Astinus Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Hey Guys at Marine D. I am wondering if there is a way to compare these 2 skimmers. Aside from Price. It Appears that the WS-100 could be used in the back chamber of my JBJ 28 AIO. I looked at ur Website and I am trying to see or find a "Compare" button. Thank you. Just curious. Link to comment
Marine Depot Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Hey Guys at Marine D. I am wondering if there is a way to compare these 2 skimmers. Aside from Price. It Appears that the WS-100 could be used in the back chamber of my JBJ 28 AIO. I looked at ur Website and I am trying to see or find a "Compare" button. Thank you. Just curious. Hello Astinus, Thank you for coming to us with your aquarium questions. We currently do not offer this feature but we hope to incorporate it real soon. The AquaMaxx HOB - 1 protein skimmer is one of the best hang on back skimmers money can buy. The WS-1 is the in-sump version of this skimmer. I am currently running the WS-1 in one of my aquariums and it definitely packs a punch. Simply double check the dimensions of the area in your tank in which you are trying to place it in to ensure that it would fit. I hope this helps, if you have any further questions feel free to respond. Thank you for your time and have a great day. Link to comment
Astinus Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 TY MD. I Am Sumpless. I have another thread here regarding the HOB-1 And a member mentioned the WS-100. Just wanted to compare them for operation. It kinda looks like the ws-100 might work, but I think I'll stick with a known. Link to comment
StevieT Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 WS-1 will not fit in the NC28 Go with the HOB-1 Link to comment
Astinus Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 TY Both Very much Link to comment
Astinus Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 I will be purchasing the Aquamaxx HOB-1 on Friday. That is my Monthly Payday. My Wife, Shar, gave me the go ahead Looking forward to this, my 1st Purchase from MD And a TY goes to Jeff at MD. TY for answering and helping me figure this out. Link to comment
Marine Depot Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I will be purchasing the Aquamaxx HOB-1 on Friday. That is my Monthly Payday. My Wife, Shar, gave me the go ahead Looking forward to this, my 1st Purchase from MD And a TY goes to Jeff at MD. TY for answering and helping me figure this out. Thank you for your kind words! Chatting with other hobbyists online is a joy and it never feels like work. I'm glad we were able to work together to find the right solution for your tank! Talk to you Friday, Jeff @ Marine Depot Link to comment
Astinus Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 Hey Jeff Order Placed! Order # 101880949 Link to comment
William Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 In really liking the WE-100 Link to comment
Astinus Posted September 30, 2016 Author Share Posted September 30, 2016 In really liking the WE-100 TY William. I Do not have a Sump. Even though they look very similar. Link to comment
Astinus Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Jeff, Got the Order yesterday, late in the day. Went to the website and watched the video on how to assemble it. Due to speed of video and some scenes seemed a little unclear to me, like which hole to put the air tube into as there are 2 "nibs" that the air tube could go. Anyways, I got it assembled and waited til this morning's light to place the skimmer in the tank. I finally did get it in, but had to fiddle with it some. I did get the pump primed and is working, I guess I now need to wait for it to "Break in"? Thank You Jeff! And TY MD for my easy purchase of the AquaMaxx HOB-1 Link to comment
Marine Depot Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Jeff, Got the Order yesterday, late in the day. Went to the website and watched the video on how to assemble it. Due to speed of video and some scenes seemed a little unclear to me, like which hole to put the air tube into as there are 2 "nibs" that the air tube could go. Anyways, I got it assembled and waited til this morning's light to place the skimmer in the tank. I finally did get it in, but had to fiddle with it some. I did get the pump primed and is working, I guess I now need to wait for it to "Break in"? Thank You Jeff! And TY MD for my easy purchase of the AquaMaxx HOB-1 Hello, Thanks again for the purchase. Here is the link to the owner’s manual that I used when setting up my HOB-1. http://www.f3images.com/IMD/UserManuals/UJ1151.pdf It definitely helped me get my skimmer going. It will take about 2-4 weeks to break in if needed. Also keep in mind that if it is a system with not too many fish then the skimming will be minimal. More fish would create more waste, therefore it will equal to more skimming in the end. Link to comment
