3 Items for sale:
1. Cadlights Professional Series 12g Acrylic Sump. $95, obo.
2. Cadlights' 100G Pinwheel Protein Skimmer (includes brand new pump). $110, obo.
3. Cadlights' Professional Series Return Pump. $35, obo.
Shipping. For pickup in Richmond, VA, or I will ship using method of buyer's choice at buyer's cost (I am shipping from 23059).
All items were purchased on approximately 9/1/09.
These items were designed to be used together, but can certainly be used separately. However, if you are buying multiple items, I am offering package discounts, as follows:
1. Sump + Skimmer for $180, obo.
2. Sump + Return Pump for $110, obo.
3. Skimmer + Return Pump for $125, obo.
4. Sump + Skimmer + Return Pump for $195, obo. If you buy all 3, I'll also throw in the Cadlights stock 9w clamp-on Refugium Light (w/ 10k bulb) for free (retails for $21.99). This setup altogether retails from Cadlights for $450+shipping (while that setup includes a small fan that I'm not including here, you get the idea)!
These items are sold as is and with no warranties. Please see pictures and descriptions below for more information. More pictures available upon request. Please PM me with any questions.
Picture of them being used together to leak test my tank:
100G Pin-wheel Protein Skimmer (all cast acrylic). This is the stock skimmer that comes with Cadlights Professional and Signature series tanks. I had zero plans to upgrade the skimmer because, as you can see, I was having very good results with it (dark skimmate, fine, foamy bubbles). However, the older-model pump for this skimmer was getting finnicky, and Cadlights had upgraded the pump they were using since I bought mine, so they sent me the newer model. At that same time, I was also offered a very generous discount on Cadlights' newer Bubble Magus skimmers, so I decided to jump on the deal. The replacement pump has never been used, and the skimmer body itself was only used for about 2 months (and I'll clean it prior to shipping if requested).
Pictures of this skimmer in operation, and the new pump:
12g 4-chamber Cadlights Professional series 1/4" thick Cell-Cast Acrylite Acrylic sump. Cadlights advertises this as being rated to up to 900GPH and for up to a 100g aquarium. It is hand-made by Cadlights' professional craftsman to ensure durability and a quality finish. More features:
* Sump Dimensions 20" x 11" x 13".
*100% Cell-Cast Acrylic for long lasting clarity and durability.
* 1:3 ratio for each chamber.
* Double baffles for removal of micro-bubbles.
* Signature diamond mitered edges for the true custom-made quality finish .
This sump is unused other than for leak-testing (ran fresh water through it for about 3 days, then put it back in its shipping box). I have it because it was shipped to me with a small (2-3") hairline crack in it, so rather than having it shipped back, Cadlights said I could just keep it as a spare or sell it. Cadlights said that it could be easily repaired using acrylic solvent to fasten a piece of acrylic over the crack with some acrylic solvent (which chemically melts the acrylic together to form a water-tight bond), but it has not been repaired at this time.
Pictures of the sump (please ignore kitteh):
Close-up pics of hairline crack:
Return Pump. This was Cadlights' Professional Series return pump on models shipped when I bought my system 2 months ago. They have since started using a higher flow model, but this still gives good flow, rated at approximately 750gph. (EDIT: in my original post, I had said "850gph" -- my mistake).
