RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page - Page 59

tnwillia · 07-08-2009, 08:28 PM

Just got my reworked ER 250 Plate from Todd. It's good to go now and the size bugs are worked out. This one fit perfectly. I saw the new plate Robert is working on above. This only gets better and better! Thanks Todd & Robert

redseareef · 07-08-2009, 09:01 PM

Hi all,
I hope everyone had a good Fourth of July! Mine was spent sleeping...............LOL.
Tom,
That's great! The plate looks really nice. Those two holes are going to come in real handy!
Did you guys get pics of the new plates yet????

redseareef · 07-08-2009, 09:24 PM

Hey everyone,
Just so you all know, I got my first virus on my computer in about 6 years. And man, was it a dewzy!!!!! We tried for three hours to fix it. It would not let us download Spybot or anything else for that matter!
Took the computer to best buy, and they said they could fix it for 199.00. But............If we wanted it back within 24 hours it would be a extra 150.00 more.....LOL.
So, we purchased a larger hard drive for 69.99(western Digital) and took the infected one out and installed the new one. Then, broke out the back up disks, 8 of them to be exact and proceeded to reinstall!
FUN FUN FUN!!!! I somehow got the feeling BestBuy was trying to take advantage of me............LOL.
At any rate, I wanted to show you guys the new mounting plate for the Euroreef 250 skimmer.
This will be the plate that will hold two reactors. The reactors will be as easy and loosening a screw and sliding it out up through the top.
IT will take all of about 20 seconds to remove the reactor for cleaning/servicing.
This will be the cats meow, as ease of use is paramount!!! Check out these pics! Also, we want one for the MAx 130D as well.
The max 130D plate will not need a seperate pump to run it. If you run a chiller, you can power the reactor with the return water we hope.

Reefmack · 07-08-2009, 09:39 PM

The new setup with the reactors sounds great. Bummer on that computer virus though! I've suffered some hard drive crashes and I'm terrible at backing up my files. Great to see you find time to post again!

redseareef · 07-08-2009, 09:49 PM

Thanks Terry,
You know, I have McAfee virus scan and have had great luck with it for years. Somehow, this virus got in past it!!! Still not sure how I ended up with it on the business computer!
At any rate, I know we need to update computers here very soon. A few more pics!

Reefmack · 07-08-2009, 09:59 PM

McAfee here too, and at work. Now you have me worried LOL! The new plate design by Robbert & you looks great!

manojkoushik · 07-09-2009, 01:37 AM

Hi Todd, glad to see you back posting again. Dunno if Robbert told you, but I met him on sunday and picked up the skimmer

It's been breaking in so far and pulling in some wet skimmate. At this point it looks like the foam level is dropping and getting drier and I should be able to drop it from the 6 inches at which it is sitting right now. I had posted one of the new plate pics you just posted a few days back. Really waiting for it. My current plate has a bad thumbscrew (can't turn it at all. It's stuck) So hoping to swap it out for the new one...

Manoj

alphasierra · 07-09-2009, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redseareef

Hey everyone,
Just so you all know, I got my first virus on my computer in about 6 years. And man, was it a dewzy!!!!! We tried for three hours to fix it. It would not let us download Spybot or anything else for that matter!
Took the computer to best buy, and they said they could fix it for 199.00. But............If we wanted it back within 24 hours it would be a extra 150.00 more.....LOL.
So, we purchased a larger hard drive for 69.99(western Digital) and took the infected one out and installed the new one. Then, broke out the back up disks, 8 of them to be exact and proceeded to reinstall!
FUN FUN FUN!!!! I somehow got the feeling BestBuy was trying to take advantage of me............LOL.

Sorry hear Todd... Glad to hear it's fixed. You should consider a Mac. Very slim chance of getting a virus

Nowellsy SNR · 07-09-2009, 04:49 AM

New plate looks so much better!!

TonyV · 07-09-2009, 11:12 AM

Welcome back Todd. New plate for 250 looks good.

Reefman36 · 07-09-2009, 07:47 PM

What's up everybody! I got my er skimmer last week,still have some microbubbles in my tank(rsm). I am getting skimmate but can't get it to overflow in the cup.I have the skimmer 4inches above the plate and even then I get wet skimmate. Should I wait to adjust it?

flynfish · 07-09-2009, 08:15 PM

Manojkoushik: I had the same problem with my thumbscrews.. I soaked the plate in hot water a few minutes to loosen it, then applied a Silicone lubricant which has worked well.

Todd: Sorry about your virus. I threw out a perfectly good 1 year old Dell because it was almost cheaper to buy a whole new system. Got one from Vision computers, the tech support there is unbelievable, they all speak English!

manojkoushik · 07-10-2009, 01:44 PM

Hey guys, a query. I set up my ER skimmer on the 250 with the large mesh wheels and the foam block on Monday afternoon and right now it's still sitting at 6 inches above the plate. Any lower and it will overflow. Is this normal? At this height, it regular blows semi dry foam up. I am wondering how/when i know it's broken in.

