Skimmer Thread

[jhale]

that shot will have to wait till next week when I get back, the skimmer is on it's own till then.

 

[alrha]

oooh, the suspense is unbearable

 

[jackson6745]

I got to meet Mavgi from reefcentral today and i also got to check out his famous BM250 from all the threads. All i have to say is that for the price and performance of this thing, i am sold. Those small pumps are all that and then some. I can easily see that skimmer being the best outthere. Man was his skimmer nuts!

Pedro, Mavgi is the man with these skimmers. I would love to see how he has his tuned. LMK if you go there again.

 

[spykes]

I just got my BM250. i hooked up my neighbor's skimmer yesterday and all i gotta say is wow. This thing is quiet.

 

[fritz]

Really!? I find my BM200 to be a little loudest thing under my tank. The Sicce pump produces a very audible hummmmmmmmm.

I wouldn't necessarily call it loud but silent it sure is not. It's louder than my eheim 1262 if that's any gauge of noise output.

I've been running mine for 6 hours now and I've got some tea in the cup.

(I"ll edit this post later and add a pic)

 

[jackson6745]

I have a hmm to mine too but it is still very quiet.

 

[Harif87]

Heres a pic of my puny remora.... i plan to upgrade soon...

Thats after about 2 days skimming. Had it in the sump but its been on the tank for the most part.

 

[spykes]

Really!? I find my BM200 to be a little loudest thing under my tank. The Sicce pump produces a very audible hummmmmmmmm.

I wouldn't necessarily call it loud but silent it sure is not. It's louder than my eheim 1262 if that's any gauge of noise output.

I've been running mine for 6 hours now and I've got some tea in the cup.

(I"ll edit this post later and add a pic)

my neighbor's is very quiet, but mine are very loud. I have no idea why are they making this hmm noise, but im waiting to see if it's just the brake in period. one of the pump is constantly cavatating.

 

[mavgi]

Hi All

Here is my BM250 hope you like it :biggrin: this skimmer it's a beast and pedro saw it already in action , here some picture enjoy .

spykes : happy to read you bought it congratulation , check the mesh on that pump maybe you need to trim it little from the diameter .

 

[spykes]

mavgi yo i think one of my impeller is broken. There are little chips and dings on the bottom of the magnet. The mesh looks like my sister's hair on a bad day.

 

[mavgi]

mavgi yo i think one of my impeller is broken. There are little chips and dings on the bottom of the magnet. The mesh looks like my sister's hair on a bad day.

this is the reason for the noise and the cavatating of the pump . since it's new and if the impeller is not good change it . but you can fix the mesh top and diameter the dings will disappear.

 

[rickytsui]

hey mavgi how long did it take to get those skimate in the pics?

 

[mavgi]

it is about 3 day of skimming.
the skimmer skim 18 hour every day because of break in time , i feed 2 time a day and very heavy each time take 3 hour to strat skim again but when it's work it's skim great .

 

[DEEPWATER]

it is about 3 day of skimming.
the skimmer skim 18 hour every day because of break in time , i feed 2 time a day and very heavy each time take 3 hour to strat skim again but when it's work it's skim great .

Is there anything that you did to the skimmer to make it skim that way ,or is that the way the skimmer skims ...what do you think about the bm200

 

[mavgi]

Is there anything that you did to the skimmer to make it skim that way ,or is that the way the skimmer skims ...what do you think about the bm200

I change on my skimmer the mesh type and i put 3 layer on each pump the skimmer pull now 35LPM = 2150 LPH (normal 1800 LPH) .
this skimmer perform very well without any mod .

about the BM200 3-gen , the foam level very low and by add to it gate valve + 3 layer of mesh the skimmer will rock .

here it's a picture for BM200 3 - gen and it's belong to ED from Kmaintl (i think you know him he his a dealer of the ATI skimmer to and have a lot experience with skimmer i can said that he is professional ) :

This is what he get every 4-5 days on his Bm200 on his 100 gallon tank .

 

[Pedro]

Mavgi has a LE BM250. Ronen, is you'rs foaming yet?

 

[mavgi]

i change the mesh and put 3 layer on each pump .

my skimnmer pull now 35LPM = 2150LPH (normal 1800LPH)

this skimmer can perform very well with out any mod and after a month of working the result will be realy nice and good.

the new gen-3 of the BM200 have a low foam level but if you mod it with a gate valve and put 3 layer the skimmer work well .

here it's picture of BM200 that belong to ED from Kaimintl (he is ATI dealer , professional and have a lot experience with skimmers ) this is what he got every 4 -5 days :

 

[Zuska]

asm g2? good or bad? does it make alot of noise?

 

[heuerfan]

I just picked up my BM200 (generation3), thanks Ronen I gave it a warm bath overnight with a little vinegar, not very much. I couldn't wait to put it in my sump. When i first placed it in, i could not get the water level in the collection cup to go lower. My sump level is 10". I decided to give the skimmer a lift and added a 4" acrylic napkin holder, that did the trick. I can adjust the water level high or low now with the gate valve. I'm assuming i'm going to have a long break in period because i didn't give it a good bath but i couldn't wait




Thanks,
Steven

 

[DEEPWATER]

Mavgi has a LE BM250. Ronen, is you'rs foaming yet?

Its foaming ,I get some nice skimmate (only have it for a week)

So there is a better way to mod the mesh that on there now

Maybe you can show how to mod the one i have .I notice a valve on the air intake of the pump ,where can i get that ? will it do anyhting for the BM200 that i have ? thanks for your help in advice

Ronen