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Hey bros.....

I added a Rio® Nano Skimmer™ to one of my small tanks. Always saw it lying around in the shop so decided to try it and see if its good.

Information on the product can be found at http://www.riopump.net/new_products_folder/NanoSkimmer.html

Just wondering if any bro had any experience with this product.

Having a lot of trouble fine tuning and calibrating it because the internal parts does not seem to fit nicely and many bubbles can escaping into the tank. When this happens you usually sleep with a headache and wake up earlier than normal.

The foam produced is good but it seems the efficiency can be a lot better if proper adjustments can be made.( probably diy adjustments)

Will be updating more on the product over the days if i see any visual difference.

Brown SPS > Kinder Surprise

White SPS = Kinder Surprise after expiry date

Assumption killed the dinosaurs, they didnt have test kits.

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thinking of setting up a pico tank. keep me posted on this pdt pls.

wow...a nano tank, now a pico tank...after that will be a giantic tank... :eyebrow:

My Setup:

3x2x2 tank with IOS

Equipment List:

Chiller: Artica 1/5HP

Chiller Pump: Sicce 4000

Return Pump: OR3500

Skimmer: Deltec APF600

Wavemaker: Tunze Wavebox/2x Hydor K2/SCWD wavemaker

Lights: DElighting 2x150W MH + 2x 39W T5 Atinic

FR: Skimz

FR Pump: Atman AT-104

Tubby ATO, Kalkweisser Reactor with magnetic stirrer.

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micro bubbles entering the tank is a major problem. Still thinking of ways to solve and reduce it.

If you have a separate compartment for the skimmer it should be fine. Its like a sump gone wrong as the removable plastic parts have gaps unlike a sump with no gaps

Brown SPS > Kinder Surprise

White SPS = Kinder Surprise after expiry date

Assumption killed the dinosaurs, they didnt have test kits.

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Bro,

Where you get the skimmer and how much?

:thanks:

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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Bro,

Where you get the skimmer and how much?

:thanks:

got it from Y618 in yishun. Its a freshwater shop. I dont see this for sale in any other shops.

Price is about a blue note.

At the moment i am leaving it to run for maybe a week and see how it goes... have been adjusting here and there so might not help with the skimming.

Not recommended to get at the moment. Loopholes greater than benefits thus far.

Brown SPS > Kinder Surprise

White SPS = Kinder Surprise after expiry date

Assumption killed the dinosaurs, they didnt have test kits.

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6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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Reduced the water level by quite a bit and things started to look good.

Though they recommended a very high water level which i went way below it.

Will get some pics up when i am free.

Gaps are still present resulting in some bubbles still entering the tank.. but not as much as before(like a needle wheel pump going off in a tank)

I did block quite a few gaps up with random objects to hit this level of efficiency.

Trusted Rio pretty much and would say the product is not a letdown.

But u have to spend a lot of time calibrating it to suit your expectations and finding objects to fit some gaps.

more updates to come.......

Brown SPS > Kinder Surprise

White SPS = Kinder Surprise after expiry date

Assumption killed the dinosaurs, they didnt have test kits.

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Mine works flawlessly. Used it initially for my main tank and now for the quarantine tank. No microbubbles problem leh. Mine all fits together nicely.

how did you position your holder above the needle wheel area.. theres where my bubbles are sipping out from usually.

Did you use the barrier to increase water level at the output?

Brown SPS > Kinder Surprise

White SPS = Kinder Surprise after expiry date

Assumption killed the dinosaurs, they didnt have test kits.

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Skimmage pics as requested.

These pics are quite some time back.. Its pretty messy in there now

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Brown SPS > Kinder Surprise

White SPS = Kinder Surprise after expiry date

Assumption killed the dinosaurs, they didnt have test kits.

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omg .. realli is small

mind is 11 x 9 x 12.. can use mah?

the site quotes 7.25in x 10.25in x 11.5in LxHxW. You can leave the width out.

still a lot of micro bubbles now and then unless i make the flow very low.

Brown SPS > Kinder Surprise

White SPS = Kinder Surprise after expiry date

Assumption killed the dinosaurs, they didnt have test kits.

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the site quotes 7.25in x 10.25in x 11.5in LxHxW. You can leave the width out.

still a lot of micro bubbles now and then unless i make the flow very low.

so its considered skimming well?hmm wonder shd i get it for my tank mah.since doesnt seem too ex oso.can fit my tank but width got so thick ah? :o

bro i think i found on a site which says the size is

-7.25"L X 4.5"W X 10.25"H

-For in sump use. The Nano Skimmer will only fit on tanks with a lip of 3/4" or less <--- this sentence means wat btw??

at here http://www.fishtanksdirect.com/rionanoskim...o20gallons.aspx

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so its considered skimming well?hmm wonder shd i get it for my tank mah.since doesnt seem too ex oso.can fit my tank but width got so thick ah? :o

theres an error with the width its not so thick. Its just like a normal hang on filter width.

Make sure your length and height are fine before getting one.

I might sell it 2 months later when this playground its for has upgraded to an amusement park.

Managed to control the micro bubbles with a lower flow.

Spending less on the short run can be spending more on the long run.. this theory applies fully for the marine upkeep.

Brown SPS > Kinder Surprise

White SPS = Kinder Surprise after expiry date

Assumption killed the dinosaurs, they didnt have test kits.

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theres an error with the width its not so thick. Its just like a normal hang on filter width.

Make sure your length and height are fine before getting one.

I might sell it 2 months later when this playground its for has upgraded to an amusement park.

Managed to control the micro bubbles with a lower flow.

Spending less on the short run can be spending more on the long run.. this theory applies fully for the marine upkeep.

think it would fit js nice..ya i get wat u mean..heh.. but the boyu one in my tank realli look "out of place"

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