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06-21-2002, 07:42 AM
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Tenant
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Monterey Park, CA
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Anything negative with a beckett skimmer?
I'm looking into upgrading my skimmer from a Venturi Top Fathom to the new Beckett. It is for a reef tank with about 130g total water volume.
Aside from needing a big pump and thus using more electricity, are there any downfall on this type of skimmer? The new skimmer MUST be outside the sump. Any suggestion on model and name is higher appreciated! Thanks in advance!
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06-21-2002, 08:38 AM
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Stonehammer Productions ™
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Norway(Scandinavia)
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A becket skimmer is very similar too a normal venturiskimmer, but its far more efficient.
I'd recommend you a deltec APF600, and i DONT sell them!!! I love my AP600 IMO its better than any other skimmer....  |
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06-21-2002, 08:44 AM
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Stonehammer Productions ™
Join Date: Dec 2001
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MY skimmer in action....
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07-16-2002, 11:41 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Wichita, Kansas
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Anything negative w/becketts
Yes....they require stronger water pumps to skimm stronger....Thus they arent as effecient as Counter Current skimmers....however for tight areas where you dont have much room beckett skimmers are probably as good as it gets....the thing with Counter current skimmers is you need more height generally
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07-21-2002, 10:44 AM
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Gallery Team
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Manitoba, Canada
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My new beckett in operation. Top notch skimming performance. It does use a larger pump. My Euroreef only used a 55watt Sedra, and this uses a Mag24
 But it puts some kind of water through it. And the 260 watt pump, keeps the heaters of, so its a good trade.
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07-21-2002, 03:25 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Houston, TX
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For your reading enjoyment......
skimming 101 about 2/3 of the way down I list pros/cons for each type of skimmer HTH frank |
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07-21-2002, 05:41 PM
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Gallery Team
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Manitoba, Canada
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A smaller pump may be used also. Frank & several others have told me to try a Mak4 on my skimmer. It uses 1/2 the wattage of the Mag 24 and in many,s opinion, will pump as good. I will post my views once I find one to try.
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