbles. Deng Xiao Ping use to say : "Don't care black cat or white cat as well

it catches rats it will be a good cat."

In our context, :"Don't care what brand or price or size of bubbles : as long as the skimmer produce foam it is a good skimmer"

Judge yourself from looking at the pics.

[tivoli]

Yo folks,

Pic of the skimmer when it has just been cleaned by me.

(It should take 5 minutes to swipe clean)

[tivoli]

Yo folks,

I was going to take a pic on the 2nd day, but I was on a last minute business

trip to Bangkok. So I could only take a pic on the 4th day.

[tivoli]

Yo folks,

this the pic taken on the 6th day I think.

[SharkBait]

Hi, care to share what pump you using the drive the skimmer?

[tivoli]

As you can see,

I use the same skimmer as bwilly but the foam produced is different.

This is due to the fact that we tune the skimmer differently.

I tune the water level to be quite high.

The following pic shows the water column and the size of

bubbles if you can see them.

[tivoli]

Hi sharkbait,

I don't thank the type of pump matters

cos the water level is controlled by a water level

valve that you can adjust.

Anyway I am using a cheap taiwan-made 2500l/hr dolphin.

Cheers

[SharkBait]

Hi sharkbait,

I don't thank the type of pump matters

cos the water level is controlled by a water level

valve that you can adjust.

Anyway I am using a cheap taiwan-made 2500l/hr dolphin.

Cheers

but my friend is using a pump rated 1500l/h and it doesnt produce half as much bubbles as yours.

[tivoli]

Hi sharkbait,

its prob due to the water level tuning.

Plus I think I prefer to oversize the pump.

The specs on the skimmer states that 1500l/hr pump is required.

But then when you put in the pump, factors like height of water column,

wear and tear etc may reduce the pressure, so better to use a bigger pump.

Cheers

[sherman]

Bro,

We adjust foam up to which level on the skimmer.

Maybe you like to show us a pic of the water level

in the skimmer.

Regards n Thanks

[junyong84]

i cant get the black liquid...its juz brown liquid...argh!

[bwilly]

good to see another SRC mbr using weipro to gd effect.

Base on my experience on tuning skimmer, I try to

adjust the bubble (when just starting to break in)

Its not too high n not too low.

the bubbles will slowly build on top of each other,

bringing the organic waste to the funnel top.

If u overskim u may get light brown residue.

Its best - be patience, and let the bubbles

slowly build up.

Also its always go to get a slightly over-rated

pump. (actually anything if price different

is not much)

[Clownfish]

I got brown skimmate also...

But then I using sicce extrema.....

Actually the weipro is a very good budget venturi skimmer.....

Onli disadvantage is that there is a little LEAK in between joints.... in the end, i hav to use white tape to make them tight....

[bwilly]

mine so far oki..

is it your one overskim, the bubbles

comes out of the cover "hole".

there's a small hole on the cup cover.

[boxfish]

Hi,

what does overskim mean?

[FuEl]

Can Weipro be used without being hung on? I'm thinking of getting one and putting it below my tank. As I don't have a sump I'm thinking of using an external pump to pump water out of the tank and into the skimmer..and back into the tank via tubing.

Does this sound ok?

[Razo]

tivoli.. r u seow reefer from P. Ris?

[tivoli]

Yes friend,

I am seow from Pasir Ris.

Ever since my data was erased from the previous crash, decided

to adopt a better *name* rather hokkien version of *crazy reefer*.

I previously named myself siow_reefer after my wife caught me

sneaking out of bed late at night to shine torchlight at my tank....

[bwilly]

u really seow..haha..

shine torchlight middle of the nite for wat?

[piero]

trying to Lia3 gao2 mah...

[FuEl]

Maybe she thought you going to sneak out of the house?

[Clownfish]

IMO, if u dun wan to hang it on... u must still place it somewhere near n same height as it when it hangs.... this is to make sure that water pressure n everything is optimum as when designed, else it may not work....

[tivoli]

Hi folks,

I know I have a problem when I am more interested in looking for pods and worms

at night ..... rather than looking at corals and fish in the day That's why I was shining the torch at night. Haven't you guys heard of *night diving* ?

Cheers

[Cookiemunster]

Hi folks, I read BWilly's review of Weipro.

So I would like to add in my own photo shot as well.

I posted these pics before all the dat went down 2 months ago.

I find WeiPro quite a good skimmer. I could tune to produce lots

of foams. See the pics for more info cos a pic say a thousand words.

I find that lots of people were disputing the Weipro citing the size of the

bubbles. Deng Xiao Ping use to say : "Don't care black cat or white cat as well

it catches rats it will be a good cat."

In our context, :"Don't care what brand or price or size of bubbles : as long as the skimmer produce foam it is a good skimmer"

Judge yourself from looking at the pics.

Hi,

I would agree judging from the skimmate that the weipro produced is indeed an excellent skimmer for its price compared to higher priced skimmers(around $100) such as macro and prizm.

However I would not agree that irregardless of bubble size, as long as produce foam is a good skimmer.

Sorry I don't mean to denounce weipro or anything. But I feel there is a need to show the difference between why we should be paying so much more for a so called branded skimmer such as a H&S, EuroReef, AquaC etc.

Yes these are much much more expensive but the ones who use these skimmers are not fools either. So there must be a reason (other than having $$$ to spare), why reefers would prefer to go for so called branded skimmers.

Bubble size and quantity is extremely important and has direct impact on the quality of skimmate. Using an under rated or over rated pump can reduce efficiency too. An under rated pump will not enable enough tank water to flow through the bubbles, hence low cleaning rate. An over rated pump will not allow long enough bubble/water contact time and hence reduce cleaning efficiency too.

That is why you see those powerful skimmers using extremely long tubes. The reason being it has a longer contact time with the bubbles.

However, to add on, as a budget skimmer, the weipro is indeed one of the best <$200 skimmers around I've seen.

But as far as possible, I strongly recommend you go for the AquaC, H&S, schuran or Euroreef for tanks 3 ft and above. Don't stinge on skimmer because this is your livestocks only life line. Save up and get the best skimmer you can absolutely afford for your tank.

Here is a photo of skimmate produced by a H&S using a 18W pump only.

[hoppinghippos]

I noticed on your H&S skimmer you put an air tube with clamp to restrict air going in? how does this help?