Pre-filter for skimmer? - Aquarium Advice

two11devan · 10-18-2004, 12:40 AM

Does anyone use a prefilter for their skimmer? I just switched to a remora from a bak pak and I am noticing alot of junk along the top of the water.....I have been thinking about getting a pre-filter, just wondering if they really are all they are cracked up to be....thanks!

darb2 · 10-18-2004, 06:32 AM

The pre filters pull water from the top of the tank. This is supposed to eliminate the doc buildup on the surface.

two11devan · 10-18-2004, 12:52 PM

I was wondering who used them and what kind of success they have had with them...thanks for the replies

phases99 · 10-18-2004, 08:59 PM

I use one with my BakPak and really haven't noticed a huge difference. It does look better. You can prevent a lot of the film that sits on top of the water if you experiment with your [acronym:c79e7a3f3f="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:c79e7a3f3f] positioning. Are you getting better skimmate since you swithced to the Remora?

Brad · 10-18-2004, 10:25 PM

My skimmer is in the sump, and it draws water from mid-depth. However, the sump is fed from the main tank by a surface draw siphon... I've not had a problem with surface scum and the skimmer works well.

My experience is that you have to draw surface water off the main tank somehow, either directly into the skimmer or into the sump.

two11devan · 10-19-2004, 04:07 PM

I love the remora....its still in its break-in period but it seems to be working very well. I think it looks much nicer than the bak pak I had and its much much quieter. There are less parts to clean because there are no air induction hoses. I had a problem with having to clean them all the time with my bak pak.

10-18-2004, 12:40 AM	#1
two11devan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 501 Images: 10	Pre-filter for skimmer? Does anyone use a prefilter for their skimmer? I just switched to a remora from a bak pak and I am noticing alot of junk along the top of the water.....I have been thinking about getting a pre-filter, just wondering if they really are all they are cracked up to be....thanks!

10-18-2004, 06:32 AM	#2
darb2 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Cochranville PA Posts: 689 Images: 1	The pre filters pull water from the top of the tank. This is supposed to eliminate the doc buildup on the surface. __________________ A lot of ripples make a wave

10-18-2004, 08:59 PM	#4
phases99 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 803 Images: 4	I use one with my BakPak and really haven't noticed a huge difference. It does look better. You can prevent a lot of the film that sits on top of the water if you experiment with your [acronym:c79e7a3f3f="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]PH[/acronym:c79e7a3f3f] positioning. Are you getting better skimmate since you swithced to the Remora? __________________ 46g [acronym:236a9756fc="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:236a9756fc], 65 lbs Fiji [acronym:236a9756fc="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:236a9756fc], 4" Aragamax [acronym:236a9756fc="Deep Sand Bed"]DSB[/acronym:236a9756fc], Coralife 2X96w [acronym:236a9756fc="Compact Flourescent"]CF[/acronym:236a9756fc], CPR Bakpak II, CPR Aquafuge 12 w/ 2x9 Coralife Mini Aqualight, 4 Maxijet 600's, PCI 200W Titanium Heater, 2 Blue Green Chromis, 1 Gold Bar Maroon Clown, 1 Purple-Stripe Dottyback, Finger Leather, Trumpets, Rose Coral Open-Brain, Pagoda Cup, Xenia, Star Polyps, Yellow Polyps, Various Mushrooms, Toadstool Leather, 12 Astraea, 10 Nassarius, 4 Bumble Bee, 6 Cerith Snails, 12 Red Tip Hermits.

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10-18-2004, 12:52 PM	#3
two11devan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 501 Images: 10	I was wondering who used them and what kind of success they have had with them...thanks for the replies

10-18-2004, 10:25 PM	#5
Brad Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 754 Images: 11	My skimmer is in the sump, and it draws water from mid-depth. However, the sump is fed from the main tank by a surface draw siphon... I've not had a problem with surface scum and the skimmer works well. My experience is that you have to draw surface water off the main tank somehow, either directly into the skimmer or into the sump.

10-19-2004, 04:07 PM	#6
two11devan Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: California Posts: 501 Images: 10	I love the remora....its still in its break-in period but it seems to be working very well. I think it looks much nicer than the bak pak I had and its much much quieter. There are less parts to clean because there are no air induction hoses. I had a problem with having to clean them all the time with my bak pak.