Manoj

Reefmack · 07-10-2009, 01:56 PM

Reefman36 - how's it doing now? after a week I would think it should start to settle down.

Manoj - I had to take the sponge out of my 130 model at the beginning (large mesh wheels), to keep the cup from filling up quickly with water. It meant more bubbles, but I got rid of most of those with a piece of black sponge placed next to the heater pane (not sure where that could be placed in a 250). I never have put the sponge back in. The sponge makes the foam level higher in the skimmer, and removing it should help the cup from filling too quickly with watery skimmate.

manojkoushik · 07-10-2009, 02:18 PM

I can try removing the sponge and see if that helps any. Here's a video of it currently:
YouTube - Euroreef dual pump skimmer for Red Sea Max 250

any other ideas?

Manoj

07-08-2009, 08:28 PM	#871 (permalink)
tnwillia Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Irmo, South Carolina Posts: 2,180 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page Just got my reworked ER 250 Plate from Todd. It's good to go now and the size bugs are worked out. This one fit perfectly. I saw the new plate Robert is working on above. This only gets better and better! Thanks Todd & Robert __________________ Tom RSM 250 Jan 2009, 10Lb Live Rock, 70Lb Dry rock & 80Lb RS Reef Base, Euro Reef RSM 250 Skimmer, JBJ Artica 1/4hp Chiller, ViaAqua Titanium 300 Heater, 3.5KW Gas Generator, Custom in-cabinet Sump/Fuge and Nano Prefilter from LifeReef. Iwaki WMD40LXT External pump, JBJ ATO. 2 Vortech MP-40s with battery backup and Outer Orbit dual 150 HQI/T5 with Phoenix 14K bulbs. My Tank Thread http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...rsm-250-a.html

07-08-2009, 09:01 PM	#872 (permalink)
redseareef RS Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: L.A. California Posts: 1,478 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page Hi all, I hope everyone had a good Fourth of July! Mine was spent sleeping...............LOL. Tom, That's great! The plate looks really nice. Those two holes are going to come in real handy! Did you guys get pics of the new plates yet???? __________________ FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. THOMAS JEFFERSON HIMSELF WROTE THE FOLLOWING: THE TREE OF LIBERTY MUST BE REFRESHED FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE BLOOD OF PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS.......................... So, God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind.......... Genesis 1:21 Why would God put a forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden? Why would God allow Satan to tempt Eve? Wouldn't it have been better had God not placed this tree there and there where no opportunity for temptation? But how would God know you truly loved him unless you had a choice? How would God know you truly wanted to obey him unless you had a choice?

07-08-2009, 09:24 PM	#873 (permalink)
redseareef RS Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: L.A. California Posts: 1,478 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page Hey everyone, Just so you all know, I got my first virus on my computer in about 6 years. And man, was it a dewzy!!!!! We tried for three hours to fix it. It would not let us download Spybot or anything else for that matter! Took the computer to best buy, and they said they could fix it for 199.00. But............If we wanted it back within 24 hours it would be a extra 150.00 more.....LOL. So, we purchased a larger hard drive for 69.99(western Digital) and took the infected one out and installed the new one. Then, broke out the back up disks, 8 of them to be exact and proceeded to reinstall! FUN FUN FUN!!!! I somehow got the feeling BestBuy was trying to take advantage of me............LOL. At any rate, I wanted to show you guys the new mounting plate for the Euroreef 250 skimmer. This will be the plate that will hold two reactors. The reactors will be as easy and loosening a screw and sliding it out up through the top. IT will take all of about 20 seconds to remove the reactor for cleaning/servicing. This will be the cats meow, as ease of use is paramount!!! Check out these pics! Also, we want one for the MAx 130D as well. The max 130D plate will not need a seperate pump to run it. If you run a chiller, you can power the reactor with the return water we hope. __________________ FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. THOMAS JEFFERSON HIMSELF WROTE THE FOLLOWING: THE TREE OF LIBERTY MUST BE REFRESHED FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE BLOOD OF PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS.......................... So, God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind.......... Genesis 1:21 Why would God put a forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden? Why would God allow Satan to tempt Eve? Wouldn't it have been better had God not placed this tree there and there where no opportunity for temptation? But how would God know you truly loved him unless you had a choice? How would God know you truly wanted to obey him unless you had a choice?

07-08-2009, 09:39 PM	#874 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,092 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page The new setup with the reactors sounds great. Bummer on that computer virus though! I've suffered some hard drive crashes and I'm terrible at backing up my files. Great to see you find time to post again! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread

07-08-2009, 09:49 PM	#875 (permalink)
redseareef RS Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: L.A. California Posts: 1,478 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page Thanks Terry, You know, I have McAfee virus scan and have had great luck with it for years. Somehow, this virus got in past it!!! Still not sure how I ended up with it on the business computer! At any rate, I know we need to update computers here very soon. A few more pics! __________________ FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. THOMAS JEFFERSON HIMSELF WROTE THE FOLLOWING: THE TREE OF LIBERTY MUST BE REFRESHED FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE BLOOD OF PATRIOTS AND TYRANTS.......................... So, God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind.......... Genesis 1:21 Why would God put a forbidden tree in the Garden of Eden? Why would God allow Satan to tempt Eve? Wouldn't it have been better had God not placed this tree there and there where no opportunity for temptation? But how would God know you truly loved him unless you had a choice? How would God know you truly wanted to obey him unless you had a choice?