Astinus Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Hello, Thanks again for the purchase. Here is the link to the owner’s manual that I used when setting up my HOB-1. http://www.f3images.com/IMD/UserManuals/UJ1151.pdf It definitely helped me get my skimmer going. It will take about 2-4 weeks to break in if needed. Also keep in mind that if it is a system with not too many fish then the skimming will be minimal. More fish would create more waste, therefore it will equal to more skimming in the end. TY for the link and the Tip. We have 5 Fish total. 4 Damsels and a Dottyback. I have an oddball question. In the MarineDepot Vids, is that you? The only thing I could suggest regarding the Video on how to set up (put together) the HOB-1 would be to take the video to "Real Time" instead of something looked like it was on hyper drive...lol But seriously, It would have been nice to have someone explaining the what and where. Cheers! Link to comment
Marine Depot Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 TY for the link and the Tip. We have 5 Fish total. 4 Damsels and a Dottyback. I have an oddball question. In the MarineDepot Vids, is that you? The only thing I could suggest regarding the Video on how to set up (put together) the HOB-1 would be to take the video to "Real Time" instead of something looked like it was on hyper drive...lol But seriously, It would have been nice to have someone explaining the what and where. Cheers! Thank you for your feedback. Real time setup videos is a great idea! The video you watched is a bit old, but I believe that is still Robert who appears in most of our videos. It's probably time for an update! Link to comment
Astinus Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 TY Jeff. I'm surprised no one else made that suggestion before. That would be cool if u could raise that suggestion to MD. Please let me know the outcome. If favorable, and they do make a new vid, would love to hear about that as well. Link to comment
Astinus Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Hey Jeff, and Hiyas MD 3 weeks later and a review of my new HOB Skimmer. I love the skimmer! Doing a great job! I really like that I can easily adjust the skimmer collection cup up or down, depending on how wet or dry I want the skimmate. With that said, I had initially failed to recognize that the pump was not primed. I thought it was primed, as there was some water in main chamber (Bubble Chamber), it was not "Primed" though. 2 weeks ago, it was not sounding right. I went over and inspected it more closely and noticed no water was being drawn up and into the skimmer. I then was successful in being 100% sure it was properly primed and drawing water in. Since then, WOW! I am so happy with this Product. Just a side note for down the road. The Rubber "O" ring that slides on the skimmer cup will eventually fail. Rubber being rubber, it will happen. Does Marine Depot carry AquaMaxx replacement parts? TY Jeff Link to comment
Marine Depot Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Hey Jeff, and Hiyas MD 3 weeks later and a review of my new HOB Skimmer. I love the skimmer! Doing a great job! I really like that I can easily adjust the skimmer collection cup up or down, depending on how wet or dry I want the skimmate. With that said, I had initially failed to recognize that the pump was not primed. I thought it was primed, as there was some water in main chamber (Bubble Chamber), it was not "Primed" though. 2 weeks ago, it was not sounding right. I went over and inspected it more closely and noticed no water was being drawn up and into the skimmer. I then was successful in being 100% sure it was properly primed and drawing water in. Since then, WOW! I am so happy with this Product. Just a side note for down the road. The Rubber "O" ring that slides on the skimmer cup will eventually fail. Rubber being rubber, it will happen. Does Marine Depot carry AquaMaxx replacement parts? TY Jeff I have the HOB-1 myself and it's a rock star! I recently soaked and cleaned the heck out of it and it's performing better than I remembered. We have many AquaMaxx replacement parts, but not the O-rings for the collection cups by themselves. However, I am pretty sure AquaMaxx has them available if you contact their support. Link to comment
Astinus Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 I have the HOB-1 myself and it's a rock star! I recently soaked and cleaned the heck out of it and it's performing better than I remembered. We have many AquaMaxx replacement parts, but not the O-rings for the collection cups by themselves. However, I am pretty sure AquaMaxx has them available if you contact their support. TY Jeff Appreciate the link and ur experience with it thus far Link to comment
Marine Depot Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 TY Jeff Appreciate the link and ur experience with it thus far I am delighted to share my experience. For you or anyone else who may stumble upon this thread, this is the video (not ours) I watched after I bought my HOB-1 to help me prime it. Link to comment
Astinus Posted October 31, 2016 Author Share Posted October 31, 2016 TY for the link. I had seen that vid..Not bad. my issue was which Nib the air tube connected to...lol. Link to comment
ReefMagix Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 amazon does compare options. Link to comment
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