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Amiracle SR-200 and Seaclone 100 skimmer

AJ1080

AJ1080

Can anyone tell me anything about th Amiracle SR-200 wet/dry? I've been going through my equipment just so I understand it and I can't find anything but broken links on it.
Trying to find out these best place to put the skimmer and also checking out what filter meadia will need to be cleaned/replaced and how often.


The other piece of equipment is the Seaclone 100 Skimmer. Im reading around and everyone is saying they are crap....Is this something I should look into replacing or is it something that will do the job? Imalso reading information about people saying they have to constantly tune them is there any instructions out there how to do this?

Thank you and sorry for all the questions I've been asking!
 
magic

magic

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downbeach said:
Never had the wet/dry, but the SeaClone skimmer was singularly the worst piece of equipment I've ever owned.
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+1 Don't even bother installing it.
 
AJ1080

AJ1080

yah! lets spend more money lol.

Anyone have any suggestions that wont break the bank? Its a 75 gallon bow.

Thank you in advance.
 
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curt

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Unless it's going to be fish only with no live rock. I wouldn't use a wet/dry filter. Not with bio balls or the likes. Could use it as a sump.
 
AJ1080

AJ1080

mnat said:
Depending on what you are looking to spend this is an amazing skimmer and would fit depending on what your bio load is:

http://www.tbaquatics.com/swc-xtreme-120-cone-protein-skimmer-864.html
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Thank you Mike!
Im going to look into the SWC. Just found some other forums discussing it as well and they all chose this one as well.

curt said:
Unless it's going to be fish only with no live rock. I wouldn't use a wet/dry filter. Not with bio balls or the likes. Could use it as a sump.
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Curt, So best thing is to take out the biobals? Its setup with the bioballs and floss in the input, then some live rock, red algae, refugium mud. Everyone I talked to wanted me to put bioballs in there. Can you help me understand this? I understand they allow for more aerobic bacteria which breaks down the ammonia to nitrate which could be determinetal to the corals. Doesnt the live rock break down the nitrate?

If no bio balls are used wouldnt that leave a chance for more ammonia and nitrate?
 
The_Codfather

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Some info i found about the SR-200
Amiracle Sea Reef

You'll appreciate how straight forward Sea Reef filters are to operate and maintain. They contain no moving parts which potentially break down. They are divided equally between filter area and sump, allowing a large biological capacity and the flexibility to add plenty of peripheral equipment. All Sea Reef filters come with patented Aqua Balls media for the maximum bacterial growth. Using an advanced combination of mechanical, biological and chemical filtration, Sea Reef filters conquer problems like poor oxygenation, anaerobic zones within the filter bed, and nitrate buildup. All filters come complete with injection molded skimmer box, pre-filter, U-tube, and pre-filter sponge, eliminating the need to drill your aquarium and allowing for instant start-up.
100 to 180 gallon capacity. Dimensions: 24"x12"x14"
 
AJ1080

AJ1080

So heres what I have.
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It doesnt look like I would have room for the 120 skimmer in the back there because of the pump that is in there, or could i just stand the pump on its side next to the skimmer. Sorry for all the questions, these setups are new to me and I dont want to buy something just to have to return it because it doesnt fit in the sump.
 
AJ1080

AJ1080

The_Codfather said:
Some info i found about the SR-200
Amiracle Sea Reef

You'll appreciate how straight forward Sea Reef filters are to operate and maintain. They contain no moving parts which potentially break down. They are divided equally between filter area and sump, allowing a large biological capacity and the flexibility to add plenty of peripheral equipment. All Sea Reef filters come with patented Aqua Balls media for the maximum bacterial growth. Using an advanced combination of mechanical, biological and chemical filtration, Sea Reef filters conquer problems like poor oxygenation, anaerobic zones within the filter bed, and nitrate buildup. All filters come complete with injection molded skimmer box, pre-filter, U-tube, and pre-filter sponge, eliminating the need to drill your aquarium and allowing for instant start-up.
100 to 180 gallon capacity. Dimensions: 24"x12"x14"
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Thanks cod father.I wonder if I have a different model because my dimensions are actually 24 x 12 x 16...
 
AJ1080

AJ1080

OK,

So after looking into this for most of the day it looks like Im going to have to do a HOB that I can hang on the refugium.

Looking at either a turboflotor blue 1000, Reef Octopus Hang on the Back 2000 OCT BH2000, or anything else not over $250 and worth my while.


I wanted to do the SWC 120 Extreme but because my refugium is so small I cannot use an in sump skimmer so it looks like Im limited to external/hobs.
 
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curt

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Curt, So best thing is to take out the biobals? Its setup with the bioballs and floss in the input, then some live rock, red algae, refugium mud. Everyone I talked to wanted me to put bioballs in there. Can you help me understand this? I understand they allow for more aerobic bacteria which breaks down the ammonia to nitrate which could be determinetal to the corals. Doesnt the live rock break down the nitrate?

If no bio balls are used wouldnt that leave a chance for more ammonia and nitrate?
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I'm not saying they don't work but you can do some reading and decide for yourself. You don't need them and the less maintenance there is the better.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1967257&highlight=remove+bioballs
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2048823&highlight=remove+bioballs
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2042002&highlight=remove+bioballs
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2024833&highlight=remove+bioballs
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2011839&highlight=remove+bioballs
I started with a wet dry before they even had bioball. Check out these threads from RC.
 
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