07-08-2009, 09:59 PM	#876 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,092 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page McAfee here too, and at work. Now you have me worried LOL! The new plate design by Robbert & you looks great! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread

07-09-2009, 01:37 AM	#877 (permalink)
manojkoushik Bryozoan Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 51 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page Hi Todd, glad to see you back posting again. Dunno if Robbert told you, but I met him on sunday and picked up the skimmer It's been breaking in so far and pulling in some wet skimmate. At this point it looks like the foam level is dropping and getting drier and I should be able to drop it from the 6 inches at which it is sitting right now. I had posted one of the new plate pics you just posted a few days back. Really waiting for it. My current plate has a bad thumbscrew (can't turn it at all. It's stuck) So hoping to swap it out for the new one... Manoj

07-09-2009, 04:49 AM	#879 (permalink)
Nowellsy SNR Golden Moray Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Preston UK Posts: 2,820 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page New plate looks so much better!! __________________ *Anthony Proud UK Based RSM 250 Owner* Red Sea Max 250 Started 9/5/09 24kg Indonesian Live Rock, 10kg Figi Live Rock (EQUIPMENT) RSM250 Euro Reef Nano Skimmer, D-D DC300 Chiller with external NewJet NJ2300 Multi Pump.....2 Vortech MP-40w's, Rena SmartHeater 300w(CORALS) 2 Green and White Pipe Organ, 1 Torch, 1 Hammerhead, 4 Head Duncan, 1 Feather Duster, 1 Medusa, 1 Finger Leather, 1 Sarcophyton trocheliophorum,1 Montipora hirsuta, 1 Acropora maroon, 1 Xenia elongata, 1 Seriatopora guttatus, 1 Green Polyps coral, 1 Trachyphyllia(FISH)3 Yellow Tail Damsels, 1 Niger Trigger, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Potters Anglefish, 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 Yellow head Goby, 1 Copperband Butterflyfish My Tank threadTake a look have a Nosey

07-09-2009, 11:12 AM	#880 (permalink)
TonyV Cabbage Leather Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Jose, CA. Posts: 378 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page Welcome back Todd. New plate for 250 looks good. __________________ My Setup: Red Sea Max 130D, AquaticLife T5 HO 4x24, Vortech MP20, Tunze 9002 Skimmer, Stealth 150W Heater, Aqua Euro 1/10th HP Chiller, inTank Media Rack

07-09-2009, 07:47 PM	#881 (permalink)
Reefman36 Tunicate Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page What's up everybody! I got my er skimmer last week,still have some microbubbles in my tank(rsm). I am getting skimmate but can't get it to overflow in the cup.I have the skimmer 4inches above the plate and even then I get wet skimmate. Should I wait to adjust it?

07-09-2009, 08:15 PM	#882 (permalink)
flynfish Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 102 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page Manojkoushik: I had the same problem with my thumbscrews.. I soaked the plate in hot water a few minutes to loosen it, then applied a Silicone lubricant which has worked well. Todd: Sorry about your virus. I threw out a perfectly good 1 year old Dell because it was almost cheaper to buy a whole new system. Got one from Vision computers, the tech support there is unbelievable, they all speak English!

07-10-2009, 01:44 PM	#883 (permalink)
manojkoushik Bryozoan Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 51 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page Hey guys, a query. I set up my ER skimmer on the 250 with the large mesh wheels and the foam block on Monday afternoon and right now it's still sitting at 6 inches above the plate. Any lower and it will overflow. Is this normal? At this height, it regular blows semi dry foam up. I am wondering how/when i know it's broken in. Manoj

07-10-2009, 01:56 PM	#884 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 10,092 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page Reefman36 - how's it doing now? after a week I would think it should start to settle down. Manoj - I had to take the sponge out of my 130 model at the beginning (large mesh wheels), to keep the cup from filling up quickly with water. It meant more bubbles, but I got rid of most of those with a piece of black sponge placed next to the heater pane (not sure where that could be placed in a 250). I never have put the sponge back in. The sponge makes the foam level higher in the skimmer, and removing it should help the cup from filling too quickly with watery skimmate. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W 14K HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread

07-10-2009, 02:18 PM	#885 (permalink)
manojkoushik Bryozoan Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 51 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: RedSea Max/ Euroreef Skimmer Page I can try removing the sponge and see if that helps any. Here's a video of it currently: YouTube - Euroreef dual pump skimmer for Red Sea Max 250 any other ideas? Manoj

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