dga Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 2.25" front to back. (as it sits in the nanocubes) 3" width. (side to side). skimmer collection cup is a little narrower but the collection cup top (blue lid) is the same width as the skimmer... Link to comment
beetlejuice Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 I orded the 12 gallon version for my BC 8. With cutting the back lip of the tank, it should get in there no problem. Link to comment
beetlejuice Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 In case anyone is interested, I've fit the NC12 in the 2nd chamber of my 8 gallon Biocube with no problem. All I did was cut the back lip off in chamber 2. I don't even know if this is necessary but I did it anyway, prior to the skimmer arriving. I also scraped the black paint off behind chamber 2 so I can see the entire unit if necessary. Link to comment
sjm1978 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 ok i pulled my AP24 skimmer off my tank about a month ago and was running purgin along with chemi-pure. well i started to get some algae back brown diatomes etc in my tank. so i decide i need the skimmer back on my tank. all i have to say is these sapphire aquatics skimmers are very good. i moved the 2 bags of chemi-pure to the second chamber with my return pumps and put the skimmer back into the first chamber. the reason i say these skimmers are good is because i put the skimmer back on the tank at 11:00am this morning and at 1:10pm its already starting to pull skimmate and the micro bubbles in the tank are not even noticeable now what a fast break in also when i was using this skimmer before it was pulling half a cup of dark brown skimmate every day and my tank only has 1 clownfish and corals. i love this skimmer i was stupid for removing it from my tank. i will not remove this skmmer ever again. if you have a nano tank buy one of these skimmers you cant go wrong with one of these. when i put it on this morning 11:00am and at 1:10pm Link to comment
seahorsejl Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Phew ... after 21 pages of comments, I am sold. Placed my order for a AP24 today! Looking forward to (hopefully) getting it later this week. Link to comment
tabblet15 Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Will the NC 12 model work in a AC 110 (the largest aqua clear model made)? I think the water level in the filter is about 7 inches. There is enough space for the actual skimmer but, im just worried about the waterlevel. Link to comment
Stumped Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Is this company still producing skimmers? I checked out the website but they didn't seem to have any in stock. Just wondering if they still make them. Link to comment
dga Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 nanotuners you can get them here... Link to comment
RCL Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 Just picked one of these up and am confused on the advantages/disadvantages between where to place this in my NC24. I have heard some in 1st chamber, some in 2nd chamber, etc. Kyle told me to do the following: Compartment 1: Sponge and carbon bag on the bottom. Compartment 2: Protein skimmer. Compartment 3: Return pump and heater. But which way does it go in the 2nd chamber? Which way should the water flow - towards Compartment 1 or Compartment 3? Link to comment
jor8888 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 my sapphire for biocube14 is making noise from the 4 air holes for the air hose I can make it go away if I cover 3 out of 4 holes any suggestion ? thx. Link to comment
Clayton07 Posted April 10, 2007 Share Posted April 10, 2007 ok so I have had this skimmer installed for 4 days now and I am still getting a carzy amount of micro bubbles. And nothing really collecting in the cup. Which is supprising given the amount of bioload I have currently. I even tryed "funking" the water up by adding a little more phyto, amino acids, and food than usual. Still nothing. Its probably just normal but I am just getting inpatient because my tank looks really bad with all those bubbles. I have even placed polishing pads everywhere so that there isnt any water splashing. Here is a diagram of my back chambers. Maybe its somthing in there thats making it bubble? I dont know. Please some one tell me Im ok. Link to comment
vader88 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 ok so I have had this skimmer installed for 4 days now and I am still getting a carzy amount of micro bubbles. And nothing really collecting in the cup. Which is supprising given the amount of bioload I have currently. I even tryed "funking" the water up by adding a little more phyto, amino acids, and food than usual. Still nothing. Its probably just normal but I am just getting inpatient because my tank looks really bad with all those bubbles. I have even placed polishing pads everywhere so that there isnt any water splashing. Here is a diagram of my back chambers. Maybe its somthing in there thats making it bubble? I dont know. Please some one tell me Im ok. My skimmer level is pretty low about 1 1/4" from the top of the collection chamber. I'm not sure how much bubbles I should get, but doesn't seem like much. I've tried every possible position for the venturi with no luck. Is it possible my bioload just isn't enough. At one point, the riser tube was nice and green with gunk and I thought that was causing the problem. Also, when I was skimming.... the skimmate was really runny, almost water. I've opened the the area between the intake and the middle chamber to increase flow and that's not helping either. Link to comment
FiReBReTHa Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 just wanted to say thank you guys for this thread! I got my second hand sapphire running "perfectly!" I am now producing bubbles in the unit, and getting microbubbles in the tank I am running in a 24g the output torwards compartment 1 while the unit rests in compartment 2 I just wanted to verify that the microbubbles in the tank are the ones that should hopefully go away over time. Thank you guys! edit, and i am sorry to hear about kyle deciding to end the buisness. sorry about your misfortune with the family. BTW has anyone seen the manual posted online? mine sadly didnt come with one. TIA! Link to comment
FiReBReTHa Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 photos of it Finally in action. this is 2nd notch up. tonight i will drop it down to one notch. Link to comment
sebae89 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Are these skimmers still being made and/or sold? I'm having trouble trying to find a place selling them. Link to comment
ccjung Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 New version available at www.nanotuners.com Link to comment
sebae89 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I saw that but wasn't sure. It says the product was added to their site in 2006 and its a pre sale. Theres no way it is on presale for almost 3 years. Is this the right one? Nanotuners sapphire NC12 Link to comment
borjam Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 There are completely redesigned skimmers now. I've just received my order for one of the new skimmers for the JBJ 24 gallons, and the results are awesome. Very nice foam within the hour of powering it up. No microbubles into the tank, even with the skimmer being brand new. The new collection cup has 3 times the capacity of the old, and the reaction tube is quite longer than the previous version. Link to comment
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