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Mike
10-03-2009, 01:56 PM
I ordered one today - wohoo!!! Sold my reactor and 2 vortechs to finance this one but I have wanted a skimmer like this for a few years now (every since I saw John B's Bubble King) and the equipment was just sort of collecting dust. I should have it by mid-week becuase I have it coming from Premium with free shipping!!
schminksbro
10-03-2009, 02:05 PM
Congrats!!!!!!:party::bananas:


I ordered one today - wohoo!!! Sold my reactor and 2 vortechs to finance this one but I have wanted a skimmer like this for a few years now (every since I saw John B's Bubble King) and the equipment was just sort of collecting dust. I should have it by mid-week becuase I have it coming from Premium with free shipping!!
speedstar
10-03-2009, 02:08 PM
Sweet can;t wait to see it in action!

congrats



I ordered one today - wohoo!!! Sold my reactor and 2 vortechs to finance this one but I have wanted a skimmer like this for a few years now (every since I saw John B's Bubble King) and the equipment was just sort of collecting dust. I should have it by mid-week becuase I have it coming from Premium with free shipping!!
Rabidgoose
10-03-2009, 02:30 PM
You'll love it, they are truly workhorses and works of art!....congrats

chuck
Mike
10-03-2009, 02:37 PM
I am eager to get a hold of it that is for sure!!! I have had the H&S a while and it is a good skimmer but I so wanted to try one of these.
Mike
10-05-2009, 07:41 PM
It has SHipped!!!!
schminksbro
10-06-2009, 10:01 PM
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Mike
10-07-2009, 03:42 PM
"and I heard the angelic voices of angels, singing glory on high as they strummed their harps ever so softly".............

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speedstar
10-07-2009, 04:43 PM
Soooo pretty...........
Mike
10-07-2009, 08:45 PM
I think so!!!!!
speedstar
10-07-2009, 09:04 PM
still waiting for a shot of th RD pump (s)
Mike
10-07-2009, 09:20 PM
will get a shot of it soon
reefwonders
10-08-2009, 05:13 AM
Sweet looking skimmer:super_cool:
Mike
10-08-2009, 06:51 AM
Thanks Bob
a2reefer
10-08-2009, 05:31 PM
Congrats on the new skimmer! I would love a cone skimmer, but can't afford one right now. I am using the Vertex IN-100 and absolutely love it! It's very well made. Thank you Royal Exclusiv for coming out with top of the line skimmers that are affordable! BTW can't wait to see pics of it in action!
Mike
10-08-2009, 09:56 PM
It is going in this weekend. I have to re-route the plumbing to dump into the first chamber (not a biggie to do) where the water is constantly 8" high. That is optimum and when I changed sumps I had this one baffled for an eventual internal skimmer. I have the H&S external now and It is a great skimmer but I wanted to try this one. I can say that I have never seen this kind of quality before. THese are poster children for attention to every little detail.
Rabidgoose
10-08-2009, 10:09 PM
Mike, which tube are you going to use? IMO leave yourself some tuning room with water depth. You might find that it will perform better at 10" Just a thought, but I think you have the same RD as me just 2 of them

chuck
Mike
10-08-2009, 10:20 PM
I am using the one that is 57MM. It will increase the air pull to water I think.
Mike
10-08-2009, 10:20 PM
I have 2 RD 1500's for this one. What size is yours?
Rabidgoose
10-08-2009, 10:24 PM
1500 but the volute might be different. The water depth will affect back pressure and when my water was lower I had to keep the discharge way closed to get the foam head up where I needed it. I actually cut one of my tubes to 47mm to try it and that didn't work to well for me. Jeremy sent me a 59mm to replace it.
Mike
10-09-2009, 12:07 AM
MIne is working pretty well from the gate

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The H&S

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/skippyreef/DSCN0438.jpg
Mike
10-09-2009, 07:05 PM
SHe is making skimmate now. Still a tad wetter than I would like but the H&S has pretty much stopped producing now that this is breaking in.