AquaC EV owners please advise.

[KingFish]

As its relationship with Salinity -> Specific Gravity? Certainly.

But that is more from a purist point of view I suppose every factor does affect in certain ways.

However, these are probably too minute and does not justify too much of a consideration.

A Protein Skimmer ... is a Protein skimmer ... is a protein skimmer.

Be it Red Sea, AquaC or HSA, it removes shit and certain amount of PO4, trace elements and whatsnot in your tank. As long as there is gunk in the collection cup and reduce the effects of bioload and the feeding regime, its fulfilling its function.

Don't sweat the small stuff, its only small stuff

[CooL_anakin]

Thanks guys.. I've just lowered the foam level by reducing the pump input. Hopefully can get a dryer skimmate.

[reefer guy]

i did a query about that a few weeks ago in reefcentral, cant decide whether to get berlin classic xl or aquamedic turboflotor 1000... responses from using them favor turboflotor, and find it very efficient...not say though that berlin xl is not, but most of them advised turboflotor 1000.... good skimmer... but in the end i got myself an ev-200

[reefer guy]

www.reefcentral.com

ev-200 is the first aquac series, which was replaced by ev-240... i advise you go for aquamedic turboflotor 1000.....

[reefer guy]

coz i got it cheap, though its been 3months used...i find aquac expensive but worth the money as it performs well... if u have the budget, go for it, but for practical and financial reasons, i would go for aquamedic turboflotor 1000, its just that i got a lucky bargain on a better skimmer....

[reefer guy]

i got it for $425.... brand new... not sure coz what's selling on the market lately is the 2002 series... but the ev-240,the model which replaced it, is selling around $850-$900

[terryansimon]

Blenny. what is your tank size?

I would think for the turboflotor, you'd have to bring it in from overseas. the price of it, after freight charges. wow. don't even want to imagine. =\

[reefer guy]

i shipped mine thru USPS, they charge US$30..... think try to c how much aquamart is selling first, compare price overseas plus shipping then decide which one to get.. usually if local is abit expensive, say about $10-$20, i'd buy it; saves u time and rest assured u can grab and go in the lfs... plus the sleepless nites u'd have anxiously waiting for ur shipment...

btw, the cheapest turboflotor i've seen so far is US$130... not sure but u may ask other reefers if they got cheaper lobang....

[reefer guy]

err...that i dont know.... hehehe..sorry cant help u with that....

[terryansimon]

hmm same tank size as me. =\

well I'd recommend an EV-180. apart from the cost and the fact that it does take a bit of tweedling to do, but once set, its ready to go.

[terryansimon]

bought mine over from bum at $654.

[CalciumReef]

A higher foam tower is always better,plus swirling bubbles,increases contact time tremendously,but too bad many heavy duty skimmers cannot fit in cabinets.

[terryansimon]

bum is somewhere. (= he bought it at $654 due to SRC anniversary. I bought it from him at $654 because it was wrapped up, brand new. never use before.

if not for the fact that my cabinet was too short, I would have gotten an EV-240.

[weileong]

bum is somewhere. (= he bought it at $654 due to SRC anniversary. I bought it from him at $654 because it was wrapped up, brand new. never use before.

if not for the fact that my cabinet was too short, I would have gotten an EV-240.

how short is your cabinet?

[CalciumReef]

Go to www.proteinskimmer.com for dimensions

[terryansimon]

my cabinet is...73inches tall. the internal side of it that is.