at last after 72 hours
never happen on the AquaC urchin.... so willing and effective...
if this is a workhorse then Urchin must be lazy pig or sick chicken
MCe600 is a hangon...MC500 more for in sump.
everyhing else very similar... just that MC500 for slightly smaller tank.
bought from SRC sponsor
having a hard time deciding between tunze 9010 and this.
Hopefully it can help to improve my tank water quality.
Before I can see results I already experience 2 issues most potential user are worry about ..
1. Noise. It was louder than the Rio10H I was using to drive the AquaC urchin. The humming was not torlerable... quite a disappointment since many users claim that it was quiet in the Deltec thread over at RC.
After some hair pulling moments trying to resolve the problem... finally decided to turn it around in my very small sump and the noise kinda reduces to a more acceptable level though not exactly to my liking yet. Perhaps the sump and the direction where the aquabee noise travel was too close to the wall and created the unbearable humming nosie. Or perhaps the pump has broken-in?...
anyway just hope it will improve over time.
2. Overflow in the collection cup.
Had the skimmer run over night and discovered the cup was overflow with sump water this morning. Same problem mentioned by some other users in RC. Will have to wait for the breakin and see the result after which.
not quite a nice experience for a start with a $500 skimmer
But the bubble quantity and size do give me some confident that it is capable of producing good result. Lets hope....
actually I intended to get resin from reborn as well.
that means their resin only good for 300L instead of 600L?
how much resin is needed to fill the 10" DIY filter housing?
bulk order here or bulk order thread?
Hi PJM,
Thanks for the very important info
Will get the resin from reborn if can't get lost ones.
can advice how does the design of the resin cartridge ensure water actually flow through it. Can the cartridge be reused?
should have placed my order
how's the quality of the housing? similar to C328 or homely hardware
can take a pic of the housing internal?
wonder if the resin cartridge from reborn or pjm can fit
Hi,
For the filter housing/canister either from C328 or homely hardware, is the part in blue already in place? So that off the shelf replacement can be fitted(screwed) to it?
Hi Mya&Bruce,
If I plan to use resin replacement purchase from LFS, e.g. those from reborn, does that mean there is no need to construct the the home made pipe?
are thes items:
1 liter Resin $10
2 x connectors less than $5
1 x 1/2" Speedfit elbow $3.80
1 x 1/2" hose input fittting $1.20
2 x female halves bulkhead less than $3
1 x PVC pipe less than $2
also available at C328?
other then getting through company or from tuas... is there anywhere near to the heartland where we can get the resin within $20 per litre?
eventually we need to find a constant resin supply so that this DIY is meaningful...just a thought