Lawnman Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Alot of people think the Tunze works great until they get a nice needle wheel skimmer and see chunky sludge in the cup. Link to comment
Fluffeh Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 if the skimmer would just work i'd be happy, the thing is, it stops working on and off by itself (meaning the pump is still going, but there's NO Foam)... no idea why.. my water level is consistent with my ATO and i dont touch anything. Link to comment
Singlefin Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Alot of people think the Tunze works great until they get a nice needle wheel skimmer and see chunky sludge in the cup. I hear you. I'm picking up an I-tech 100 skimmer this weekend. Link to comment
Singlefin Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 if the skimmer would just work i'd be happy, the thing is, it stops working on and off by itself (meaning the pump is still going, but there's NO Foam)... no idea why.. my water level is consistent with my ATO and i dont touch anything. I'm betting you have a defective Venturi nozzle. Link to comment
Fluffeh Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 I'm betting you have a defective Venturi nozzle. actually i've replaced about every part of the unit lol. i forgot to mention this. when it first did this i was sent a replacement pump, still didn't work. then we replaced the lid/air valve. still didn't do it. then we replaced the nozzle, and im still at the same point i started. thats why im saying this skimmer is a PITA Link to comment
convict2161 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I hear you. I'm picking up an I-tech 100 skimmer this weekend. Unaware, please educate me... Better then the Tunze in what ways? I'm a sucker for upgrades and bigger better gadgets. Link to comment
Lawnman Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 actually i've replaced about every part of the unit lol. i forgot to mention this.when it first did this i was sent a replacement pump, still didn't work. then we replaced the lid/air valve. still didn't do it. then we replaced the nozzle, and im still at the same point i started. thats why im saying this skimmer is a PITA I like to say POS not PITA Link to comment
Singlefin Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Unaware, please educate me... Better then the Tunze in what ways? I'm a sucker for upgrades and bigger better gadgets. It's not a nano skimmer. It's 22" tall. I'm getting it for my 40b build. A guy in Florida was making them but stopped production. They are supposed to be really good and hard to find. I found one on craigslist. It's rated for 100-150g tanks. Link to comment
convict2161 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 It's not a nano skimmer. It's 22" tall. I'm getting it for my 40b build. A guy in Florida was making them but stopped production. They are supposed to be really good and hard to find. I found one on craigslist. It's rated for 100-150g tanks. Ahhh.... Ok, thanks. I'll stick with my Tunze lol. I see there up there in price too! Link to comment
GTi Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Ahhh.... Ok, thanks. I'll stick with my Tunze lol. I see there up there in price too! Intank carries the Aquaticlife 115 which is an impeller design that fits in the Biocube. I have a Tunze and no experience of the 115 but it might be worth looking in to further. Link to comment
marcandre Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 sorry to hack your thread but didnt feel like starting another thread about the tunze 9002... People keep on saying that it is virtually soundless and the other sound you get is a small hisssssing sound. I dont know if i am too sensitive to sound and that the tank is in my bedroom but my skimmer is not silent nor does it make a small hissing sound. The sound it makes is more of a loud bubbly sound. Is this normal? Am i being over sensitive?? Link to comment
Kyle315 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I have to say even with all the bad reviews I'm loving the oceanic biocube skimmer.....1/4 cup of very dark skimmate per day without the hefty price tag..... Link to comment
Singlefin Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 sorry to hack your thread but didnt feel like starting another thread about the tunze 9002... People keep on saying that it is virtually soundless and the other sound you get is a small hisssssing sound. I dont know if i am too sensitive to sound and that the tank is in my bedroom but my skimmer is not silent nor does it make a small hissing sound. The sound it makes is more of a loud bubbly sound. Is this normal? Am i being over sensitive?? i can't really hear the bubbling, but i can hear the maxi jet 1200 rattling around back there. my house is noisy so i guess i don't really hear it. i could really hear the hissing from the old valve though. Link to comment
Lawnman Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 I have to say even with all the bad reviews I'm loving the oceanic biocube skimmer.....1/4 cup of very dark skimmate per day without the hefty price tag..... Link to comment
convict2161 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 IMO the Oceanic skimmer is a POS!! And x100000 on the MJ100 and the noise. You know what helped me was I took it off the suction cups and put a sponge in there. Now I just hear the calming trickle of the water going into the inTank media basket. I also have my skimmer more on the dry side(if that makes sense) otherwise I get a ton of just saltwater instead of gunk. You could always contact inTank and they would be more then happy to help you. They have always answered all my emails and helped me out ALOT!! Kudos to inTank!!! Link to comment
Singlefin Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 Kudos to inTank!!! X100000000 Link to comment
ixTCxi Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 reading this thread makes me want to return the 9002 that I received few days ago. Link to comment
convict2161 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 reading this thread makes me want to return the 9002 that I received few days ago. Don't give up on it just yet. I do reccomend the airline hose mod though. It really makes it a lot easier to dial in, you don't have to take off the upgraded cup (in my case) and reach in and adjust the knob. It just makes it a lot easier for everyone. I have one and I never said I wasn't happy with it. Give it time to break in, do the mod and take it from there. If you have any questions or concerns there's always inTank that can help or advise on what to do, that's what I did. IMHO it's really not a bad skimmer. I feel it serves it's purpose for my BC 29. Link to comment
d0lph1n Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 sorry to hack your thread but didnt feel like starting another thread about the tunze 9002... People keep on saying that it is virtually soundless and the other sound you get is a small hisssssing sound. I dont know if i am too sensitive to sound and that the tank is in my bedroom but my skimmer is not silent nor does it make a small hissing sound. The sound it makes is more of a loud bubbly sound. Is this normal? Am i being over sensitive?? I don't think it's silent at all. It's much silent than my Remora but it's far from being silent. Mine with a custom cup (2dB less), at 1feet away, produces a noise level of 51dB-weighted A. In a silent bedroom at night the noise level should be 30 dB according to a googled chart. ...and on the weighted-C scale, the 9002 is even louder. Link to comment
Singlefin Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 This is what I get after about a day. Just did a 5g water change two days ago. I have an clown pair and a small potters angel. Link to comment
Singlefin Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 This is where I keep the bubbles set. Almost halfway up the tube. Where the dry bubbles barely overflow into the collection cup. I'm still trying to figure out the optimal level. If anyone has a better idea I would love to know. Link to comment
convict2161 Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 This is what I get after about a day. Just did a 5g water change two days ago. I have an clown pair and a small porters angel. What do you have if you don't mind me asking? I have a BC 29 and I NEVER see that. Wondering if it's a good or bad thing. Every now and then I get green gunk but nothing like that. Link to comment
Singlefin Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 I have a bc29 also. InTank media basket w filter floss chemi pure and purigen. I feed one frozen cube of mysis, rotifers, or cyclops a day and a pinch of dry red flakes. I have a 2.5" potters angel and a pair of onyx occellaris clowns for fish. Inverts: Reef cleaners clean up crew a large turbo snail, two small urchins some other snails. Just to get an idea of my bio load. I just did a 5g water change w seawater a couple days ago so my water is relatively new. I clean and scrub the collection cup every couple days. Not sure if it collects better clean or gunked up. Link to comment
Fluffeh Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 so i did the airline mod for this skimmer, and i have to say... it works WORSE than before. i really just want to break this thing and throw it away. now its not even making any foam at all. Link to comment
Lawnman Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 so i did the airline mod for this skimmer, and i have to say... it works WORSE than before. i really just want to break this thing and throw it away. now its not even making any foam at all. Smash it with a sledge hammer and post a video. Link to comment
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