H20cooled Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I just got this skimmer tonight for my 30g softy tank, I would have built my own but I have a really hard time making things small. So, after a bunch of reading I decided to get one of the Tunze skimmers. So, far I'm very impressed with the quality and the very small footprint (4.4" x 4.4"). It fit in my small 10g tank sump with no problem. As for noise after about an hour of running it is now dead quiet. Its still getting going so there isn't really any waste yet but from what I'm seeing it should do very good. So, here are a couple of pictures of the unit. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringwurm Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 nice looking unit. Is it a needlewheel skimmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 To be honest with you I have no idea, it is a venturi design but I'm not sure if it is using a needlewheel or not. But if I had to guess I would say it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Interesting, i haven't seen that skimmer before. Looking forward to see how it does for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted May 26, 2006 Author Share Posted May 26, 2006 When I took a look this morning is had a small amount of waste in the cup. I know that it usally takes a week or so to really get going I'll take some pics when it kicks in... Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted May 27, 2006 Author Share Posted May 27, 2006 Well its been running now for around 32 hours and I'm very happy with the junk that its pulling out. Also the skimmer has become dead silent, it would be perfect for a setup in your bedroom or somewhere that you didn't want to hear anything... Here are some pic from this morning... Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Nice, seems to work well. Did you ever figure out if this was a NW skimmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 No, I haven't had time to remove it and take it apart. It will be a while, most likely when I clean it. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmhuntley Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 and sadly, theres no info sayign whether it is or not on the website http://www.tunze.com/149.html?&L=1&C=US&user_tunzeprod_pi1[predid]=-infoxunter028 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted May 30, 2006 Author Share Posted May 30, 2006 I can look through the manual tonight and see if there is a picture of the pump in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H20cooled Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 I took a look at the manual for the Comline skimmers and I was wrong they are not needlewheel pumps. They are a type of venturi but not like a normal venturi. They use a special system called a hydrofoamer, so I don't think you could compare it to a normal venturi/needle skimmer... So, far I'm very impressed with the skimmer its pulling a lot of junk out... Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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