[lindsay]

Chriss has a picture to share with us all,come on chriss .

[SLAPPY]

lindsay, on Mar 17 2010, 06:29 PM, said:

Chriss has a picture to share with us all,come on chriss .

I take it he bought Muzzy's skimmer then?

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

needed a truck to bring it in lol

Jas

[chriss]

Well, I got part of it under the tank no problem....






... but I'm not sure about the rest.....





It is a little larger than I envisaged, it's so big it's difficult to portray the size in a photo, maybe this one with the V2 1000 next to it might help...



It definitely won't go in the sump cupboard, but I have a plan, it's called the neighbours garage

Heck, Ben could use it as a nano, stick some LED's over it, live rock in the bottom and away you go!

So, anybody want a Deltec 850 ??

Chris

[reefyman]

its a great skimmer chris i can vouch for that even better when modified with bigger recirc pumps using meshwheel impellors

[ben]

lol, it would defo be an unusual nano

[lindsay]

Cool skimmer m8 ,to do a water change,just empty the skimmer .

[lindsay]

Not sure about the nano idea,when you turn the pumps on it will all be a blur

[bobba fett]

I bet you have got Lindsay wondering about modding one into a Calcium reactor now!

Be interesting to see when you connect it to the system how much extra water you need to add

[chriss]

I think I worked it out to require about an extra 40-something litres.

When I do a water change at the weekend, I'm going to put the old water into it just to see the bubbles! Might leave it run for a day to see what it does.

Chris

[ANDYG]

Chriss you could fit it underneath the tank if you mounted it horizonatally doh.

[Dave.I]

To get a feel for the size,thats a great dane next to it!

[pt1000]

you could allways ask the people next door,if they want to set up a tank.
And you could skim it for them LOL.That's what i call a good neighbour

[chriss]

Finally got it plumbed in...





have started to box it in, mainly for its own protection.

Chris

[ANDYG]

chriss, on Apr 3 2010, 10:28 PM, said:

Finally got it plumbed in...





have started to box it in, mainly for its own protection.

Chris

Nice to see it up and running, i see you havn't got taps on your venturi pipes. got mine at a garden centre more than half the price same as. Finally got mine running despite aleak from the shut off valve, problem solved curtesy of si garrett. now pulling some c**p.

[chriss]

Very pleased with the skimmer, the wife even commented last night that she thought the tank looked clearer, not noticed it myself tho. The old 850 is now decommisioned along with the V2 1000 that had been hanging on the end of the tank for the last few months. The only problem I've had was when I went to clean the cup, it barely fits in the kitchen sink!!!

Chris

[ANDYG]

chriss, on Apr 6 2010, 10:57 AM, said:

Very pleased with the skimmer, the wife even commented last night that she thought the tank looked clearer, not noticed it myself tho. The old 850 is now decommisioned along with the V2 1000 that had been hanging on the end of the tank for the last few months. The only problem I've had was when I went to clean the cup, it barely fits in the kitchen sink!!!

Chris

Chriss use the bath like wot i do using the showerhead just make sure the missus isn't in at the same time, they don't appreciate it

[chriss]

Good idea!